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fires the full range of NATO full-pressure 105mm ammunition including generation I, II and III rounds. The gun, fitted with a 51-caliber thermal sleeve encased barrel, fires six rounds a minute. There are two 7.62mm machine guns, one co-axial to the main armament and one at the commander's position, for general purpose ground and air defence. The vehicle is equipped with two banks of 81mm smoke grenade launchers, mounted in a forward firing position on each side of the turret. The system is electrically operated. The smoke grenades form a dense protective smoke screen, which can be sustained using an exhaust smoke generator. The digital fire control system takes data from a suite of sensors and provides an automatic fire control solution. Automatic data input includes target range from a laser rangefinder, target speed and direction derived from tracking the target, crosswind speed, weapon tilt and the characteristics of the weapon. Manual data input includes ammunition type and environmental data. The fire control system allows the
Rooikat to engage enemy targets while on the move across rough terrain. The time between laser ranging the target and firing is approximately two seconds. Three variations of fire directing systems are offered. The most complex system incorporates a primary stabilised gunner's sight, automatic computation and implementation of ballistic offset of the weapon, electro-mechanical gun control, stabilised main weapon, gunner's sight with day / night channel slaved to the main weapon and an independent panoramic commander's sight.
431:. Also known as "Model 2B", the Cheetah Mk2 was eight-wheeled and possessed an inferior range to the Cheetah Mk1, but was considerably faster. These prototypes were trialled in March 1984 and the Cheetah Mk2 was accepted by the South African Army. The Armoured Corps had hoped to simplify logistics by replacing both the Eland and Ratel simultaneously with a new chassis that could double as both a reconnaissance vehicle and an infantry fighting vehicle, similar to the Ratel-90 interim measure, but these plans were shelved. A fourth, multirole eight-wheeled prototype evaluated in 1984 was rejected and a decision was made to retain the Ratel for the foreseeable future while pursuing the separate development of the Cheetah Mk2, now denoted as the
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fitted with an EDR 110 surveillance and tracking radar, which can track up to 100 air targets simultaneously. The antenna can be raised to a height of about 5 m (16 ft 5 in) for increased visibility, when the vehicle is stationary. It can provide targeting data to other nearby SPAAGs and air defence systems, which do not have radars. It is also fitted with a computerised fire control system, fully stabilised gunner's sight and a laser rangefinder.
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Rooikat was turned into a conventional vehicle electric drive technology demonstrator (CVED) and displayed at AAD2006 in Cape Town in September of that year. The CVED project involved HIT, IAD, Nezrotek, Hutchinson (France), Kessler Magnet Motor (Germany) and MTU (Germany). VEG Magazine reported
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Rooikats were manufactured by Sandock-Austral beginning in September 1987, and delivered to the South African Army for further tests by December. Another three were delivered in October 1988. The Rooikat did not enter service in large numbers until August 1989, when a single South African
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Rooikat 105 is designed for high mobility day and night combat operations. Passive image intensifiers and thermal imaging equipment for night driving, navigation and weapon deployment permit round-the-clock combat operations. The Rooikat 105 is equipped with a GT7 105mm anti-tank gun. The gun
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Saracen and Ratel derivatives could each accommodate four crewmen – gunner, commander, loader and driver – while the Eland derivative accommodated five, including one passenger. These trials were primarily for the purpose of evaluating the vehicles' performance on different types of
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Rooikat version was developed by ARMSCOR in the early 90s. The ZA-35 SPAAG is armed with two Lyttelton Engineering M-35 guns. These guns have a combined rate of fire at 1,100 rounds per minute and fire HE-FRAG rounds against air targets and AP-I against light armoured vehicles. The ZA-35 is
435:. In its final form the Rooikat incorporated several features adopted directly from the Eland-90, namely a similar commander's cupola, the same turret periscopes, and the mounting of all eight wheels on trailing arms, with the same hydropneumatic shock absorbers and coil springs.
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naval gun as its basis, to which it is nearly identical in terms of technical performance and statistics. The
Rooikat can also fire the same ammunition as the naval gun, albeit modified with new percussion primers in the shells.
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Reumech OMC to customise the Rooikat for the international market, and by 1994 the development of a Rooikat 105 prototype with a 105mm rifled gun was completed.
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Three more contenders appeared in 1982: the
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infantry fighting vehicle. The Ratel proved to be a successful interim measure because it could both carry troops and provide fire support.
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316:. The Eland's limitations were first observed during combat in
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Southern African Development Community intervention in Lesotho
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945:. Scientia Militaria, 2012, Volume 40 Issue 3 p. 364-377.
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purposes. The Rooikat's main armament was built with the
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7.62 mm machine guns; 8 x 81 mm smoke grenade dischargers
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212:8Ă—8 wheeled, Fully independent active trailing arm
739:Vehicles of comparable role, performance, and era
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1039:. Pinetown: 30 Degrees South. pp. 181–190.
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2030:List of equipment of the South African Army
1975:Artillery, transport and combat engineering
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665:Turret with Anti-tank Missile platform
559:Can traverse a gradient of 30 degrees.
383:, respectively, and were armed with a
322:, a 1975 South African incursion into
165:76mm 62-calibre rifled gun, firing an
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1414:Rooikat 76 Armoured Fighting Vehicle
1152:South African National Defence Force
997:The SADF in the Border War 1966–1989
709:South African National Defence Force
449:South African National Defence Force
1181:"South African Defence Review 1998"
556:Can climb a gradient of 70 degrees.
343:but performed inadequately against
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1283:"Fact file: Rooikat armoured car"
1122:"Fact file: Rooikat armoured car"
118:7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
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1263:. Army Technology. 15 June 2011
769:Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle
447:Upon its inception in 1994 the
362:As early as the mid-1970s, the
333:In 1984, South Africa launched
272:armoured reconnaissance vehicle
204:14.89 kW (19.97 hp)/t
194:10-cylinder water-cooled diesel
1382:"Africa: Salvation or Despair"
1124:. Defence Web. 21 January 2010
170:Muzzle velocity: > 1600m/s.
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1332:Jane's Tank Recognition Guide
1330:Foss, Christopher F. (1996).
914:Tanks: 100 Years of Evolution
912:Ogorkiewicz, Richard (2015).
2914:Pansarvärnsrobotbandvagn 551
2234:Eland range of armoured cars
1730:Integrated Systems Solutions
364:South African Armoured Corps
2154:Armoured personnel carriers
1587:Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun
1553:Armoured fighting vehicles
1543:Precision-guided munitions
1410:(Accessed 25 February 2009)
1241:. Janes.com. 13 August 2014
476:1 Special Service Battalion
427:); it resembled a modified
390:New Generation Armoured Car
369:New Generation Armoured Car
302:South African Defence Force
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2185:Infantry Fighting Vehicles
1835:Infantry Fighting Vehicles
1798:Armoured fighting vehicles
1334:. Glasgow: HarperCollins.
625:Anti-aircraft gun platform
236:Off-road: 60 km/h (37 mph)
2094:Landrover Forward Control
1751:Denel Overberg Test Range
1715:Denel Personnel Solutions
1488:Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
995:Scholtz, Leopold (2013).
958:Lessons of the Border War
902:, Volume 23, pp. 244-345.
196:414 kW (555 hp)
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50:Place of origin
44:Armoured fighting vehicle
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533:Technology demonstrators
461:South African Border War
2282:reconnaissance vehicles
1404:(Accessed 28 July 2008)
1213:"The O'Malley Archives"
757:M1128 mobile gun system
593:Denel GT4 76mm main gun
234:Road: 120 km/h (75 mph)
3010:Eight-wheeled vehicles
2082:Communication Vehicles
1402:Manufacturer's website
876:"Rooikat armoured car"
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2980:Fire support vehicles
762:United States, Canada
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270:) is a South African
2899:FV1620 Humber Hornet
1725:Denel Aerostructures
1583:Medium calibre guns
1463:Fixed-wing aircraft
1308:. Military-Today.com
970:"Ratel teen tenk en"
823:on 13 September 2012
2929:Raketenjagdpanzer 2
2924:Raketenjagdpanzer 1
2192:Ratel range of IFVs
1408:Factfile on Vehicle
732:South Africa portal
529:antitank missiles.
291:Development history
2035:South African Army
1710:Denel Land Systems
1678:Anti-tank rockets
1663:Grenade launchers
1219:on 28 January 2015
847:South African Army
474:, Rooikats of the
423:(adopted from the
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319:Operation Savannah
81:Production history
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1597:GI-2 20 mm cannon
1592:GA-1 20 mm cannon
1006:978-0-624-05410-8
941:Warwick, Rodney.
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2538:B1 Centauro
2512:Type 87 RCV
2492:EBRC Jaguar
2104:Willys Jeep
1966:PUMA M26-15
1961:RG Outrider
1936:RG-32 Scout
1931:RG-31 Nyala
1672:Inkunzi PAW
1577:G7 howitzer
1572:G6 howitzer
1567:G5 howitzer
745:B1 Centauro
641:Rooikat SAM
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586:Rooikat 76
574:Description
513:Rooikat SAM
491:Rooikat 105
218:Operational
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2451:URO VAMTAC
2336:DAF YP-104
2089:Land Rover
1982:Husky VMMD
1744:Facilities
1563:Artillery
1366:5 November
1223:5 November
1068:"Lesakeng"
827:14 October
794:References
781:Vextra 105
542:Capability
417:Denel GT-7
296:Background
209:Suspension
2840:Pvkv m/43
2668:AMX-10 RC
2482:AMX-10 RC
2381:Iveco LMV
2145:Samil-100
1720:Denel PMP
1537:ZT3 Ingwe
1508:Missiles
843:"Rooikat"
784:– (
772:– (
760:– (
748:– (
682:Operators
457:rearguard
405:Eland Mk7
276:anti-tank
248:Afrikaans
176:Secondary
163:Denel GT4
97:1987–2020
2939:Jaguar 2
2934:Jaguar 1
2845:Sav m/43
2830:Jaguar 2
2825:Jaguar 1
2734:Centauro
2698:Ratel 90
2326:Cobra II
2296:Akrep II
2140:Sakom-50
2135:Samil-50
2130:Samil-20
2014:Bateleur
1994:G6 Rhino
1901:Maverick
1891:Marauder
1603:Pistols
1532:Umkhonto
1527:R-Darter
1522:A-Darter
1497:Bateleur
1477:Rooivalk
1457:Products
1312:15 April
1289:15 April
1267:15 April
1245:15 April
718:See also
425:Eland-60
328:Ratel-90
306:Eland-90
304:was the
178:armament
157:armament
94:Produced
86:Designed
25:Rooikat
2944:ZSL-02B
2855:Type 60
2783:Tracked
2759:Rooikat
2678:LAV-600
2583:Type 08
2573:Rooikat
2502:LAV-600
2421:RAM MK3
2406:Komatsu
2396:Gagamba
2341:Dozor-B
2239:Rooikat
2229:Panhard
2176:Casspir
2161:Saracen
2120:Bedford
2004:Valkiri
1987:Meerkat
1896:Matador
1876:Casspir
1826:Rooikat
1557:Rooikat
1467:Cheetah
1128:18 June
1103:18 July
1078:18 June
882:26 June
857:26 June
577:Comment
571:Variant
443:Service
433:Rooikat
357:Olifant
345:T-54/55
265:Red cat
259:
252:Caracal
244:Rooikat
2872:-based
2850:PTZ-89
2820:Ikv 91
2815:Ikv 72
2805:ASU-85
2800:ASU-57
2769:ZTL-11
2718:Otaman
2713:VBC-90
2703:SIBMAS
2692:WMA301
2688:PTL-02
2673:ERC-90
2642:AML-90
2588:Vextra
2558:LAV-25
2548:Coyote
2522:VEC-M1
2517:VBC-90
2411:Komodo
2376:Hawkei
2366:Ferret
2361:Fennek
2316:BPM-97
2311:BRDM-2
2306:BRDM-1
2171:Buffel
2125:Unimog
1871:Buffel
1864:(MRAP)
1847:Mbombe
1842:Badger
1667:Y3 AGL
1657:NTW-20
1547:Umbani
1517:Mokopa
1512:MUPSOW
1492:Seeker
1356:"home"
1338:
1165:SA Now
1154:, 2014
1043:
1003:
920:
786:France
706:
693:
580:Image
480:Maseru
429:TH-400
353:Askari
324:Angola
191:Engine
133:Height
115:Length
3005:Denel
2919:Pereh
2894:M1134
2889:NM142
2739:CM-32
2727:8 x 8
2708:TH400
2661:6 x 6
2647:Eland
2635:4 x 4
2568:M1127
2563:Luchs
2543:ASLAV
2531:8 x 8
2470:6 x 6
2441:Tiger
2356:Eland
2346:Eagle
2321:Cobra
2289:4 x 4
2166:Hippo
2009:SAMIL
1999:Mfezi
1956:RG-41
1951:RG-35
1946:RG-34
1941:RG-33
1926:RG-19
1921:RG-12
1911:RCV-9
1906:Okapi
1886:Mamba
1881:Hippo
1852:Ratel
1816:Eland
1647:DMG-5
1642:SS-77
1632:CR-21
1627:R4/R5
1450:Denel
1385:(PDF)
1304:ARG.
1191:(PDF)
1184:(PDF)
821:(PDF)
814:(PDF)
774:Japan
750:Italy
401:Ratel
250:for "
220:range
125:Width
2883:M981
2879:M901
2870:ATGM
2507:Puma
2446:Tigr
2331:CRAB
1916:Reva
1502:Skua
1482:Oryx
1368:2014
1336:ISBN
1314:2015
1291:2015
1269:2015
1247:2015
1225:2014
1199:2016
1130:2013
1105:2014
1080:2013
1041:ISBN
1001:ISBN
982:2016
918:ISBN
884:2009
859:2009
829:2012
527:ZT-3
278:and
256:lit.
242:The
182:2 x
161:1 x
155:Main
141:Crew
107:Mass
89:1982
71:Wars
40:Type
2773:ST1
2553:EBR
2497:ERC
2461:XAV
2456:VBL
2431:Spy
2426:RBY
2386:FUG
2371:Fox
2301:AML
1800:of
1682:FT5
1617:Z88
1612:SP1
1607:CP1
254:";
184:MG4
2966::
2860:VT
2416:P2
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