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SA Forces Vehicle Specifications |
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| These specifications are compiled from a database of specifications that I have been working on for some time. Still very much a Work in Progress, though... |
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| a. | Vehicle | Eland-60 | Eland-90 Mk 7 | Ferret Scout Car Mk I | Ferret Scout Car Mk II | Saracen | Saracen Armoured Ambulance |
| b. | Weight | 5 200 kg | 6 tonnes (5481 kg unloaded) | 3.7 t | 4.2 t | 10170 kg | |
| c. | Length | 4.04 m | 4.04 m; 5.12 m (gun forward) | 3.7 m | 3.8 m | 5233 mm | |
| d. | Width | 2.015 m | 2.015 m | 1.91 m | 1.91 m | 2539 mm | |
| e. | Height | 1.88 m | 2,25 m | 1.48 m | 1.88 m | 2463 mm | |
| f. | Crew | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2+10 | |
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| g. | Armour | | | | | | |
| h. | Primary Armament | 60 mm breech-loading mortar in a 2-man turret | 90mm Denel GT-2 gun | 7.62mm GPMG if fitted
.30 M1919 Browning machine gun | 7.62mm GPMG if fitted
.30 M1919 Browning machine gun | 7.62 mm GPMG | |
| i. | Secondary Armament | 1 x 7.62 mm MG (coaxial), 7.62 mm MG (anti-aircraft), 1 x 7.62 mm GPMG on the turret roof | 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 | None | None | 7.62 mm GPMG | |
| j. | Engine | General Motors 2.5 l (150 cu in) inline 4-cylinder water-cooled petrol | General Motors 2.5 l (150 cu in) inline 4-cylinder water-cooled petrol | Rolls Royce B60 Inlet over Exhaust I6 petrol
130 hp (97 kW) | Rolls Royce B60 Inlet over Exhaust I6 petrol
130 hp (97 kW) | 160 h.p. | |
| k. | Power/Weight | 12.6 kW/t | 12.6 kW/t | 35.1 hp/tonne | 35.1 hp/tonne | 15.73 h.p./t | |
| l. | Suspension | Wheeled 4x4. Fully independent, active trailing arms, coil springs and shock absorbers | Wheeled 4x4; Fully independent, active trailing arms, coil springs and shock absorbers | Wheeled 4x4 | Wheeled 4x4 | Wheeled 6x6 | |
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| m. | Transmission | 6-speed manual gearbox , 6 forward gears and 1 reverse. Permanent 4 x 4 | 6-speed manual gearbox , 6 forward gears and 1 reverse. Permanent 4 x 4 | | | | |
| n. | Brakes | Dual-circuit, parking, crawl and exhaust brake | Dual-B32circuit, parking, crawl and exhaust brake | | | | |
| o. | Tyres | 4 + 1 12,00 x 16 M, run flat | 4 + 1 12,00 x 16 M, run flat | | | | |
| p. | Track | 1,62 m | 1,62 m | 1539 mm | 1539 mm | | |
| q. | Wheelbase | 2,5 m | 2,5 m | 2286 mm | 2286 mm | 1524 mm | |
| r. | Driveline | | | | | | |
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| s. | Operating Range | 450 km at 80 km/h; 250 km Cross country | 450 km at 80 km/h; 250 km Cross country | 310 km | 310 km | 700 km | |
| t. | Speed-Offroad | 30 km/h | 25 km/h | | | | |
| u. | Speed-Road | 90 km/h | 85 km/h | 93 km/h | 93 km/h | 72 km/h | |
| v. | Fuel Capacity | 143 litres | 143 litres | 95 litres | 95 litres | 200 litres | 200 litres |
| w. | Fuel Consumption | 29 litres/100km | 29 litres/100km | 96 litres/100km | 96 litres/100km | 57 litres/100km | 57 litres/100km |
| x. | Fuel Type | Petrol (R) | Petrol (R) | Petrol (R) | Petrol (R) | Petrol (R) | Petrol (R) |
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| y. | Clearance | 400 mm | 380 mm | 330 mm | 330 mm | 432 mm | |
| z | Gradient | 60% | 60% | 46% | 46% | 60% | |
| za. | Side Slope | 13.5° | 30% | | | 30% | |
| zb. | Vertical Step | 0,3 m | 0,3 m | 406 mm | 406 mm | 460 mm | |
| zc. | Trench | 0,5 m | 0,5 m | 1220 mm | 1220 mm | | |
| zd. | Fording | 0,615 m or 0,82 m with fording plate | 0,615 m or 0,82 m with fording plate | 914 mm | 914 mm | | |
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