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Olifant MK1A

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The Centurion tank was the South African MBT since 1957, 250 Mk 2 and Mk 3 were purchased bought directly from the UK, but after a later government veto, Mk.5 were obtained from India and Jordan. But in 1970 the UN imposed an ever-more-restrictive arms embargo due to its apartheid practices and repeated human rights violations, forcing the government of Pretoria to develop its own arms industry (with some covered help from Israel, France and the United States) to upgrade the Centurion. The long, protracted Border Wars in Namibia and Angola also gave the impediment to pursue and fund these upgrade programs. In 1972 already, a SADF (South African Defence Forces) Centurion was experimentally fitted with a 810 hp V-12 petrol engine with injection, coupled to a new three-speed automatic transmission. The Skokiaan prototype program was however halted after only eight further conversions. It was followed by the Semel program in 1974, refurbishing the eight Skokiaan, and converting more Centurions with a modified engine and other improvements. This Centurion Mk.5A/Semel counted a total of 35 conversions, soon used operationally. This was followed in 1976 by the more ambitious Olifant Mk.1, leading to a prototype the same year, and two others in 1977 and 1978. This program was carried out by OMC Engineering (Pty) Limited (Olifant Manufacturing Company), known today as Reumech OMC. Infomations about the Israelis Shot program (Local Centurion conversion) also helped greatly this firm to achieve its objectives
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Olifant Mark 1B specifications,

Dimensions (l-w-h): 8.29 oa x 3.55 x 2.94 m
Total weight, battle ready: 58 Tons
Crews: 4 (2 Drivers/gunners, Commander, loader)
Propulsion: V-12 Rolls-Royce Meteor 4B diesel, 950 hp – 16.38 hp/ton
Suspensions: Torsion arms
Top Speed: 58 kph(30 mph) on flat
Range (road) - 500 km (280 mi)
Armament: 105 mm L7 rifled cannon 68 rds
2 x 7,9 mm (0.3 in) 2000 rds
Armour: Spaced RHA. No data available.
Total Production: 224