Eland-90 Mk6s of the Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment in 1979 Rhodesia waged a long and bitter counter-insurgency campaign against two rival insurgent armies, the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) and the Zimbabwe People's …

Jul 16, 2019 · The Eland was the South African name for the French Panhard AML armored car. It served in the SADF from 1962 to the early 1990s.

Transmission: Manual transmission with a constant mesh gearbox. Suspension: Fully independent active trailing arms. Fording: Without preperation 0,62 m; With preperation 0,82 m. Up until the late 1950s, the Union Defence Force (UDF), which would become the South African Defence Force (SADF), made use of the Ferret armored car.

The regular squadron was deployed for most of the Bush War with a troop each of Eland 90s at Victoria Falls, Umtali and Kariba, as well as a troop of Ferret scout cars at Chipinga.

Specifications General Type: Armoured Reconnaissance VehicleCrew: 3Introduction: 1949Number built: 1300 Powerplant Diesel 4-cyl, 103 hp Power/weight: 35.1 hp/t Dimensions/Masses Length: 5.12 m | Width: 2.015 m | Height: 2.5 m Weight: 6000 kg Armor ? Performances Maximum speed: 85 km/h | Range: 600 km Suspension: 4x4 wheel Armament Main: 90 mm GIAT DEFA gun Secondary: 2 x 7.62mm GPMG (.30 M1919 ...

The Eland is an air portable [3] light armoured car based on the Panhard AML. [2] Designed and built by South Africa for long-range reconnaissance, [4] it mounts either a 60mm breech-loading mortar or a GIAT 90mm gun on a very compact chassis.

The Eland constituted the staple of SADF forces together with the Olifants (modified Centurions) in the numerous border wars with Angola and Namibia. It showed that a lightweight armoured car, armed with a 90 mm main gun, could successfully deal with MBTs despite an obvious lack of protection, using speed to achieve confusion and effective ...

The Eland-90 was the standard armoured car of the SA Army's armoured car regiments and the reconnaissance troops of the tank regiment. Developed from the Panhard AML-90 by stages …

Vehicle Eland-90 Mk 7 ab. Weight 6 tonnes (5481 kg unloaded) ac. Length 4.04 m; 5.12 m (gun forward)

Reumech OMC has purchased 200 Eland 60 and 90 vehicles from the South African National Defence Force and these are available for upgrade to the Mk 7 DT standard.