Eland armoured car information

Eland Mk7
Eland Mk7
	Eland Mk7 at the Tempe School of Armour, Bloemfontein
Type	Armoured car
Place of origin	South Africa
Service history
In service	1962–1994 (South Africa); 1967–present (other)
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Angolan Civil War; Rhodesian Bush War; 1981 Entumbane Uprising; South African Border War; Western Sahara War; Second Congo War; Chadian Civil War; Northern Mali conflict; Boko Haram insurgency;
Production history
Designer	Sandock-Austral
Designed	1962
Manufacturer	Sandock-Austral; Reumech OMC
Produced	1964 – 1986
No. built	1,600
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Mass	6 tonnes (6.6 short tons; 5.9 long tons)
Length	5.12 m (16 ft 10 in)
length	4.04 m (13 ft 3 in) (hull)
Width	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Height	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Crew	3 (commander, driver, gunner)
Main; armament	90mm Denel GT-2 (29 rounds); OR; 60mm K1 mortar (56 rounds)
Secondary; armament	2x 7.62mm M1919 Browning machine guns (2400 - 3800 rounds)
Engine	Chevrolet 153 2.5 L (150 in3) inline 4-cylinder water-cooled petrol
Transmission	6-speed manual constant mesh
Suspension	Independent 4X4; active trailing arms
Ground clearance	380 mm (1 ft 3 in)
Fuel capacity	142 L (38 US gal)
Operational; range	450 km (280 mi)
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)

The Eland is an air-portable^[10] light armoured car based on the Panhard AML.^[9] Designed and built for long-range reconnaissance,^[11] it mounts either a 60mm (2.4 in) breech-loading mortar or a Denel 90mm (3.5 in) gun on a very compact chassis.^[9]^[12] Although lightly armoured, the vehicle's permanent 4X4 drive makes it faster over flat terrain than many tanks.^[13]

The Eland was developed for the South African Defence Force (SADF) in South Africa's first major arms programme since World War II, with prototypes completed in 1963.^[14] By 1991, 1,600 examples had been built for home and export;^[6] prominent foreign operators included Morocco and Zimbabwe.^[2] Local overhauls incorporating lessons from internal operations have resulted in a vehicle capable of withstanding the unforgiving Southern African environment and highly mobile operational style of the SADF.^[8]

^ Armoured Car, Eland Mk7/90 (RSA) (Gate exhibit), South African Armour Museum, Bloemfontein: South African National Defence Force, 2014
^ ^a ^b "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
^ ^a ^b "Lesakeng". South African Armour Museum. 2012-12-06. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
^ Henk, Daniel (2006). South Africa's armaments industry: continuity and change after a decade of majority rule (2006 ed.). University Press America. p. 164. ISBN 978-0761834823.
^ Ogorkiewicz, Richard (2015). Tanks: 100 Years of Evolution. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781472806703.
^ ^a ^b ^c Landgren, Signe (1989). Embargo Disimplemented: South Africa's Military Industry (1989 ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 83–88. ISBN 978-0-19-829127-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Heitman, Helmoed-Römer. South African Armed Forces. Buffalo Publications 1990. ISBN 0-620-14878-0 p 44.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Heitman, Helmoed-Römer. South African Arms and Armour - A concise guide to armaments of the South African Army, Navy, and Air Force. Struik Publishers 1988. ISBN 0-86977-637-1 p 44-45.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Restoration of the Eland-60". Sandstone Estates. 2012-12-06. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
^ "Fact file: Rooikat armoured car". Defence Web. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
^ "AML-90". 61mech.org.za. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
^ Cite error: The named reference Bell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "How Green We Were". Sentinel Projects. 2000. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
^ Christopher F. Foss (2001). Jane's Armour and Artillery (2002 ed.). Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd. pp. 244–245. ISBN 978-0710623096.

[Gate-1] Armoured Car, Eland Mk7/90 (RSA) (Gate exhibit), South African Armour Museum, Bloemfontein: South African National Defence Force, 2014

[trade-2] "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2013-06-20.

[lesakeng-3] "Lesakeng". South African Armour Museum. 2012-12-06. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-06-18.

[Henk-4] Henk, Daniel (2006). South Africa's armaments industry: continuity and change after a decade of majority rule (2006 ed.). University Press America. p. 164. ISBN 978-0761834823.

[Evolution-5] Ogorkiewicz, Richard (2015). Tanks: 100 Years of Evolution. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781472806703.

[Landgren-6] Landgren, Signe (1989). Embargo Disimplemented: South Africa's Military Industry (1989 ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 83–88. ISBN 978-0-19-829127-5.

[Heitman-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Heitman, Helmoed-Römer. South African Armed Forces. Buffalo Publications 1990. ISBN 0-620-14878-0 p 44.

[Heitman2-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Heitman, Helmoed-Römer. South African Arms and Armour - A concise guide to armaments of the South African Army, Navy, and Air Force. Struik Publishers 1988. ISBN 0-86977-637-1 p 44-45.

[Sandstone-9] "Restoration of the Eland-60". Sandstone Estates. 2012-12-06. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved 2013-06-18.

[Defence-10] "Fact file: Rooikat armoured car". Defence Web. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2013-06-18.

[61Mech-11] "AML-90". 61mech.org.za. Retrieved 2013-06-18.

[Bell-12] Cite error: The named reference Bell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Green-13] "How Green We Were". Sentinel Projects. 2000. Retrieved 2013-08-09.

[Jane1-14] Christopher F. Foss (2001). Jane's Armour and Artillery (2002 ed.). Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd. pp. 244–245. ISBN 978-0710623096.

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