Taiwan to start mass production of Clouded Leopard IFV variant |
Army Recognition - 29 October 2018 16:11
Thanks to these achievements, the army has initiated mass production of the vehicle — a variant of the CM-32 Clouded Leopard — equipped with a 30mm chain gun, he said. A total of 284 vehicles are expected to be made in the coming years, Fang said, without elaborating. A military official said that Taiwan has ordered Orbital ATK 30mm Mk.44 Bushmaster II cannons to be mounted on the armored vehicle.
Compared with the 378 CM-32s currently in service that are armed with 40mm automatic grenade launchers, the 30mm cannon offers better anti-tank capabilities and precision firing of several rounds in rapid succession, the source said on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to comment on the issue publicly.

CM-32 IFV (Picture source: army Recognition)