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Fact file: G6 L45 self-propelled towed gun-howitzer
The 2010 edition of the International Institute for Strategic Studies' Military Balance publication lists the South African Artillery as currently employing two...
Fact file: Denel FV2 Bateleur Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)
The FV2 Bateleur is the standard multiple launch rocket system (MLRS)of the South African Artillery. Development and production started after the end of the...
Fact file: G5 L45 towed gun-howitzer
The 2010 edition of the International Institute for Strategic Studies' Military Balance publication lists the South African Artillery as currently employing six...
Fact file: Military rank
The origin of military rank makes for interesting reading, both in terms of the hierarchy (if a major is senior to a...
Fact file: Denel ZT3 Ingwe precision guided missile
The Ingwe (Leopard) missile and associated launch systems were developed in the 1980s under Project Raleigh as a "long-range indigenous antitank guided...
Fact file: MBDA Milan precision guided misile
The MBDA (formerly Euromissile) Milan (Missile d´infanterie léger antichar = light infantry antitank missile) started life in 1962 and the second-generation of...
Fact file: M40A1 recoilless rifle
The M40 was developed in the 1950s as a lightweight, portable, crew-served 105mm antitank weapon. It has served the South African infantry...
Fact file: Bazalt RPG-7 rocket propelled grenade and launcher
The Rocket Propelled Grenade (model) 7 (RPG-7) is a widely-produced, portable, shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade weapon first deployed from June 1961, when...
Fact file: Denel Z88 pistol
The Z88 is a copy of the Italian Beretta 92F and is the standard service pistol of the South African military. It...
Fact file: FN MAG GPMG
The FN MAG is a 7.62x51mm calibre general purpose machine gun designed by Ernest Vervier at Fabrique Nationale (FN) at Herstal in...
Additional troop deployment is welcome and shows the need for a strong SANDF
The announcement on Wednesday 14 July that 25 000 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will be deployed to help counter...