![]() ![]() The Nigerian Army armored brigade threw a tight cordon around the Sambisa, preventing reinforcements or resupplies from reaching the enemy during combat operations to dislodge the Jihadi group from the Sambisa forest. ![]() The commander also has six periscopes for observation. The sight has an injected ballistic graticule from the collimator, a range readout from the laser range-finder, and controls for operating the laser and for laying and firing the main armament. Using the Condor, the commander can aim and fire the main 105 mm armament at night or in poor light. The commander has a Pilkington Optronics Condor combined day/night sight this has day magnifications of x 1 and x 10 and a night magnification of x 4. The commander’s cupola has 360° hand traverse and has a rear-opening single-piece hatch cover. The loader sits on the left of the turret and the commander and gunner on the right. It has an ammunition reloading hatch in the left side and a stowage basket on the rear. The steel turret has a cast front welded to armour plate to give improved ballistic protection. To the left of the driver 25 rounds of 105 mm ammunition are stowed. ![]() This can be replaced by a passive periscope for driving at night. Forward of the cover is a single AFV No 44 Mk 2 wide-angle periscope for closed-down driving. The driver’s compartment is on the right, with a single-piece hatch cover opening to the right. The all-welded rolled steel hull of the Vickers Mk 3 MBT is divided into three compartments: driver’s at the front,fighting in the centre and the engine and transmission in the rear. The tanks primary role is to provide fire support to Nigerian ground forces during the duration of a conflict. Until the arrival of the Russian made T-72 M tank, 150 Vickers Mk III Eagle formed the spearhead of the Nigerian army’s three amoured division. ![]()
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