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South African security forces, 1965 - 1991.

Road in Namibia/SWA during the border war.

South African security forces, 1965 - 1991.

Destroyed T-55 tanks in Angola.

Interesting OP...but as was proved in Rhodesia the concept of "strategic hamlets" ie separating insurgents from the population to deprive them of support doesn't always work. The Rhodesian Security Forces thought they would 'solve' their problem by moving civilians from ops areas into protected...

C'est l'Afrique.

I've seen that same Saracen myself - it's a training target/mock up with a dummy gun from the AML armoured cars. Now on display at Sandstone Estates, near Ficksburg in RSA. Fully restored, still runs and drives well. The 90mm cannon obviously doesn't work, there's no firing mechanism plus no...

Panhard AML-90: Saracen armoured car -

Sphinx 300 - Being an EU design, insanely expensive - but legendarily reliable, not a lot of complicated parts, and robust as hell. Incredible accuracy. Favoured by speed shooters and other champion sportsmen, also SWAT teams and Malaysian commandos. As for other handguns, personally I...

Examples of big guns on wheeled LAFVs: And of course, personal favourite, Panhard AML: 90mm, 60mm, and 76mm high-velocity cannon are easy fits on LAV-type platforms - thanks to advancements in stabilisers, recoil control, etc. And all of them are at least capable of destroying a T-72...

I think a problem with the war in Vietnam was incidents like this happening because the men patrolling the bush were conscripts rotated out on a regular basis. Just when the US troops were figuring out how to fight the VC/NVA, they would be sent home and fresh-faced oakes sent to replace them...

There is something to be said for light armoured vehicles (LAFVs) with big guns being used as ersatz tanks or tank destroyers. Not the easiest solution but if you're a developing country worried about the cost of MBTs it can be done. I remember when over here in RSA we were still training on...

Blackwater wasn't founded with the aim of conducting "espionage" and "military operations in crisis-hit regions across the world". Xe's a private security firm that handles client protection, diplomat bodyguard services, logistics support for military aircraft and vehicles - that sort of thing...

Rwandan Defence Force (RDF) -

South African Air Force (SAAF): Seven MiG-21 and MiG-23 aircraft were shot down over Angola in the 1980s border war. Although the SAAF Mirages were older and less maneuverable, in well-trained hands they were more than a match for the enemy Cuban and Russian pilots:

Buffel Armoured Personnel Carrier - Casspir - Ratel IFV -

Pictures of the Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA):

Namibian security forces, past and present:

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Zimbabwean defence forces, past and present: