Rooikat IFV: South Africa's Incredible Combat Vehicle

The Rooikat, is a South African armored reconnaissance vehicle developed in the early 1980s, armed with a stabilised 76 mm high velocity cannon for organic anti-tank and fire support purposes. Currently, the South African Army is operating 240 vehicles, and an additional 150 in Reserve.
The Rooikat was developed to replace the Eland-90, the standard reconnaissance vehicle of the South African Defence Force from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. Rooikat has been in service with the South African ground forces since 1987, and mass production began around mid-1990s. The vehicle used for reconnaissance, aggressive search-and-destroy, anti-armour operations, combat patrols, raids and hot pursuit operations.
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[@keithreh9338]

ratel has 90mm; rooikat original has 76mm & upgrade has 105mm

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i thought the rooikat came has a 90mm gun? and according to Ian McCollum on forgotten weapons Denel is out of business!

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