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SA Army Project Hoefyster
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A variety of stowage bins has
been provided for tools and
equipment, to keep them out of
harms way when operating in
thick bush |
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All personal kit will be
stowed in zipped bins behind the
inward-facing seats, making for
a cleaner and safer compartment.
That came at the cost of
dropping direct vision and
firing ports, which also,
however, improves protection |
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The section’s support weapons
and some of its reserve
ammunition are stowed in the
tail door, out of the way and
readily accessible |
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The breech-loaded 60 mm
mortar should prove to also be a
useful direct fire weapon |
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The 30 mm CamGun offers the
advantages of an
externally-powered cannon
without the potential problems
of chain-driven guns. It should
also prove capable of dealing
with most threats short of
battle tanks |
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Using a manned turret rather
than a remotely-operated weapon
station will ensure that the
Badger’s crew have good
situation awareness even in
close terrain, where ‘corner of
the eye’ vision can utterly
outperform the best sights |
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A truck mounted version of
the LEO could be an option for
the light, air-delivered forces
that are needed for intervention
operations |
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Denel has developed a full
range of long-range ammunition
for the new105 mm gun, with
better terminal effect on
unarmoured targets than the
standard 155 mm shells |
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Denel and General Dynamics
Land Systems in the United
States have jointly developed a
self-propelled version for light
mechanised forces. It does not
take much to imagine that turret
on a Badger |
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The key to accurate long
range: The base bleed motor that
smoothes the airflow at the base
of the projectile |
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One major design driver for
the self-propelled 105 mm
artillery system was the need to
fit into the C-130 Hercules to
facilitate quick intra-theatre
deployment |
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The envisaged ultra-light
version of the LEO would give
airborne and helicopter-inserted
forces unparalleled firepower |
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The modular charge system is
more flexible and safer than the
conventional cases or bags |
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Another example of optimised
technology is South Africa’s
long-range artillery, G6,
developed to meet the demands of
operations under conditions of
very low force density |
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