Israel Musketeer vehicle
It is unclear how many are in service, but IHS Jane’s has seen official Presidential Guard documentation showing the force’s Reconnaissance and Support Group includes a Musketeer platoon, as well as fire support, anti-aircraft, and anti-terrorist units.
The force also uses Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) RBY Mk.1 and RAM Mk.III armoured vehicles, a single example of which was seen deployed near the prime minister’s offices in Yaoundé by IHS Jane’s.
The Presidential Guard’s single Surface-to-Surface Artillery Battery (Batterie d’Artillerie Sol-Sol: BASS) is equipped with six Soltam CARDOM 120T self-propelled 120 mm mortars, while its Surface-to-Air Battery (Batterie d’Artillerie Sol-Air: BASA) uses RBY Mk.1 vehicles mounting TCM-20 twin 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and six NORINCO 14.5 mm Type 56 quad anti-aircraft guns (the Chinese version of the ZPU-4).
