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Sunday 2 January 2011

The Mad Scientists - Prototype's




The mad scientists and their creations, here I will briefly show some of the old and some of the new and some of the unknown to show our pedigree.....


Near the beginning, early Pookie Type






Another unknown 6x6 without turret




Unknown new vehicle, possible prototype



SA Mechem Iron |Eagle Concept



SAP/SADF Mamba


Interesting show on Top Gear TV show recently showing the civilian version of the SAP Nyala.



Rooikat Armoured Reccon Vehicle (Eland 90 replacement)



Operations Ratel


Unknown 8x8


Iklwa Mk3 Concept



Maos Concept



Jakkals with WW2 German MG42 mounted??



Iklwa Mk4



Ice Bear



Hoefyster



Groenkat Concept



Gila Okapi based??


Unknown platform



Control Vehicle for the SAAF Cactus Missile System



Experimental Buffel built for the SA Medical Corps



Buffalo variant



Unknown platform with Olifant turret



Unknown Ratel variant



Ingwe



G6 Variant??



Ratel 90



Another unknown



Gaskin



Rhino



Nyala Mk4



Nyala Mk5



Anti Mine Ribbok built on a Ford F250 chassis



What a shame (Restore them)



As above



Hippo bus in Ops area



Spinnekop



One of the 1st SADF Troopie's


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5 comments:

  1. hk31 October 2011 at 16:17

    Great photos.

    Greetings aus Finland

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  2. Anonymous12 January 2012 at 08:59

    The last photo is called: " Spinnekop"

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  3. Anonymous12 January 2012 at 09:08

    Photo no 20: The vehicle with the radar dish. It is the control vehicle for the SAAF "Cactus" missile system.

    Photo no 21: Experimental Buffel built for SA Medical Corps.All Buffel vehicles have been retired from service.

    Photo no 33: The white anti-mine vehicle is a "ribbok" built for the SA Police on a Ford F250 chassis..

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  4. Bethlehem Sappers Blog12 January 2012 at 12:11

    Thanks for your input, captions have been updated to reflect.

    I must say, I in some respect, I wish the trade embargo's were never lifted on SA as we were great with our own designs. Living in the UK now I look at what the lads here have gone to Afghanistan with and I really wish the world had taken some of our lead with our armoured vehicle designs - maybe one day.

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  5. Anonymous19 August 2013 at 14:36

    Photo 2, which you have labelled as an early Rhino is actually a Rhodesian "Pookie" (number plate is a dead give-away).

    Also, the Rooikat is not an armoured personnel carrier, it is is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle, and replaced the Eland 90, NOT the Ratel 90

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