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|  | South African main battle tank which is essentially a modernised Centurion Mk V. It has a new fire control system and a 105mm gun for which it carries 72 rounds. The secondary armament consists of a 7.62mm machine gun co-axial with the main gun and another mounted at the commander's cupola. Post your comments and feedback on the Olifant Mk I A here... |
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| aa. | Vehicle | Olifant Mk 1A |
| ab. | Weight | 56 tonnes combat loaded;
1.10 kg/sqcm ground pressure |
| ac. | Length | 9.83 m (gun forward);
8.61 m (gun in travelling position) |
| ad. | Width | 3.38 m (with side plates);
3.28 m (side plates removed) |
| ae. | Height | 2.94 m |
| af. | Crew | 4 |
| ag. | Armour | |
| ah. | Primary Armament | 105mm GT3 semi-automatic gun with 72 rounds |
| ai. | Secondary Armament | 1 x 7.62 mm co-axial MG;
1 x 7.62 mm GPMG on commander's cupola;
8 x 81 mm smoke grenade launchers;
5600 rounds 7.62mm |
| aj. | Engine | V-12 29-litre turbo-charged diesel delivering 551 kW at 2300 rpm |
| ak. | Power/Weight | 10.4 kW/t |
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| al. | Suspension | Tracked; with Horstmann suspension |
| am. | Transmission | Semi-automatic gearbox with 5 forward gears and 2 reverse |
| an. | Brakes | |
| ao. | Tyres | |
| ap. | Track | 2,641 m |
| aq. | Wheelbase | |
| ar. | Driveline | |
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| as. | Operating Range | 250 km (road);
200 km (off-road) |
| at. | Speed-Offroad | 30 km/h |
| au. | Speed-Road | 45 km/h |
| av. | Fuel Capacity | 1240 litres |
| aw. | Fuel Consumption | 20 hours; Road-running: 250 km |
| ax. | Fuel Type | Diesel |
| ay. | Clearance | 50.8 cm) |
| az | Gradient | 30% |
| ba. | Side Slope | 13,5° |
| bb. | Vertical Step | 91.4 cm |
| bc. | Trench | 3.45 m |
| bd. | Fording | 1.2 m; 2.74 m with preparation |
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