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South Africa: Armoured reconnaissance vehicle: 1,268: Armoured car based on the Panhard AML. 1,600 were built, after the South African Border War 1,268 Eland-60s and Eland-90s remained in service and were soon replaced by the Rooikat tank destroyers and Ratel infantry fighting vehicles and excess Elands were put on sale.
The South African Army's fleet of Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) is a key component of its mechanized infantry units, providing a combination of mobility, firepower, and protection for troops on the battlefield. These vehicles are designed to transport infantry while offering direct fire support and the ability to engage enemy forces.
Armoured personnel carriers of South Africa (23 P) Pages in category "Armoured fighting vehicles of South Africa" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 ...
The Buffel (Afrikaans for Buffalo) was not a wholly South African built vehicle, but made use of the chassis, engine and some other components of the Mercedes-Benz U416-162 Unimog, [1] which were fitted with a domestically designed armoured driver's cab and separate armoured troop compartment. The cab was situated on the left with the engine ...
The Marmon–Herrington armoured car was a series of armoured vehicles that were produced in South Africa and adopted by the British Army during World War II.They were also issued to RAF armoured car companies, which seem never to have used them in action, making greater use of Rolls-Royce armoured cars and other types.
The armoured cars frequently patrolled the roads to deter guerrilla raids and escorted local convoys. [80] South Africa equipped the SWATF with a single regiment of Eland-90s and Eland-60s at its inception in 1980, drawing their crews from local national servicemen. [79] The regiment rarely operated as a cohesive unit. [79]
South Africa employed armoured cars as early as 1915 during its invasion of the then-German South West Africa (now Namibia).. After the end of the First World War a single Medium Mark A Whippet light tank was purchased for the Union Defence Force and was operationally employed during the 1922 Rand revolt.
The South African Army issued a requirement for a new armoured vehicle in 1987 capable of a wide variety of roles, namely border protection and internal security. [1] The Mamba Mk1 was developed the following year and utilised the chassis of a Toyota Dyna 4X2 truck. [1] A number were accepted into service between 1990 and 1994. [1]