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The Eland-90 was the standard armoured car of the SA Army's armoured car regiments and the reconnaissance troops of the tank regiment. Developed from the Panhard AML-90 by stages since the early 1960s, with various improvements having been incorporated into each successive batch. It has a two-seater turret with a 90mm low-velocity gun and 7.62 machine-gun coaxially mounted. Crewed by three men, the commander, gunner, and driver, Its armour only protects against small-arms fire and shrapnel. Weighing 6 tons when combat-loaded, it can achieve a road speed of 90 km/h and has a road range of 450 kms. Originally designed as a light patrol vehicle, the Eland has been used as a conventional reconnaissance vehicle, as a tank hunter and as an assault gun. The Eland armoured cars were nicknamed 'Noddy Cars' by the South African soldiers.
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SADF Eland-90 Armoured Car
Scotia 1/300th scale miniature supplied and painted by Johan Schoeman of the Peninsula Wargames Group
| Specifications |
| Weight |
6 tonnes |
| Length |
4.04 m; 5.12 m (gun forward) |
| Width |
2.015 m |
| Height |
2.5 m |
| Crew |
3 |
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| Primary armament |
90 mm low-recoil gun |
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| Secondary armament |
1 x 7.62 mm MG (coaxial), 7.62 mm MG (anti-aircraft), 1 x 7.62 mm MG (anti-aircraft), 4 x 2 smoke grenade dischargers |
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| Engine |
4-cylinder 2.5-litre petrol |
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| Power/weight |
10.6 kW/t |
| Suspension |
Wheeled 4x4, 380mm clearance |
| Operational Rnge |
450 km |
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| Speed |
90 km/h (road); 30 km/h (off-road) |
For more detail on the Eland Armoured Car, see Wikipedia.com
Order this and other miniatures from SA Miniatures:
Scotia 1/300th Scale Modern South African Forces: Eland 90 A/C
Scotia 1/300th Scale Modern South African Forces: Eland 60 A/C w/60mm mortar P1
Scotia 1/300th Scale Modern South African Forces: Eland 20 A/C
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