Canadian Senator Armored Vehicles with GSh-23 and KPVT to Fight Drones Presented at MSPO in Poland
As part of the MSPO defense exhibition currently taking place in the Polish city of Kielce, there was a presentation of Canadian-made Roshel Senator wheeled armored vehicles, which received quite interesting weapons options.
In the first variant, it is a classic MRAP that received a combat module installed for KPVT machine gun. In the second variant, it is a kind of armored pickup equipped with a module for the 23-mm GSh-23 autocannon. The CEO of Roshel Canadian defense company, Roman Shimonov, posted a video on his account on X.
No detailed information about these vehicles is provided, only a general indication that “such firepower will provide these armored vehicles with versatility in various operations.”
As War Ukraine-Russia News Hub, we can assume that such armored vehicles will be able to engage enemy unmanned aerial vehicles at close range.
It should be recalled that the 14.5-mm KVPT machine gun has an effective range of up to 2000 meters against ground and air targets. The GSh-23 autocannon has a similar declared range.
However, the question arises as to how affordable such weapons can be.
On the one hand, the 23-mm GSh-23 autocannon is part of the Su-25 aircraft and Mi-24VP helicopters armament. It is also a self-defense weapon for Il-76 airlifter, and was part of the armament of Su-17 aircraft. This all indicates that, for example, the Defense Forces of Ukraine may have the appropriate amount of ammunition for the GSh-23 at their disposal.
But there may also be nuances with where to get additional GSh-23 to equip these armored pickups, which can be quite a good tool for destroying drones.
Earlier War Ukraine-Russia News Hub reported that Poland was preparing for the 32nd MSPO exhibition.