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  • Rooikat
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  • 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.
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Length
  • with gun forward
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vehicle range
  • 1000.0
Origin
  • South Africa
Speed
  • Off-road: 50 km/h
  • Road: 120 km/h
Secondary Armament
  • 2
Service
  • 1990
Name
  • Rooikat
Type
Caption
  • Rooikat 105
primary armament
  • 1
  • Muzzle velocity: > 1600m/s.
Weight
  • 28.0
pw ratio
  • 14.890000
Height
  • turret roof
Engine
  • 10
production date
  • 1989
design date
  • 1976
engine power
  • 414
Suspension
  • 8
is vehicle
  • yes
Crew
  • 4
abstract
  • 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.