
25-07-05, 15:41
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Re: Humber Armoured Cars
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Originally posted by Neil Ashley
I would personaly doubt if any vehicles are still in service due to the spares problem, but does any one have any more up to date information?
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Here are some more quotes from The Irawaddy News Magazine: The Kiev Connection:
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Before the 1980s, the Burma Army’s APC fleet consisted of obsolete Ferret, Humber and Daimler armored cars provided by the United Kingdom in the 1950s and 1960s. During the 1980s and early 1990s, the regime developed a range of locally designed armored vehicles, built by army engineers using Japanese components. Since the armed forces took back direct political power in 1988, they have purchased about 250 Type-85 and around 55 Type-90 tracked APCs from China.
Before 1988, the only tanks in the army’s inventory were about 20 obsolete Comet medium tanks, provided by the UK in 1954.
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and from Burma News, No.3, Volume 4, March 1993 :
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It was reported that China gave SLORC a gift of 60 APCs in 1991 and 100 more were purchased in 1992. Prior to this, Burma had only 20 APCs manufactured locally by Hino, 30 locally manufactured Mazda reconnaissance cars, 40 obsolete British `Humber' armoured cars and 45 obsolete `Ferret' scout cars. SLORC has to date acquired from China 30 T-69II medium battle tanks and 30 T63 light tanks. Previously, the Burma Army had only 26 `Comet' medium battle tanks [Focus930103, BA93].
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