Centurion Rebuilt | Olifant Mk1B Main Battle Tank
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- By the late 1980s, South Africa had manufactured 153 Olifant Mk1A tanks, with two tank Squadrons, E and F, actively deployed during the South African Border War. These units participated in key operations such as Moduler, Hooper, and Packer (1987-1988), where the South African Defence Force (SADF) intervened to support their allies, UNITA (The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola), against Cuban and Soviet-backed FAPLA (People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola) forces.
Anticipating the need for a more formidable upgrade to the Olifant Mk1A, and amidst the formulation of requirements for a new generation Main Battle Tank, the South African arms industry embarked on the development of the Olifant Mk1B. Unveiled to the public in 1991, the Olifant Mk1B represented a comprehensive overhaul of its predecessor, tailored specifically for African landscapes and shaped by lessons learned from the South African Border War.
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Narrated by Ashley Shannon
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Great vid thankyou. I can't find any other information about the MK 2 Olifant that I'm curious about. I'm sure I read years ago in a magazine that the Mk2 was going to have a 120mm L44 gun instead of the 105mm. Did the Sth Africans try a 120mm L44 gun or thinking about it maybe in the book it may have been a mistake. Could you verify please have you in your research seen anything about it.
@@tasman006 No, the 120mm was never considered for the Olifant Mk2. The TTD was to be equipped with one and could even accommodate a 140mm.
unrelated question about an illustration on your website: are the color schemes of the British M5 halftrack (lend-lease version built by International Harverster) and the other British halftrack on the same page, both North Africa, based on existing photos? If so where can I find these pictures? And are there any other British North Africa halftrack color schemes available somewhere? Thanks
Great video, thanks.
I was serving in the SADF in 1989, either late February or March, when a MAN tank transporter delivered a Soviet T-72 to School of Armour in Bloemfontein.
Although it was supposed to be a secret, and was well covered by tarpaulins, two corporals, who were mates, snuck their two squads into the 'secure' warehouse housing the tank...
We were quite excited to look at this enemy beast up close.
If I recall correctly, the T-72 had been illegally purchased from Poland as the Iron Curtain was collapsing.
Obviously the new Olifant tank upgrade project had already started prior to the T-72's arrival for evaluation.
There were already numerous T-34's, T-55's etc at School of Armour captured mostly in Angola, that had been evaluated by the SADF.
Thank you for your service. 😊7
@@sirkermitthefirstoffrogeth9622 No thank you. I was serving the Apartheid regime at the time as a National Service conscript.
I may have wanted to be a soldier prior to serving, but the reality was they just wanted to teach me how to hate like they hated.
@@robert-trading-as-Bob69 While that is true, as a black South African, I respect those who answer the call to arms regardless of the Regime they fought for. Some might have malicious intent to inflict harm onto those they are fighting, some or a lot more did it to protect their family and or country. But, thank you for your perspective.
@@sirkermitthefirstoffrogeth9622 I found that I disliked blind hatred while in the army, and decided that all people deserve respect.
I suppose I should be grateful to the Afrikaaners for that lesson.
@@robert-trading-as-Bob69 ye, we all get lessons from weird places ig.
Centurion rolls on. The E-type of MBT's.
Whats an E-type?
@@somerandofilipino6957either an asteroid, a passenger carriage, a musician, or a sports car.
@@paleoph6168or the E type Submarine
Facing T 72s in centurions is ballsy to say the least...
Uptier gaming
More like suicidal
Not if your enemy is outright incompetent
A 105mm cannon can still knock out a t-72 with apfsds
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Well presented! Shows what a country under a severe arms embargo can do.
Ahhh the stem van Afrika❤😊
Hy bescherm die border.
(Only people from Suid Afrika and lived trough the borderwar will understand this. )
Baie dankie vir dit.
Groete uit Holland.
It is fascinating to see the inside of OMC. It looks exactly the same as the American defense contractors my Father was working for during this time, down to the hairy engineers with glasses fussing over drawings and drafts while hairy workers in coveralls fiddled with parts and machines on the factory floor.
Very good video
It be-dazzles my mind how anything gets done in South Africa anymore.
This was done during apartheid when things actually got done
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was it up your ass first, was it a targeted deposit or is it a metaphysical name ?
Well aren’t you the most precious thing…
@@jon9021 yeah
I have read it.
I have commented on your comment
my husband’s favorite tank!
Your husband has a unique taste my lady 😁
Centurion keeps marching on.
Good show.
The Centurion is such a classic design for me. It's great seeing how other nations built off of it and improved on it.
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Why need a machine gun when you have a 105mm ?
brah...
Infantry
Bumping my lad
At 10:33 you show the target practice apfsdst instead of the M9210 HE-T