Rooikat

Rooikat

PaeseSud Africa
digitareWheeled armoured fighting vehicle
FotografoJacques Pienaar
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Galleria fotografica di un Rooikat, The Rooikat (Afrikaans for “Caracal”; literally “Red cat”) is a wheeled armoured fighting vehicle built in South Africa for the South African Army. It was designed for combat reconnaissance and seek and destroy operations. Its secondary roles include combat support, anti-armour and anti-guerrilla operations. The Rooikat is intended for deep penetration missions, so the wheeled design was needed for speed and to counter sandy desert conditions that might slow tracked vehicles.

fonte: Rooikat on Wikipedia

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The Rooikat armoured fighting vehicle is a product of South Africa’s experience in counter-insurgency and conventional warfare. It was developed to meet the need for a fast and agile reconnaissance vehicle that could operate in diverse terrain and engage enemy tanks at long range. The Rooikat is an 8×8 wheeled vehicle with a fully independent suspension and a powerful diesel engine that allows it to reach speeds of up to 120 km/h on road and 60 km/h off-road. The vehicle has a low profile and a high degree of mobility, making it difficult to detect and target.
The main armament of the Rooikat is a 76 mm or 105 mm rifled gun, mounted in a two-man turret with a stabilised fire control system. The gun can fire various types of ammunition, including armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot (APFSDS), high-explosive squash head (HESH), high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), and smoke rounds. The gun can also fire the same ammunition as the Oto Melara 76 naval gun, with minor modifications. The Rooikat has a secondary armament of two 7.62 mm machine guns, one coaxial and one on the commander’s cupola. The vehicle also has eight 81 mm smoke grenade launchers for self-protection.
The Rooikat has a crew of four: driver, commander, gunner, and loader. The driver sits in the front left of the hull, while the other three crew members are located in the turret. The vehicle is equipped with passive night vision devices, thermal imaging systems, laser rangefinder, global positioning system (GPS), and intercom. The vehicle has a combat weight of 28 tonnes and an operational range of 1,000 km. The Rooikat can cross a 2 m trench, climb a 60% gradient, and ford a 1.5 m water obstacle.
The Rooikat entered service with the South African Army in 1987 and was used in Operation Boleas, a 1998 intervention in Lesotho. The vehicle was also exported to Oman and Malaysia. The Rooikat is still in service with the South African Army, which plans to upgrade its fleet with new engines, transmissions, turrets, and weapons systems.

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