South African Defence Force: Armoured assault
The SADF main battle tank was the "Olifant". Based on the British "Centurion", it carried a 105 mm gun, had improved mobility in addition to other modifications. While able to match any Soviet equivalent deployed in Sub-Saharan Africa at the time, it remained an improvisation. Also featured in this video is the G 6 155 mm self-propelled howitzer. While superior to anything that the Angolan side could put in the field, there were rather few actually deployed at the time. The backbone of the artillery during operations in Angola therefore continued to be the G 5. The last part of the video features mechanised infantry.
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National War Museum South Africa - Africa Travel Channel
http://www.africa-24.com The South African National Museum of Military History provides a home for the memory and study of all military conflict in which South Africans have partaken. It affords visitors a rare opportunity to view the actual artifacts of our often-turbulent past. The museum is home to a reference library, archives and photographic archives and holds a large and unique collection of books, pamphlets, journals, archival documents, photographs, audio-visuals and maps, with friendly staff to assist information-seekers. Aircraft, armour, artillery, medical, naval and engineering equipment as well as small arms, medals, badges and uniforms are presented, bringing to light new information about specimens of bygone eras and preserving this knowledge for future generations. In fact, the museum houses some of the rarest military equipment in the world, notably the world-famous Messerschmitt ME262 jet aircraft of World War 2.
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