The WMA301 fire support vehicle was developed in China. It is a modified export version of the PTL02, which is widely used by the Chinese army. The WMA301 can be identified by a wedge-shaped turret. It is in service with Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Myanmar, Senegal, and possibly some other countries. This vehicle saw action during various military conflicts. The WMA301 was designed to engage armored vehicles, buildings, field fortifications, and other targets. Sometimes this vehicle is referred to as an assault gun or a tank destroyer. However, its main role is to provide fire support to nearby units, rather than to engage enemy tanks. Its armor is simply too weak for this role. The WMA301 is based on existing technologies, thus maximally reducing its development and production costs. It uses the chassis of a Type 92 armored personnel carrier and most of the parts are interchangeable. It is armed with a 105 mm rifled gun, which is compatible with all standard NATO ammunition. It is worth noting that the original Chinese PTL02 fire support vehicle has a smaller 100 mm gun. The WMA301 fires APFSDS, HEAT and HE rounds. It can also launch 105 mm anti-tank guided missiles in the same manner as ordinary munitions. These extend the effective range to up to 5 km. The vehicle carries around 30 rounds for the main gun.
📃 ➖➖➖ Senegal has revealed its new WMA301 Assaulter armored vehicles, along with Ram Mk III armored vehicles, TRF1 towed howitzers, and other hardware during its independence day parade, as the country boosts its military manpower and equipment to combat Islamist militants.
▪️ 📐🇨🇳 Designer Jiang Hong at NORINCO Vehicle Research Institute; institute 201 and Institute 202
▪️ 🛠🇨🇳 Manufacturer Norinco, at Factory 256
▪️ 👤 Crew 5
▪️ ⬇️ Weight 20 t
▪️ 📏 Length (gun forward) 8,30 m
▪️ 📏 Hull length 6.70 m
▪️ ↔️ Width 2.90 m
▪️ ↕️ Height 2.80 m
▪️ ⚔️ Main gun 105 mm rifled, 30 rounds
▪️ 🗡Machine guns 1 x 7.62 mm 800 rounds, 1 x 12.7 mm 480 rounds
▪️ 🔄 Traverse range 360 degrees
▪️ ⚙️ Engine Deutz BF8L413F diesel
▪️ Engine power 320 hp
▪️ ⏩ Maximum road speed 80 km/h
▪️ 🛢 Range 700 km
▪️ ↗️ Gradient 60%
▪️ ↘️ Side slope 30%
▪️ ⤴️ Vertical step 0.5 m
▪️ ↪️ Trench 1.2 m
▪️ ⤵️ Fording 1.2 m
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