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Originally Posted by James Langham2
Possible sources for Centurions:
Switzerland (who had bought them from SA in the first place!)
Singapore (from INdia and Israel)
Worth noting that Somalia had 30 Centurions in the late 1980s from Kuwait
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Essentially no Centurions survived the Collapse in Somalia. I personally saw the 2nd MEU destroying one near Kismayo so it wouldn't fall into "militia" hands. The UN was also "securing" other large ordinance (howitzers and large AFVs) left over from the Collapse.
What Somalia had in abundance were Toyota trucks (the majority 1980's vintage 2WD and 4WD regular cabs with rotting bodies). These mounted every crew served weapon imaginable and the various factions used them liberally too.