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Nigeria strengthens armoured corps with new Norinco Type-89 vehicles

Ekene Lionel by Ekene Lionel
November 1, 2021
in Army
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The Nigerian Army has put into use sixty new Norinco Type-89 tracked armoured vehicles to boost its ongoing and future offensive in the northeastern region against insurgents.

The 60 recently acquired Norinco Type-89 tracked armoured vehicles were inducted into the Nigerian Army service on Thursday, October 29, at the Army School of Infantry in Jaji, Kaduna State.

A line-up of the newly delivered Norinco Type-89 armoured fighting vehicle. (Courtesy of Channels TV)

Developed in the 1980s and entering around the 1990s, the Type-89 vehicle is largely inspired by Soviet-era designs. It is fully amphibious with propulsion once in the water, powered from its own track’s motion. 

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The Type-89 armoured fighting vehicle also known as ZSD 89 or YW 534, would undoubtedly improve mobility for Nigeria’s frontline troops, especially in challenging terrain.

In it’s basic configuration, the Type-89s are armed with an externally mounted 25 mm cannon,12.7 mm machine gun on a 360-degree traversal turret, and a coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun. Although those acquired by Nigeria shows an empty gunner cupola in a semi-enclosed turret. Machine guns will likely be fitted later on.

The vehicle features a welded steel hull to protect its occupants from small arms fire (up to 12.7mm bullets) and artillery shrapnel. A crew of two, a driver and a commander, with passenger seating in the mid/aft-section of the hull for thirteen combat-equipped infantry. 

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During the induction, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, said the new vehicles will be a gamechanger for the armed forces in their campaign against enemies of the Nigerian state. He was represented by the Commander Infantry Corps, Major General Victor Ezugwu.

It will be immediately deployed to various theatres after more than 100 Army personnel conducted training over the last three months.

“These platforms commission here today is in addition to other equipment brought in for this purpose and underscores the strategic resolve to ensure that a state of normalcy is achieved across the country,” he said.

“Let me make it very clear that the Nigerian Army, under my watch shall continue to work assiduously with relevant stakeholders, partners and other agencies in the protection of the sovereignty of Nigeria.”

The Type 89s were first reported to be delivered around September when a video surfaced on social media showing several tracked IFVs being transported through Nigeria.

The armoured fighting vehicles will join several recent acquisitions from China, which includes NORINCO ST1 105 mm Fire Support Vehicle, VT-4 Main Battle Tank, SH-5 105mm self-propelled Artillery System, and  SH-2 122mm self-propelled artillery system. These hardware arrived in April last year.

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Subsequent delivery of additional hardware comprising of VT4 main battle tanks, ST1 120 mm tanks destroyers, SH2, SH4 self-propelled artillery, and KIA tactical vehicles arrived in October 2020.

The plethora of hardware from Norinco cost an estimated $152 million in a deal signed in 2019.

The Nigerian Army already operates 120 NORINCO CS/VP3 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP) delivered in 2015.

This new acquisition highlights yet again the growing reliance on Chinese-made armament. China continuously maintains a solid foothold in Africa. Chinese weaponry is increasingly attracting patronage mainly as a result of its cost-effectiveness.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), countries in Africa now collectively purchased around 21 percent ($3 billion since 2008) of China’s overall arms exports.

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