Primarily envisaged in SADF doctrine as a vehicle that could deliver mechanised infantry and supporting fire to tanks in conventional warfare, it was also anticipated that the Ratel could …

Jan 5, 2017 · The Ratel allowed the SADF to wage conventional warfare from 1976 onwards as the South African Border War escalated and cross-border operations became more frequent …

The Ratel is another South African-designed armored vehicle that served in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) during the late 1970s and 1980s.

Jun 1, 2018 · It was the first wheeled infantry fighting vehicle to enter service worldwide.An indigenous design de...

Mar 1, 2016 · Extraordinary and very rare combat photograph of South Africans in combat during the South West African/Angolan Border War. Here a South African Ratel 90 takes out a …

A number of Ratel IFVs and variants are now surplus to the requirements of the South African National Defence Force and are now for sale. These can be supplied in an as is condition or …

Development started in 1971 and production ran from 1976. The driver site up in the front of the vehicle behind three bullet proof windows, providing a 180 degree vision. These also have …

A combat loaded Ratel weighs in at 18 tons, is extremely versatile off-road and has been the basic infantry fighting vehicle of mechanised infantry groups in the Army for a number of years. …

The Ratel is the basic infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) of the South African National Defence Force's mechanized infantry battalions. Ratel is the Afrikaans name for the honey badger, which has a …

Mar 5, 2016 · SADF Ratel becomes a sea monster! How this SADF Ratel IFV landed up in the ocean is told by Lt Mike Muller (Translated by WO1 Dennis Green from the original Afrikaans)