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Dutch Artillery Convoy Reaches Stroe in Ferocious Bison Exercise

The road march is the unit's first major outing since its July reactivation.

Overview

  • The column covered roughly 200 kilometers from Oirschot to Stroe on Saturday using highways and N-roads.
  • Unit leadership reported seven self-propelled howitzers, about 150 personnel, a recovery tank, 10 armored vehicles, and dozens of logistics trucks.
  • Officials withheld the precise route, and military columns operate under rules that bar other road users from cutting in and permit the entire line to proceed after the first vehicle passes on green.
  • Dozens of spectators watched at several points in Gelderland, with some describing strong vibrations from the roughly 60-ton vehicles.
  • The formation plans to continue toward ’t Harde on Sunday, with a live-fire phase using sharp ammunition scheduled for the following week.