Valkiri and Bateleur | Legendary 127mm multiple launch rocket systems of South Africa

We are investigating the Valkiri and Bateleur MLRS and their unique features. #valkiri #bateleur #sandf #bushwar
Special thanks to Dr Dewald Venter and the Tank Encyclopedia website for sharing its unique information with us
Website: tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwa...
Which tactical thoughts shaped the Valkiri and Bateleur?
Did covering the launchers with a canvas really work?
What requirements pave the way for the development of the Bateleur?
Does the Bateleur have a future?
00:00 Introduction
01:17 Programme history of the Valkiri
03:02 Design features of the Valkiri
04:53 Specifications of the Valkiri
05:52 Programme history of the Bateleur
06:11 Design features of the Bateleur
09:35 Specifications of the Bateleur
10:28 127mm rockets
11:34 Combat experinces
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[@WeaponDetective]

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[@paleoph6168]

South African MLRS are *very* overlooked, thank you for making a video on them.

[@bernard8793]

Everybody is fascinated by South African weapons. I read all the books and the birder war really needs a movie

[@Michael-lr2zr]

Boeritje boys were very industrious and innovative

[@louisduplessis7110]

I was a Valkiri Bombardier. Thanks for this video

[@ronaldvandorland5784]

What I always miss in movies about combat vehicles is the most important thing. The driver. It's always about the guns, but the driver is always forgotten in the cutscenes. Without a driver, every tank is a sitting duck.

[@dikfrik5236]

My dad used to operate on them

[@user-nv1gm2zj7y]

i love how southafrica made their own weapons to meet their needs since they have alot of embargos. and most of their weapon systems are the best in their class.

[@louiswilkins9624]

Interesting 🤔, Thanks

[@Shylockza]

You're starting me make me homesick now, pre 1994, that is.

[@reprimand33]

Great video

[@Fistmybeer]

Thank you!!! ^^

[@abhinavnambiar4720]

Can you do a video on pinaka mlrs?

[@matthewbougaard7132]

LETS GO!!!

[@olivierpuyou3621]

👍👍

[@PauloRodrigues-uf7hf]

Muito legal 😎!

[@Homoprimatesapiens]

There was a time when i was very proud about the SADF. Since it became the SANDF its declining is just plausible.

[@benhandelsman7360]

🤓

[@thetad1242]

Proud of an army that shot unarmed civilians. Young kids. The nostalgia nauseating

[@deerasmus3870]

So i assume you are in the SANDF?? If not then i suggest you stay quite

[@nkosanamakhubela2586]

Another white saying Apartheid was better

[@user-nv1gm2zj7y]

@@thetad1242 ask which nations army never did that

[@mr.normalguy69]

Great video as always. Any plans on making a video on HIMARS?

[@WeaponDetective]

Thanks for your interest. Actually, we have, but sadly our viewers do not prefer the U.S. systems.

[@THESUPERIORONE.]

Is it possible to make a video about the T5-52

[@benhandelsman7360]

That thing seems like a beast, easily within the top 5 but there’s not much information on it

[@habahan4257]

Another good video. But, even though I like the South African systems so much, let's accept that the real legend is the BM-21 Grad.

[@tomatimahl]

Gaijin please

[@saiford-mg5qg]

Hi weapon detective can you Made conten about military equipment from PLA like type 99 MBT,ZBD 05, etc.

[@pierrevandermerwe9024]

Correct on the rockets not being produced anymore

[@danielfourie1360]

So In 1992 was r8000 rand a rocket well just imagine how much a "ripple" would cost today ha ha crazy man

[@limpunsing2229]

Based on Soviet BM-21 Grad

[@mikearmstrong8483]

Why do people think that just because there are visual similarities that means western systems must always be copies of Soviet sytems? 1) West Germany had an identical system in use before the BM-21. The US used similar systems as far back as 1944. 2) Engineering problems often need the same solutions regardless of who is doing the designing, so identical parallel development is very common; that doesn't mean somebody had to have copied anybody else. 3) It is actually well documented proven fact that many Soviet/Russian and Chinese weapon systems are copies of western systems, since they have generally lagged behind the West in R&D, but not in espionage.

[@chrisdupreez6281]

@@mikearmstrong8483 Because SADF captured the systems during Operation Savannah in Angola in 1976, copied them and improved them - even if it did not origin from where....who do you think invented the MLRS in WW2? (Soviet BM-13 Katyusha) Also you think we designed the G5???? Go read up about Dr Gerald Bull and his legacy.

[@wernervanderwalt8541]

Actually the Valkyrie was the predecessor of the Bateleur

[@WikiWijaya-ul3cm]

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[@WikiWijaya-ul3cm]

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[@louwvandermerwe178]

The Bateleur was not the predecessor of Valkyrie

[@louwvandermerwe178]

The idiots operating it, could not hit a rugby field!

[@deonkotzee6641]

Operating it now.

[@georgecristiancripcia4819]

The voice is very annoying.