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Polish Guinean tanks

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In 1983 Polish Guinea (in pink) was given it's independence and made an alliance with Poland then in 1986 it was attacked by the Congo after 6 years it won and took some of it's land
Here is a map

It's official language is Catalan and polish but mostly Catalan
Here is the weaponized vehicles it used

àguila MK-1

A 1TP with A ZS series Gun on an AA mount this was the first SPAA used and was quickly remodeled after being easy pray for MBTs like T-54s and T-55s

àguila MK-2

An up armored àguila MK-1 the àguila MK-2 was retired in the 3rd year of the war (1989) and was then used for target practice over 300 still survive today and about 100 of them can still move

Batallador MK-1

A exact Copy of the 54TP-D the Batallador MK-1 was used in extensive numbers until 1988 when it was replaced with a modernized version

Batallador MK-2

The Batallador MK-2 is a Batallador MK-1 but with HTAP armor for extra protection it was retired in 1990 when T-72s came in for the Congo

Caçador MK-1

When the Guineans captured a Congo air feild they found armed 2TPs with 20K guns being used to transport planes onto the runway. The Guineans took these 2TPs stripped their turrets off put them on Modified LPC-6 Chassis and was given a DSKZ 12.4mm and a ZS series gun they could still carrier 6 soldiers and we're used to protect LPC-6s and LPC-7s

Caçador MK-2

An up armored Caçador MK-1 given HTAP to the turret to protect it making it slightly slower it was used from 1990 to 1992

colom MK-1

A 74AATP without it's PAGM-4 missiles strapped to a Batallador MK-1 chassis it was used from 1989 to 1992 in the anti air role and was usually found with fast moving Convoys

colom MK-2

The colom MK-2 was a colom MK-1 but equipped with HTAP on the chassis for protect from front on attacks it was very effective

Destructor MK-1

A 74TP turret strapped onto a backwards, stripped down version of a Batallador Chassis it was used in the anti tank role and it's 10 available PAGM-4 missiles made it especially effective

Destructor MK-2

A Destructor MK-1 the Destructor MK-2 had HTAP added to it just in case it was found by the enemies it could tank some more hits, it was super effective

Falcó MK-1

The Falcó MK-1 is a exact copy paste of the 74AATP it was more effective then the colom MK-1 and MK-2 except it was slower and there weren't as many Falcós as there were coloms it was used only in 1990

Falcó MK-2

The Falcó MK-2 was a Falcó MK-1 but with HTAP on it it was used more then the Falcó MK-1 that saw the end of the was but was not as loved as the colom MK-1 and MK-2 was it was still very effective and a good fit for LPC-8 Convoys

llum MK-1

The Ilum MK-1 was a 74TP strapped to a straight Batallador chassis it was fast but heavily armed it could tank and deal hits but was only used in 1990 due to an upgrade coming the in December

llum MK-2

The Ilum MK-2 was a Ilum MK-1 but with HTAP it was used until the very end of the war and scared the Congo silly it was very effective and was in Guinean service until 2010