Rooikat AFV
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| Rooikat 76 | |
| Country Of Origin: | South Africa |
| Designation: | Armoured Vehicle |
| Configuration: | 8 x 8 |
| Manufacturer: | Vickers OMC (now Alvis OMC) |
| Length: | 7.1 m; 8.2 m with gun forward |
| Width: | 2.9 m |
| Height: | 2.8 m |
| Weight: | 28t |
| Ground Clearance: | 400 mm |
| Trench: | 2,0m |
| Speed: | 120km/h (road) 50km/h (off-road) |
| Range: | 1000km |
| Primary armament: | GT4 76mm/62 anti-tank gun (48 rounds) |
| Secondary armament: | 2 x 7.62mm machine guns (3600 rounds); 8 x 81mm smoke grenade dischargers |
| Power plant: | 563hp/10 cylinder water-cooled diesel |
| Crew: | 4 |
The Rooikat is a wheeled armored fighting vehicle built in South Africa for the South African Army. It was designed for combat reconnaissance which entails aggressive seek and destroy operations. Its secondary roles are combat support, anti-armour and anti-guerrilla operations. The Rooikat is not a pure reconnaissance vehicle, but rather its role was envisaged as the fighting core of the deep penetration units of the South African Army. Due the need of raids in areas like Namibia, a wheeled armored vehicle was required, since the tank was too slow and cumbersome.
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Production history
Designed to replace the Eland but came too late for the war in Angola. It has incorporated all the lessons learnt from the bush war
Variants
- Rooikat 76
- Rooikat 105 - GT7 105mm anti-tank gun
Operators
Combat history
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Rooikat 105
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Rooikat
External links
- Manufacturer's website (http://www.alvisomc.co.za)