June 6th, 2006  
HangPC2
 
kalakian MX-1

The Kalakian (=Water Buffalo) APC is a locally built armored vehicle, 20 of which have been ordered from the manufacturer by the Philippine Army. It is armed with one 40mm AGL, one 7.62mm mg and one .50 cal mg. It is roughly based on the Simba armored vehicle but is dimensionally larger and incorporates some changes to reflect the army's experience with the Simba (ie, heavier firepower and a different turret. Due to its small size, the .50 cal Simba turret was limited in the amount of firepower it could be adapted to carry, larger doors on both sides - the Simba has a door on only one side)



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Simba APC

Pictures of Army Simba APCs taken in the area around Pikit, North Cotabato during Army operations against MILF rebels in May 2003. The first picture below shows one of the few Army Simbas armed with the 25mm Chain gun. The bottom picture shows the more common .50 cal armed Simba. Note the rolls of concertina wire by the road. Many thanks to Anonymous for the contributions.



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UAV Plane Launched By Army



SPY PLANE -An unmanned aerial vehicle prepares for take off, guided by a radio control operator at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija, 01 Feb 02. The Army unveiled the first locally assembled aerial spy drones for use in short-range, real time imagery surveillance against the Abu Sayyaf fighters in Basilan and Sulu.



SURVEILLANCE PLANE - Philippine Army spokesman Lt. Col Jose Mabanta points to a hole in the belly of a remote-controlled surveillance plane which houses a camera lens.



Tank and a half. A turret taken from a British-made Scorpion light tank is mated on a US-made M-113 armored personell carrier.
 
 
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