G6 Howitzer | South African style of the self-propelled howitzer

[@WeaponDetective]

Do you think the G6 with its 52-calibre barrel can rival modern wheeled self-propelled howitzers and truck-mounted howitzers in the international market? Please click the link to watch our other Weapon Legends videos kzbin.info/aero/PLEMWqyRZP_Lq9j4Wz2QHo6dptTW3-tdIo Please click the link to watch our other South African Systems videos kzbin.info/aero/PLEMWqyRZP_LrpqXkSssa-WtAgH3DzItDD Please click the link to watch our other Weapon Legends-Land videos kzbin.info/aero/PLEMWqyRZP_LqHE6H1re0NTbEd4ZnzNCgn

[@patriotenfield3276]

Thanks for uploading my Favorite wheeled Howitzer.

[@patriotenfield3276]

Also India had signed a deal with Denel in the 90s and early 2000s regarding the development of track based SPH for the Indian army using a modified T-6 turret of Denel-G6 Rhino. Earlier proposed on an existing M-46 130mm catapult variant upgrade model, later the Arjun Mk1 Chassis was choosen for this project called "Bhim self propelled howitzer". The gun is also a modified 155mm based on G-5. Unfortunately due to scandals and many controversial allegations, The deal was cancelled and Denel was blacklisted , and removed from that list recently.

[@patriotenfield3276]

Hello Weapons detective. New Suggestion. Could you please make a Video on the 9K31 Strela-1 / NATO Codename:- SA-9 Gopher? It is a short range SPAAML based on the chassis of a modified BRDM-2 recon vehicle , armed with 4 9M31 solid fuel , IR/Heat seeker guided Surface to air missiles. It is the predecessor of the now dating 9K35 Strela 10 SPAAML / NATO code name:- SA-13 Gopher , which is based on a modified MT-LB chassis. Romania also has a licensed variant called CA-95SPAAML based on TABC- 79 APC. The Srela-1 is still in use by many countries like Russia (Naval infantry), Serbia, India , Cuba , Mongolia Romania, Syria, Yemen, Ukraine and so on. I have already uploaded many video materials with links in them. Please do check them .

[@WeaponDetective]

@@patriotenfield3276 We added the SA-9 to our list. However, it may take some time for us to make a video, as the Russian systems are currently not attracting the attention of the audience as we expected.

[@habahan4257]

I am not an expert but I think the G6-52 can compete with all modern western SPHs at any time in anywhere.

[@gerrieroux5107]

My dad tested the gearboxes for the G6 at Reumech Gear Ratio and also worked alot in Saudi Arabia on this awesome war machines...this made me miss my dad with a sudden rush of emotions...was so prous of him ...he was also the top achiever in the country when he did his trade test as airframe fitter on a spitfire aeroplane at Atlas where he later became involved with the mirages and rooivalk attack helicopter...the G6 was his last work before he passed...most intellegent person i ever knew..

[@riaanpotgieter475]

I work for Atlas Aircraft Corporation (Rooivalk, Oryx, Cheetah and Mirage lll, Build Gas, turbines for Oryx and Rooivalk, Composite fuselage components, MPAI), Reumech Gear Ratio. Build the complete power packs for the Rooikat, Sub assemblies (Connector Gearboxes , Cooling Packs, Primary and Secondary Hydraulic pumps for the main gearboxes) 😀

[@johnshackleton323]

Ek was in Koevoet (Z4). Ek het hierdie goeters (G6) vir die eerste keer by Omatia gesien in 1986. My bek het oopgehang toe ek sien hoe enorm hierdie ding was in vergeleke met n CASSPIR.

[@Shylockza]

Presies, 'n mens kan nie die algehele grootte van die G6 in 'n fliek waardeer nie...

[@LevernOlivier]

G6 is a rowwe stuk masjienrie n monster

[@kevintyrer45]

I served in 1985 - 1986 in Mechanized infantry renound as 61 Mechanized. While learning Battalion skills at Lawatla Battle School in 85. They were testing the G6 gun shooting capability. It then did not have the complete body armor. We watched in awe. What a beast in its time.

[@Rustie_za]

Lohatla

[@salomonandreoosthuysen6310]

It still is a beast and even today nothing beats it!

[@shylockalexander6563]

I was fortunate to spent a month with many men traveling all over the country to test the G 5.and G 6 under extreme conditions..... Schmidsdrift, Lohatla, somewhere near kosi bay Natal.... Will never forget the phrase shouted : Projektiel En lading, LAAI.!!! Those were the days, my friend, we thought they would never end. And did it not end. Big time.

[@riaan6421]

Thank you 61Meg. The true formidable frontline fighters of the war. All Heroes in my eyes.

[@andrewleigh3]

Lohatla dude, at least get is right.

[@wallies6377]

Ons vir jou, Suid Afrikaaaaaa!

[@Cubic5]

Just for the record. The first National servicemen of the first G6 battery were trained in 1989 at Potchefstroom. It was 2 Medium battery, 14 Artillery regiment, 10 Artillery Brigade.

[@Loneranger670]

An additional interesting fact, pre the formal introduction of the G6,s in to the SADF in 1989) was that the initial 4 prototypes ( 1 broke down so only 3 were deployed) saw action in 1987 already during operation Hooper and was instrumental for bombing the airfield at Cuito Canavale which effectively limited the effectiveness of the Angolan airforce. This rare opportunity to use the prototypes in actual combat, assisted the SADF to make significant improvements to the final product. Ironically the border war ended in 1989 and the G6 was never used by the SADF in combat ever again.

[@paulwhitfield3453]

we were testing these in '82 at Potchestroom proof range.Also the G3 was a H&H combat rifle used by SWATF.

[@nopnop6259]

My grandfather help to design the G5&G6. Lieutenant General Koos Bisschoff.

[@michaeljlouw620]

@@paulwhitfield3453 I was stationed at 14 field Art in '82 as a signals instructor under Lt Eric De la Harpe. Friends with Bombardier Henry Kruger, whom I'd known in high school. Do you remember having to watch that dude doing his dance interpretation of Jeff Waynes' '"War of the Worlds"? I think I must have listened to that so many times, I knew all the lyrics by heart. Anyway, I remember the G5s were in use and the first G6s were coming out. Also did OP for operation Thunder Chariot (or Blunder Chariot as we re-named it).

[@allanwilson8642]

Amazing to see this. I was in Potch at 10 Art, 14 Field regmt in '88 for my National Service. I remember seeing the G6 thinking it had come from outerspace!

[@nikanaughty]

This weapon was developed and built in South Africa. Today, the South African government pays Cuban technicians to maintain all the defense force vehicles! Unbelievable how the country has deteriorated under the ANC government.

[@phoenixrising427]

Cadres are like acid

[@richardwebb9532]

They can't even keep the lights on or the water clean.

[@goldenlion647]

@@richardwebb9532 and the post office operational or buy the right trains for the railway system or keep heir fingers out of the till.

[@remogatron1010]

South Africa is a real disgrace now. They are so pro Communist now. The Country is getting worse and worse.

[@echohunter4199]

You are absolutely correct! I saw a couple videos a year or two back where a bunch of black SA mechanics in uniform were standing around a truck needing something done to it and some fat black officer was whining about lack of parts and knowledge. I just laughed my ass off, SA uses common civilian engines so parts are everywhere and affordable. You’ll notice you won’t find a white SA soldier in any of their units since we all know why. I looked a some satellite pics of the SA bases and saw armored vehicles scattered everywhere near the motor pool. The Cubans made a deal to teach those idiots how to fix radios, vehicles and some medical equipment in exchange for something they wanted. I can’t imagine how screwed up the SA Air Force must be since the average IQ of a black person there is 65. Did you notice in this video how for the parades, the G6’s were all on the back of a trailer? Every wonder why they don’t just drive them through the parade route? They winched them onto the trailers for the parades. Such a waste of great technology by giving them to a bunch of primates.

[@jhelm1712]

The ingenuity behind this is amazing .. Afrikaners where very thoughtful when designing these machines .. Considering the environment etc.. brilliant video !!

[@dennisyannoutsos9689]

I was in the SADF towards the end of the war. We werent "allegedly" fighting commies. We WERE fighting commies.

[@epicoutdoor5795]

Thank you for your service. The rooi gevaar still exists and now is harassing middle Europe😢

[@dennisyannoutsos9689]

@@epicoutdoor5795 I know as I now live in Europe in Greece and we are on the frontline of a new invasion. Unfortunately the lefties of Europe are blind to reality but that is nothing new and when you try point out the obvious you hear all the cliche name calling. All I say to myself is. As julle wil ine lyster nie, most julle voel

[@lukealadeen7836]

You were brainwashed

[@shaunmarais7698]

​@@lukealadeen7836and you are clueless. The commies are ruling our country now!!

[@deonnortje53]

Totally agree. Was there in 87 and 88. And yes. We were fighting the Marxist people.

[@jacot100]

I had the honor to serve in 43 Battery 1988-89. Needless to say that when I saw the thumbnail for this video I was very excited to watch. What I find very interesting is your comment that we fought "allegedly" against communism. 2:50 "allegedly???

[@MakateRapulana]

Yes allegedly.. you were not fighting communism

[@LilMissMurder3409]

@@MakateRapulana I mean you're not wrong at all - but when seen from the Soviet viewpoint, the various liberation movements in Africa were fertile breeding grounds for promoting Soviet ideology (and creating distractions for their Western antagonists). While none of this was lost on the Apartheid government, imo the communism angle was really just fodder for galvanising support from the West and at home from the white electorate.

[@renierbarnard2999]

@@MakateRapulanai mean SWAPO (south western african peoples organisation), PLAN (peoples liberation army of namibia) and the cuban help to PLAN were definitely signs that they were tied to communism, since all of these groups were backed by each other and by the USSR of the time You know a bunch of communist groups And seeing as your name is fidel castro i would expect you to know some of this info, since it was castros idea to back the PLAN group? Swapo wikipedia where it states they were a communist backed group (1960-1990 marxist-lenninist) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWAPO And their paramilitary wing, whre under the allies tab you will see the USSR, north korea, CUBA, china, mpla and the current government of south africa the ANC, all of these are either socialist or communist groups influenced by karl marx en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Namibia So yes it was not allegedly

[@echohunter4199]

@@LilMissMurder3409socialism and communism both rely on envy and jealousy to recruit and motivate people to participate in their wars. Once other people’s money is gone, everyone enjoys equality of being miserable.

[@russel-nb2fp]

Yes I agree we did fight communism it's a fact so "allegedly" 😢is a poor choice of words

[@percival371]

My father's friends who were in the South African military told me that these things could shoot so accurate that they can strike a trashcan in an enemy camp from their average firing range. Edit: I asked what the range was: 61 km!

[@doppies2000]

it hits a 2x2 Meter from 40km !

[@sl06bhytmar]

If the weather service, local storage conditions, equipment and crew are performing top notch you basically have a more accurate gun than your infantry man's sniper rifle.

[@mattanahgedigte]

The accuracy was out of this world. I was 'involved' in doing the survey (land surveying) during testing and the G6 blow our minds with its capabilities and accuracy.

[@Waldemarvonanhalt]

Sounds like brandy & coke kind of experts to me.

[@percival371]

@@Waldemarvonanhalt the facts back it up

[@TheEkkas]

I saw 2 G6's live fire in a demonstration outside Potchefstroom in 1988. Didn't realize it was that new back then. Incredible weapons.

[@panthera1536]

In High School we had to manually work out the trajectory of the projectile (math and Science class) These beasts made a huge noise when fired. Mouth open ears closed. Was a lot of fun as a youngster.

[@wayne6512]

That was obviously back in the day when schools actually provided an education unlike the crap they're teaching now. So much was achieved in those days in spite of sanctions. What have we achieved since then?

[@iwazhere7077]

Thats cool AF

[@Mavinga87]

We (71 Anti Tank platoon 4SAI) escorted the first 4 into Angola in 1987 - operation Modular

[@urbypilot2136]

For the longest time, I’ve wondered what this vehicle was. I first saw it’s shape as a Transformers Micromasters toy. It was only in the past few years did I learn what it was.

[@iHelpSolveIt]

I wonder if the toy manufacturers paid for the license to use the shape?

[@brianduplessis5699]

The G6 was already built and tested by 1982, as 1 of them was parked at the then 3 Electronics Workshop for a few days in Lyttleton Centurion near Pretoria. We were allowed to actually go have a good look at it and even touch it. Some might have even got inside and on top of it.

[@aidanlouw4274]

My dad operated on the G6 Rhino in the Angolan border war. There was a specific operation where they bombarded several Angolan airbases

[@corneliusdebeer2839]

The Ratel was a grest machine, equiped with 12.00-24 tyres with run flat inserts developed by General tyres in South Africa . These run flat inserts was based on a honeycome design and could take the ratel away from danger with all 8 tyres flat at a speed of 50 kms hr. The tyres was later upgraded to steel radials with sidewall reinforcement for better endurance.

[@raytheron]

FYI, the South African APC is called Ratel (pronounced "rah-till", the Afrikaans name for the legendary African honey badger). "Rattle" is something else altogether 🙂

[@hugovaughan]

Rattle is what you did inside a Ratel.

[@ericsmith1453]

@@hugovaughan 😂😂👌

[@pieterpompies2093]

@@ChessNoobX no one cares boetie.

[@patriotenfield3276]

@@ChessNoobX neither is zulu.

[@wolraadwoltemade3275]

@@ChessNoobX Neither are any Bantu languages

[@andreasbimba6519]

South Africa's armoured vehicles and self propelled artillery would all suit the needs of the Australian Army as well but the Canberra defence bureaucracy thinks Australia is located either next to the Fulda Gap requiring expensive German vehicles or doesn't really need armoured vehicles at all.

[@markmall7142]

Australia buys the US flavour of the month .

[@patriotenfield3276]

Typical Anglo Politicians

[@Joshua_N-A]

Shouldn't Australia be focusing more to air and sea like Japan? Ballistic missiles and carrier strike group sounds what Australia should have these days.

[@andreasbimba6519]

@@Joshua_N-A Surface navies are very vulnerable and expensive but nevertheless are important to deter, weaken and defeat invasions by hostile expansionist powers. Australia does need to concentrate more on less vulnerable naval assets like submarines and more lower cost but capable surface vessels that utilise long range stealthy anti ship missiles as well as anti air and anti submarine capabilities. The air force is also important and needs to follow a similar path of reducing vulnerability to larger powers. Platforms and weapons need to become more diffuse so that they are more difficult to counter. The army must be able to take on large mechanised forces as well as counter insurgency and everything in between. Ukraine has shown how to fight asymmetrically, and accurate and mobile artillery with good targeting and situational awareness provided by drones and other means such as radar and satellites is the right path for Australia's army.

[@remogatron1010]

@@andreasbimba6519 China is the only real threat in the region. Even China would have serious trouble invading Taiwan. Australia would be a nightmare. Australia needs a strong NAVY and submarine fleet. A strong air force as well. Personally, I do not think a ground invasion of Australia is a real threat. Navy and Air power should be stronger.

[@martingilvray06]

The G6 , is Rain from God and has proved itself time and time again , supporting special ops . In a support role it’s fire capability is second to none , when a G6 has your back there is no evolving situation to worry about .

[@WillemFick]

This.

[@zommellemmoz3999]

SA's issue was not with the Angolan Army - the issue was SWAPO who moved their bases to Angola after they encountered resistance from the SA police who, at the behset of Namibian villagers investigated murders of villagers. It escalated and the SA Army got involved. FAPLA had an issue with UNITA who were pro western. Cuba decided to intervene and send an estimated 60 000 soldiers to help FAPLA. UNITA was supported by SA with hardware. FAPLA had unlimited supply of Russian weapons, technologically advanced compared to what SA had. SA had no intention or ambition to invade Angola -- that is a BS story. If Cuba stayed out of it and Angola did not Harbour terrorists things would have been very different.

[@All_Things_Biblical]

Indeed... and where did the "Zambia invasions" mentioned in the first minute come from? Wokeness is a disease.

[@icehawk2928]

100 percent the truth right here

[@andremichau2455]

Correct

[@padraicberry8856]

You forget the 1975 incursion into Angola by SADF financed by the CIA. This incursion was in fact to invade and occupy Angola, supporting UNITA and FLNA.

[@azaniaplug1461]

Lol

[@faanbothma2962]

In a comparison between G6 and more modern 155mm Howitzer systems I am convinced that G6 will outperform any wheeled or tracked system cross country in the Arabian Desert or on typical Southern African terrain. Regarding fire power we must compare the G6 Losvoor system with existing foreign systems. Losvoor never went into production as such, but that technology has been incorporated in the German PHZ 2000 firing the South African Assegaai 155mm ammunition system. Thus, to determine how a modern 52 calibre G6 would perform during firing, refer to PHZ 2000 specifications.

[@travelsouthafrica5048]

several Arabian governments were also convinced that is why they bought several of them 20 years ago

[@andreoosthuizen7028]

Dankie Faan. Jy verstaan 🤝

[@ilikeit2ful]

Yes. South-Africa provided a quite a couple of superb fighting systems to the world - America included. Apart from the G6 specs that one will find in Rheinmetall arsenals, think about the airforce fighter helmet aiming system that was developed by S.A. and used during the war. Also what about our surface to air, air to air and air to surface missile systems we developed and which the UAE are now the proud owners (just wonder how they got them...??) of.

[@gidi3250]

@@ilikeit2ful the whole chopper (one with helmet aim) was created in South Africa and was among the best, but when the Americans wanted to buy some the French stepped in with their own version and got the USA to buy 1 of theirs call it shit and build their own.

[@ikehayes9252]

I always thought that the PHZ 2000 closely resembled the G6 and assumed that a covert technological cooperation or a transfer of technology subsequent to the G6s development must have taken place. Thanks for verifying my suspicion.

[@VryheidSuiderland]

Did a stint in the Army at 14 Field Artillery Potchefstroom South Africa. Carried the G5/G6 round as 'opf*k' (SADF speak for messing you up by running you into the ground) many, many time over. F*ing heave round to run around with. Fun times.

[@antone5462]

Had thorns surfacing for a long time afterwards from leopard -crawling and dekking slaan in the bush around 14th Field rifle range.. Cr--#ppy-- times with some evil Non- comms .

[@AndreOosthuizen-yc6si]

Korporaal: maatjies se vok my, nou se ek vok julle. Raai wie het toe gekak😃. In 3SAI.👍👍

[@wojciechszyinski452]

Great looking stuff.... with auto loader and longer barrel will be modern and great for my country...Poland

[@gerhardswanepoel3493]

Al die ou ballies wat by Denel gewerk het is seker nou so opgewonde hulle rhino is nou ook op die internet.

[@patriotenfield3276]

Tydens Die Grensoorlog kon selfs die Sowjet-gewere nie so ver bereik nie en die teiken akkuraat tref en dit ook met vinnige en behendigheid. Spoed, Akkuraatheid, Brandstofdoeltreffend, Dodelikheid, Nuwe ontwerp, Mynbewys en dit ook onder Sanksies. Geen gemors met die Renoster nie.

[@jakesjoubert2192]

net so :)

[@jakesjoubert2192]

Gerhard loer na die video, ook nogals goed ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpCcl59thrx6h9k

[@lastmanstanding9389]

It's amazing to think that the smaller 105mm G7 outranges most 155mm guns and the G5 set a new record of 83 km.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

@@clarrnceclark9482 They are designed for puncture and mine resistance.. The terrain is very much full of thorns like like six inch nails and razor sharp rocks... High and low temperatures dust sand and Mud. Tracks get ground to hell and jammed they are also noisy..by comparisons. Basically it can be fixed in the field.

[@legaroojack1251]

@@clarrnceclark9482 take any SPG and disable a key component and it will also be done.

[@gidi3250]

@@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 yea I've seen some of those thorns on some farms here in South Africa, my dad accidently drove the family tractor over such a Thorne bush, the thorns that where removed where the sizes of my dad's forearms, definitely no tires are going to save you from that, then again a tire can be replaced without needing to strip half the armoured vehicle to get near the tank treads.

[@WillemFick]

​@@clarrnceclark9482nope. Vastly more capable amdcresilient than tracked vehicles in sub-saharan conditions. Can be deployed rapidly under own power across large distances by road, faster off-roadcthan any tracked vehicle, and notcat all succeptible to the massive wear and fear tracked vehicles suffer from is sandy terrain. A single mine *will* disable the teacks on a tracked vehicle, but with 8 wheel drive that would be nothing but an inconvenience to this machine.

[@WillemFick]

​@@gidi3250small forearns?

[@michaelflinn7784]

It's probably the best mechanised 155m in the world.

[@hogginarmocount9562]

We now have an upgraded version called ATAGS in India, ever since we bought the tech. The upgunned variant shot to 48kms - a new record.

[@Deontjie]

Just shows that Africa can design and build world beating technology.

[@Joshua_N-A]

No longer in production?

[@thenomad47]

@@hogginarmocount9562 48km? My dude the G6 currently has a range of 102km. 48km was it's old top range in the 1980s

[@hogginarmocount9562]

@@thenomad47 That is a 2017 record. The g5, g6 and the GC45- all Gerald bulls design concepts. Kalyani forge which makes the ATAGS now has IPR on the GC5, Unlike the ATAGS the GC series is heavier and does not have the ATAGs rate of sustained and burst fire. The ATAGS also is now capable of firing ramjet propelled and American Excalibur/ Indian GPS munitions. Both which the g6 and g5 cannot

[@faanbothma2962]

The US guns that were obtained were obsolete WW2 guns. They were never deployed operationally but fitted with G5 barrels and used for ammunition trails.

[@henningvisser1108]

I've been thinking about what happened to the G6 for some time now and wragtag, here it is . Thanks WD. Was in the DHQ wing during 1970/1971. No heroics.

[@wernervdmerwe7302]

The G6 fired at ranges of 43km in Angola in 1987.It fired up to 76km in tests in 2019.

[@peterprovenzano9039]

The United States needs this .

[@Rossi46Moore]

@@peterprovenzano9039 They would just claim it was their design all along.

[@peterprovenzano9039]

@@Rossi46Moore I could care less. We need that long range, light weight indirect fire capability

[@peterprovenzano9039]

@@---qb1bf can’t disagree with you there

[@jacomuller9197]

@@Rossi46Moore like they did with the cougar mrap which was a south african design

[@chrismoll6862]

In 89 in the mag everyone said the great Brigadier Archie Moore had a hand in designing the G6 , must of heard that 100x

[@andreoosthuizen7028]

No. In 1979, 3 SAI , Potchefstroom. Standing guard at the main gate, saw this G5, appeared that the barrel would never end. G 5 won the Angola war, my opinion. Thank you Gerard Bull. Then Mossad eliminated him. Bliksem, donner.

[@iwazhere7077]

That sounds like a story that needs to be heard. Will look it up

[@greenpedal370]

@@iwazhere7077 Gerard Bull's life is well documented and in the public domain.

[@JD96893]

It looks extremely stable when firing.

[@ClaytonBezui]

It is and also extremely comfortable to ride cross country

[@arend463]

Well its massive, i mean its fucking huge, Im about 175cm (5'8") the wheels are taller than i am.

[@faanbothma2962]

In the early '90s a G6 beat a Le Clerq tank over a distance of 53 Km in the Arabian desert with 9 minutes

[@Deontjie]

And then the ANC sold ADE engine plant to Cuba. Which never paid for it.

[@iHelpSolveIt]

@@Deontjie as far as i know that deal fell through due to said non payment and ADE is now private

[@Rasmajnoon]

Lots of western countries were worried when this first came out were hurriedly trying to work out this beast!

[@legaroojack1251]

I don't really think they were worried. In reality they knew that SA was only interested in fighting communists and so would never pose a threat to them.

[@remogatron1010]

@@legaroojack1251 and SA is friends to Russians and other Commies now.

[@WillemFick]

Sadly I think they were largely ignorant as the rules of conflict swayed so far towards air superiority and surgical airstrikes post Iraq v1. The Ukranian battlefield would be an interesting case for the G5/6. No air superiority, and trench based battle lines, with very few fast evolving running battles. A G5/6 could be used to provide rapid supporting fire across a vast swath of combat territory, without coming close enough for counter battery fire to be a thought, let alone a threat.

[@Duggieboy777]

They weren't worried. They knew the SADF strictly opposed Communism and was of no threat to them. Many higher-ups in Western countries tacitly supported SA as a bulwark against the spread of Communism in Southern Africa, but it was not prudent to express this support, because SA was a pariah country due to its Apartheid policies.

[@2serveand2protect]

..."oppose this" ??... NO-ONE can "oppose" this! Plus that 52 x cal gun-barrel variant looks TRULY IMPRESSIVE.

[@2serveand2protect]

DAMN! Didn't realize this thing was that BIG!

[@beachboy0505]

Excellent video 📹 A very clever vehicle 👏 In the past 80 years most of the world 🌎 is covered by roads. Once you fire 🔥 you batch of shells , you have to run from counter battery fire

[@JD96893]

Most of the Angolan border War was actually off road. South Africa has had a lot of problems with border conflicts and usually they need to cover large distances quickly. Wheeled vehicles provide a larger range generally speaking vs tracked and the terrain doesn't particularly require a tracked vehicle to traverse. They usually have a faster off road speed and much faster on road speed vs tanks. They can quickly deploy to the conflict and relocate quickly once there in these low intensity conflicts. They also require somewhat less maintenance vs tanks. Really a brilliant vehicle for fighting insurgents and rebels.

[@beachboy0505]

@@JD96893 thanks, just looked it up , Fidel Castro gave the SAA , lots of problems

[@ClaytonBezui]

@@beachboy0505 Brand new state of the art Soviet aircraft against dated Mirage aircraft. We still managed.

[@richardwebb9532]

Not to mention, our Ratel vehicles killed many Soviet T74 tanks up there, they could move faster than the turret on the tank could turn and used guided rockets. Sapper 1980-82.

[@WillemFick]

​@@beachboy0505it was always a war where close ground support would be key. Yes the SAAF lost air superiority, but it was not to Cuba's pilots, but rather to the USSR's advanced SAM systems. A SAM is absolutely useless against artilery shells, which could be lobbed from the G5/6 at great distances, often with better accuracy than what a fixed wing aircraft could provide.

[@petrigrobler5901]

All these vehicles has gone to shit! Everything in South Africa is fucked under anc rule

[@ChessNoobX]

Lol the ANC brought us freedom....the white supremacist government killed tortured raped and looted our country...compared to them the ANC are angels...Freedom is best🤘

[@andreoosthuizen7028]

Vertel hulle. Werf etters. Useless eaters 🤝

[@koevoetsgaming4428]

Wow very well put together! Thank you!

[@SD78]

Like a G6, like a G6, now I'm feelin' so fly...like a G6!

[@wolraadwoltemade3275]

That's the plane not the Howitzer G6 as in the Gulfstream G650 a luxury plane.

[@SD78]

@@wolraadwoltemade3275 The song was CLEARLY about a South African mobile artillery system!

[@slappy8941]

That is the most 80's, most South African thing I've ever seen.

[@ChessNoobX]

South Africa was under occupation for much of it's history....the real South Africa started in 1994🤘

[@wolraadwoltemade3275]

@@ChessNoobX you mean the Koi and the San not the Bantu right?

[@wolraadwoltemade3275]

@@ChessNoobX You also forgot to mention the genocide of 2 million people upward commited during the Mfecane done by 'your real Africans'

[@honeybadger1656]

@@ChessNoobX and sadly we now have more loadshedding, more corruption, denel has gone to shit, every government owned organization has gone to shit. And people still vote for the anc because they believe that white people will bring apartheid back...

[@honeybadger1656]

@@wolraadwoltemade3275 not to mention that Zanu killed thousands of Matibele and other tribes during the Rhodesian war. Current president was in charge of that genocide and somehow he hasn't been charged with war crimes..

[@edcatsofa264]

To be more precise about max range (L45). Given number ~30 km is not for "standard" but ERFB, while 39 km is for ERFB-BB projectile. Max range for "standard" projectile is ~25 km. Add few % more for 155/L52 systems.

[@SYNtemp]

Novadays, the ERFB-BB (the one with base bleed ad-on) when fired from 45 caliber gun achieves 40km range, and 43km range out of 52 caliber. Even longer ranges are possible with RAP (rocket assisted projectile) and/or airfoils for guidance...

[@neelsmostert]

South Africa did not fight against communism "allegedly". They fought against communism outright, no allegations required and no hidden agenda either.

[@jacques7611]

"Allegedly" we were fighting communists, as is the current socialist government of South Africa.

[@johnsmit7203]

@@Red-90 Disagree. We did not lose. We (the government) capitulated.

[@johnsmit7203]

The only reason to cry is because of what happened since 1994. Unless you rely on government to keep you going.

[@Rvh1]

@@johnsmit7203 We only capitulated because of the ideological weaklings within the National Party, they betrayed the people that they were meant to serve

[@Rvh1]

The NP promised they would keep South Africa clear of Communists and defend it to the last man yet they gave us away to the blacks first chance they got, we should have voted in the AWB or the KP.

[@wolraadwoltemade3275]

@@EKSUCKNOGSTEEDS Learn to spell before you want to shit post on things you have no clue on

[@ALSPEHEIR]

This thing is the closest real combat vehicle to that IFV from Aliens 2 movie.

[@dienar3717]

We were in the 'deurgangskamp' as relief troops for those that fought Moduler, positioned in Angola close to Rundu. While there, the G6's, 32 Bn and others camped very close to us, returning to base after operation Moduler. One G6 had a twisted barrel. From what we were told, the G6's was the most mobile vehicles in the deep sand. We were told the could comfortably drive 50-60 km/h through thick bush in heaven sands. One 32 Bn Ratel had a direct hit with a rpg7 on the front window. Halve thickness of the glass, which is multilayered and cm's thick, was blown away and the remainder deformed in a bubble on the inside by the heat of the projectile. It did not penetrate the vehicle. Absolutely incredible sight, how close they were to death. If that rpg struck anywhere else, it would have gone through like a hot knife through butter. The other Ratel was struck by a mortar on top, next to the front window. The metal was deformed like an elastic membrane, stretched, with a point load somewhere on the membrane. The shrapnel from the mortar exploding on top of the rRatel, next to the main front window, sandblasted the front window that you could hardly see through it. Also a very close call. Shortly after this, we flew in to Masvingo to replace the troops due for relief.

[@RPMZ11]

100.

[@faniebotha8582]

I was in charge of Kwevoelsnes(The gate where the traffic passed. In short we called the base : Die Hek or "The Gate")RIGHT on the "Rooilyn" or red line between Rundu and Grootfontein in 1987. I got an order to just swing open the gates and leave them be until further instructions...We couldn't understand why and the road was DEAD still for the whole day until...I first heard it and then I saw the aura of MASSIVE lights from Grootfontein. Now remember,we had NO clue. I wasn't even trained and was a special in Jumbo de Villiers police gang. That "other" police. I figured why must the RSA brave young men die while I watch. I was a rebel at school and everything was girls,rugby and athletics. Got SWA cravenweek and was SWA champ in triple jump but things were not good at home. My dad asked the Koevoet legend if he had a place for me and Jumbo said LET'S GO! So later on it was clear to us this was an HUGE army contingent and it became clear why W/officer Jumbo said to ask no questions and leave the gate open. The high spirits of the SAA was something I will NEVER forget! I was so proud and just stood still at that gate saluting every vehicle that passed. 12 Elephant tanks on low beds passed and 2 or 3 G6's. I CLEARLY remember telling Sargeant Chitti this scary thing kinda looks like a rat! The salutes from the young soldiers I'll NEVER forget and tears were in my eyes wishing I could join. This was the start of "Ops Moduler". Little did we know what hell would be let loose by these BEST IN THE WORLD warriors! It was one of the proudest days of my life! "ONS VIR JOU SUID AFRIKA" I still miss my black colleagues until this day and will NEVER forget my jogging competition buddy Pasquales's goodbye words : "Fanie,may the road you walk in life be a beautiful road." I miss you buddy...😪😪😪I often pray for those guys. I went back to school and made my matric in Swakopmund after everything. It was an HONOR to serve my country for a little while in my limited capacity. Something NOBODY can take away from me. Thank you Jesus for making me a PROUD Boer. Love you all. ♥️🇿🇦🕊️👏🏻👌🏻

[@njsnjs9369]

Een van daai ratels was n bevels ratel. Ek en drie troepe het n ander een gaan kry op grootfontein.

[@Blacklight656]

I should add im south african and he is butchering some names but he did really well for a non-afrikaanse speaker

[@makegaminggreatagain3907]

Dude do you know what the G6 reminds me of, the APC in Aliens if the APC had a massive arty cannon on it, and the G6 were painted black with wheel guards to protect from small arms fire.

[@Joshua_N-A]

To me, it looks like the Russian SGB self-propelled artillery in Tom Clancy's EndWar.

[@craigblanckenberg4607]

Last speed run done by our guys in the 90s against rooikat... the rooikat maintained ~140km/h from 2SSB to 1SSB and the g6's arrived an hour before the rooikat! VERY fast

[@tumelokhasake4243]

Thank you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@SovrinWealth]

Ah, airforce base Menongue - to the north west of Cuito - forward Operation missions - those hits on the Mig 21's at Cuito really took the Cubans by surprise - and nailed air superiority after they retreated to Menongue - magic times....

[@fjcaldera]

The mythical " Kalahari´s Ferrari" from the Namibia´s war...

[@goldenlion647]

haha

[@cccmmm1234]

It's design spanned later 70s and early 80s. The design period was extremely short. An amazing feat for the relatively small SA arms industry.

[@ianhinrichsendrummer2113]

In the early 90s during the Gulf War, the newspapers had an entire page of the weaponry used by either side. Iraq had G6s that according to the report said that the G6 outraged the coalitions artillery by about 20kms?

[@lastmanstanding9389]

That's why the war started so late, the allies had to wait for the G5's to run out of ammo.

[@1joshjosh1]

I wonder how the quality of the SADF Is compared to 30 years ago.

[@khaldrago911]

I’d say it’s probably the same trend as many American inner cities 70-80 years ago and now. For the same reason as well.

[@1joshjosh1]

@@khaldrago911 Yup.

[@jakesjoubert2192]

Minor correction... today our defence forces are called the SANDF (South African National Defence Force), during the border war it was called the SADF (South African Defence Force). Minor difference with a big impact to those for whom it matters.

[@1joshjosh1]

@@jakesjoubert2192 Thank you for the correction.

[@wolfgollnitz899]

Chalk and cheese

[@asarono]

Our Army should buy this Mean Machine

[@christobosman5710]

Created in the good old South Africa s army not the new one

[@heybabycometobutthead]

Supposedly fighting communists? What was supposed about it?

[@johnsuncle888]

The main concern of the SA was the continued oppression of the majority their population and ‘Fighting Communism’ was just a smoke screen to justify the oppression.

[@SCH292]

Kind of a mix bag here. South Africa at that time supported the Rhodesian military while Rhodesia was fighting..I think 2 commie forces. One commie force led by the Soviet and the other led by North Korea. Both of the commie forces wanted independent but they don't like each other. So all three forces were killing each other for control. Both commie got aid and support by their supporters. Rhodesia barely got any WEST or ZERO support from the WEST because Rhodesia was also fucked up in their own ways too. As the war rages on it the commies started raiding South Africa so of course SA support Rhodesia but soon SA got slapped with embargo by the UN and the WEST. Of course Rhodesia fell..we all know that part so after that..more and more skirmish and battle started in SA. The WEST and UN barely supported SA while the commie raid SA so SA had to do their own RND and fight its own battles. Too this say SA still has arms embargo in place.

[@robertcameron2808]

An excellent weapon for the Australian army

[@secretaryharpsoctas4950]

I think I remember that the Australian Army looked at acquiring the G 5 but this was not proceeded with for political reasons.

[@philippoole-ur3tl]

Watching this video makes me verry sad, I miss the old South Africa minus apartheid. I just wish we were the best in the world at something again.

[@HarryHound]

Awesome

[@davidallcock6316]

I saw this beast doing trials at riemvasmaak in 1986...I was part of 8 sai doing refresher training course before heading back to the Angolan border

[@JohanLouw68]

Hello David I was also there at the same time.

[@davidallcock6316]

@@JohanLouw68 ...hello Johan....so I don't need to tell you how damned hot it was..lol

[@georgejens9559]

Good news for all 🎥👍🇺🇸

[@danstuart3338]

my dad was a soldier in the south african defence force. Did 18 months in the field. Has ptsd from it. though he isn't as bad as he used to be many years ago.

[@fransmurati2370]

Bullshit!

[@wayne6512]

@Dan Stuart Don't worry about keyboard warriors ignorant comments, be proud of your dad. He's a true warrior.

[@richardwebb9532]

18 months was pre 1980. The border war was just starting to escalate. I was one of the first troeps to be called up for two years, got my papers in 1979. 1980-1981. Lots of base building and patrols, not much action.

[@goldenlion647]

@@richardwebb9532 He said: "18 months in the field". i was in the operational area for 18 months from 1990.

[@goldenlion647]

Many came back traumitised, but it was never made a big deals of, I'm sure he served his country well, you can be proud of him.

[@MoonBeamLaser]

So fly like a G6!

[@wartmcbeighn]

usually awesome ,this one is a bit of a let down with the quote...".which fought against communism allegedly in this endeavor"...the Peoples liberation army of Namibia was communist as were SWAPO....try and get all your facts straight

[@patriotenfield3276]

Also India had signed a deal with Denel in the 90s and early 2000s regarding the development of track based SPH for the Indian army using a modified T-6 turret of Denel-G6 Rhino. Earlier proposed on an existing M-46 130mm catapult variant upgrade model, later the Arjun Mk1 Chassis was choosen for this project called "Bhim self propelled howitzer". The gun is also a modified 155mm based on G-5. Unfortunately due to scandals and many controversial allegations, The deal was cancelled and Denel was blacklisted , and removed from that list recently.

[@honeybadger1656]

Yeah Denel has gone to shit. Sad because they were one of if not the best.

[@bombskwad]

It’s a shame what Denel has come to.

[@FHARTZENGIGGLES]

The blacks ran that company into the ground now. They can't even pay salaries. That marxism for you. The whites were right about the blacks all along.

[@sohrabroozbahani4700]

This thing is completely at home in a scifi movie...

[@WarWithIn]

Thanks for the great video again

[@FJ-ln9iu]

IMPORTANT NOTE! G6 was built by the previous white government as everything else still resembling technology / civilization in South Africa. The arms industry has collapsed and the country is now truly part of Africa. But good to see legacy history vidoes about white South Africa.

[@aldosigmann419]

@@tomvobbe9538 Don’t feel bad if you don’t get it son - it usually eludes the bottom 10th percentile.

[@MogotsiT01]

Go to orania or australia and sing your white supremacist hymns there

[@FJ-ln9iu]

@@MogotsiT01 That is just an emotional reaction, what I said in the statment is 100% true. 1. G6 was built by previous Gov. 2. Denel has had its assets attached. 3. SA has collapsed as an industrial country (Electricity, water, rail, school system. ports ect.). You are also Westernized, you use a knife and fork, wear western clothes, use electricty, toilet, car, use english, computer, stove, microwave, TV ect. I can go on and on. But hey, its not like you will go back into the bush wearing just an animal skin and reject all things Western, its too nice and comfy. I do not conform to a politicaly correct narrative, just as I embrace that Arabs formed the first early Universities, and the Chinese invented gunpowder and modern chemistry. I will not pull the race card if Arabs and Chinese make those statements nor will it upset me because it's the truth. Please feel free to list the industrial accomplishments from Africa where the languages are also not developed and sophisticated (other than Afrikaans) enough for University study and PhD publications. Have a super day and try not to get so emotional over facts! Love to all people!

[@AlvinoHorn]

FJ. What does stating obvious facts bring us? Asking for a friend as they say these days? My Hilux has a Ratel 90 sticker on it's tail, but no African has told me that offends them

[@robert8552]

@@MogotsiT01 So what armaments have the communist lackeys developed?

[@A561222]

My first night in 4 Veld Regiment 42 Battery, I sneaked out of my tent to have a pee, while looking around not to trip over tent pens I walked into that thing's front wheel, it was huge. How we never heard it park next to our tent i don't know. I ended up at the G5's

[@bluthammer1442]

the problem in the bush war was that the russian tanks had more reverse gears than the Olifante.... :P

[@patriotenfield3276]

Hello Weapons detective. New Suggestion. Could you please make a Video on the 9K31 Strela-1 / NATO Codename:- SA-9 Gopher? It is a short range SPAAML based on the chassis of a modified BRDM-2 recon vehicle , armed with 4 9M31 solid fuel , IR/Heat seeker guided Surface to air missiles. It is the predecessor of the now dating 9K35 Strela 10 SPAAML / NATO code name:- SA-13 Gopher , which is based on a modified MT-LB chassis. Romania also has a licensed variant called CA-95SPAAML based on TABC- 79 APC. The Srela-1 is still in use by many countries like Russia (Naval infantry), Serbia, India , Cuba , Mongolia Romania, Syria, Yemen, Ukraine and so on. I have already uploaded many video materials with links in them. Please do check them .

[@WeaponDetective]

We added the SA-9 to our list. However, it may take some time for us to make a video, as the Russian systems are currently not attracting the attention of the audience as we expected.

[@habahan4257]

Another excellent video. The G6 was designed after the 152 mm SpGH DANA. Is there any info on the South Africans were influenced by this project?

[@WeaponDetective]

We could not reach such an info

[@Militaryheritage]

The G6 is a 100% South African design and has no correlation with the DANA. Remember form follows function.

[@habahan4257]

@@Militaryheritage Thanks

[@MarxAlex]

@@Militaryheritage and the artillery technology was developed by a Canadian who was subsequently assassinated allegedly by mossad in Luxembourg but there rumblings it was Iranian intelligence. He refused to sell the technology to Israel but SA and the Israelis were close allies so the tech would have flowed anyway. A former denel worker walked into Pakistani embassy in London and sold the formula to them in early to mid 2000s and moved to NZ.

[@SYNtemp]

@@MarxAlex Well Mr. Bull ended up designing long range guns for Saddam Hussein, which might been interresting and well paid work but done for increasingly "evil" side which brought him quite some personal dangers...

[@icehawk2928]

I love these things

[@sarkarbroadband]

Excellent Machine

[@gerhardsteenkamp8759]

Well dun. Wery Well put together bravo!!!!!!!

[@salomemalherbe677]

Was die Grensoorlog nie deur Afrikaners geveg en die wapentuig deur hulle ontwerp nie?

[@andreoosthuizen7028]

Dit was 🤝

[@tenae9121]

Nee, Suid Afrikaners.

[@ianhinrichsendrummer2113]

Nie net Afrikaaners nie, engels sprekend en nie blankes ook.

[@erichpizer1]

can a G6 take on a tank if it supports it first and cannot therefore fire horizontally at a target if necessary with the right type of ammunition and does it have the necessary targeting system to do such a thing

[@stevencorscadden5767]

I could see this parked in the cargo bay of the sulaco

[@LilMissMurder3409]

How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?

[@louwvandermerwe178]

It Is a machine with the right crew, not today's SADF soldiers.

[@christobosman5710]

The new south africas army is s a n d f no comparison to the good old South Africas S A D F .

[@Scott.Silburn]

happy memories...

[@echohunter4199]

And today the SA army is incapable of doing basic maintenance with the people they have in their forces, it’s a complete joke today in comparison to what it was 25 years ago, so very sad.

[@coxsen999]

SA never had the WW 2 US 155 mm duns and the G 3 were the 64 Sexton 25 lbrs SPAA guns . The first guns after the 5,5 inch (G 2 ) guns were the Israeli Soltam 155 mm guns (an interim measure until the G 5 guns arrived

[@davidallcock6316]

I have reason to believe that the g5 was also capable of firing chemical ordinance...and possibly nukes

[@carelschlesinger1276]

Tactical nukes, I've read about it. The Israelis helped us with it. I've also heard the rumors, but no one wants to state facts. Apparently some testing was done in the Upington area.

[@antonreints-bok9551]

I was on a G5 and I prefer the G5

[@howelltaylor6774]

Allegedly fought communism??? They did fight against communism. The apartheid government was right then and in all other ways as well. Deo Vindice

[@andreoosthuizen7028]

Yes

[@shalomachkhazari-alouhid9645]

Yip. My father was in the SADF before he came to Israel the G6 is very good. The modern SANDF is f@cked the SADF knew how to use it.

[@shalomachkhazari-alouhid9645]

Oh and We and the South Africans cooperated on the design of the G5 the Soltam is the Israeli variant, as well as many others, including the IAI Kfir and the South African version the Cheetah.

[@andreoosthuizen7028]

@@shalomachkhazari-alouhid9645 thank you from SA. We should never have cut ties. We didnt , the black govt did 🤝👍

[@shalomachkhazari-alouhid9645]

@@andreoosthuizen7028 Yeah, it's a shame really your old government really let you guys down. I thought they'd at least negotiante for ethnic republics to autonomously govern yourselves, like in Russia or something like that.

[@armablign]

'Alleged fight against communism' I wonder how the alleged non-communists, got so much soviet weaponry, not to mention state of the art Aircraft (13:26) and got hold of MiG-21s and MiG-23s.... Oh wait, theoretically the Angolans didn't get them, as those weren't Angolan pilots. They were Cuban (and still denied til this day) Soviet Pilots.

[@TheSunchaster]

How SADF got so much weaponry in time of arms embargo?

[@tslotaluminium]

Not a word about the technology in the barrel?

[@brianduplessis5699]

Lots of information from the Denel manufacturer's website and KZbin

[@ghostmonk8254]

My favorite

[@deserteagle7032]

South Africa in the 80s wasn't about the weapons. It was about the men using them.

[@swaghauler8334]

The picture of the US M1 (later designated M114 and serving with the US into the 90s) 155mm field gun doesn't match. You showed an M101 or M102 105mm Light Gun (now replaced by the M119 105mm Light Gun) being used in the video. The dead giveaway (other than the gun's small size) is that the crew is assembling CASED ammo. The MUCH LARGER M114 155mm uses separately loading shell and powder charge... My credentials? A US 13Bravo [88 to 96] who worked on the M109 SP 155mm (6"), M110 SP 203mm (8"), the M198 155mm (6") towed gun, AND the M114 155mm (6") towed gun.

[@WeaponDetective]

Yes, our mistake. Thanks for correction

[@ExiliaN42]

talk about asinine cherry picking sheeeesh...

[@leiaorgana5098]

@@ExiliaN42 Professional cherry picking* get it right!

[@ExiliaN42]

@@leiaorgana5098 oh my mistake... must've been spell check. I meant to say NO ONE CARES

[@leiaorgana5098]

@@ExiliaN42 Finally someone with some honesty!

[@DmitriyKazusiro]

Video suggestion. Japanese Kawasaki C-2 and Chinese Y-20.

[@amarjeetbadhani3616]

Nice one..

[@user-fq1hf4bn1g]

This is 30years old worked in factory where they build them

[@hennies9509]

Go to Legacy Conversations and learn what South African Special Forces did and what the G5 and G6 achieved.

[@robertferreiro3466]

Great weapon.....

[@antonioporra7210]

Reminding me of our late 32 Battalion. Forca