Draft:Weapons of South African Border War

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Equipment of the South African Forces

Infantry equipment

Name	Type	Users
Handguns
Star Model BS		SAA
TT-33^[1]		SASF
Browning Hi-Power^[1]		SASF
Makarov PM^[1]		SASF
Submachine guns
Milkor BXP		SAA, SASF
HK MP5^[1]		SASF
UZI^[1]		SASF, SAA
Škorpion vz. 61^[1]		SASF
Sterling-Patchett Mark 5^[1]		SASF
Rifles
Lee-Enfield		SAA
Battle rifles
FN FAL		SAA
HK G3		SAA
Vektor R1		SAA
Assault rifles
IMI Galil ARM	Assault Rifle	SAA
IMI Galil SAR	Carbine	SAA
Vektor R4	Assault Rifle	SAA
Vektor R5	Carbine	SAA
AKM	Assault Rifle	SASF, SAA
AMD-65		SASF

Machine guns
Bren light machine gun	LMG
FN MAG	MMG
SS-77	LMG
FN FAL HBAR	LMG
Browning MG4^[2]	MMG
HK21	LMG
Vickers machine gun	HMG
M2 Browning^[3]	HMG
PKM^[3]	LMG
DShKM^[2]	HMG
Grenade launchers
M79
Milkor MGL
Anti-tank weapons
M20 Super Bazooka^[3]
LRAC F1
RPG-7
Armburst		SASF
APILAS
M40A1^[3]
MILAN F1
ZT3^[3]
ENTAC
Grenades
M26 Hand Grenade
Mills 36 hand grenade
75 mm HEAT Rifle Grenade
Mines
R2M1 mine	anti-personnel mine
No 8 mine	anti-tank mine

EMLC Limpet Mines^[1]
EMLC POLYP Mines^[1]
SODA Mines^[1]
P-Charges^[1]

Ground Vehicles

Name	Type	Main Weapon	Secondary Weapon	Details	Users
Main Battle Tanks
Olifant Mk.1A^[2]	Main Battle Tank		Browning MG4		SAA
Armored Fighting Vehicles
Eland 60^[2]	Reconnaissance vehicle		Browning MG4		SAA
Eland 90^[2]	Reconnaissance vehicle		Browning MG4		SAA
Rooikat 76	Reconnaissance vehicle		Browning MG4		SAA
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Ratel 20^[2]	Infantry Fighting Vehicle	20mm Denel Land Systems GI-2	Browning MG4		SAA
Ratel 60^[2]	Infantry Fighting Vehicle	60mm Denel K1 mortar	Browning MG4		SAA
Ratel 90^[2]	Infantry Fighting Vehicle	90mm Denel GT-2	Browning MG4		SAA
Armoured personnel carriers
Buffel^[2]	MRAP	Browning MG4
Casspir^[2]	MRAP	Browning MG4
Bosvark^[3]	MRAP
Bulldog	MRAP	Browning MG4		Based on SAMIL 20	SAAF
Wolf II		M2 Browning	Browning MG4
Hippo		Browning MG4		Based on Bedford Trucks	SAP,SAA
Ribbok					SAP, Civilian
Engineering Vehicles
Withings 6x6^[2]	Armored Recovery Vehicle
Olifant ARV Mk.1A^[2]	Armored Recovery Vehicle
Logistics vehicles
SAMIL 20
SAMIL 50
SAMIL 100
UNIMOG^[2]
Blesbok	Armored Logistics Vehicle			Based on Casspir
Duiker	Armored Bowser			Based on Casspir
Bedford RL
Land Rover
Miscellaneous equipment
Ratel Command Vehicle^[2]	Command Vehicle	M2 Browning	Browning MG4
Rinkhals	MRAP Ambulance

Artillery Systems

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Calibre	Details	Users
Towed artillery
G1				88x292mm R
G2				140 mm
G4				155 mm NATO
G5				155 mm NATO
Self-propelled artillery
G6				155 mm NATO
Ratel 81				81 mm
Mortars
M1 60mm Mortar				60 mm
M3 81mm Mortar				81 mm
M4 60mm Commando Mortar				60 mm
M5 120mm Mortar				120 mm
Multiple Launch Rocket System
Valkiri MRLS				127 mm

Air Defence Systems

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Calibre	Details	Users
MANPADS
SA-7 Strela-2
Surface-to-Air Missiles Systems
Cactus
Hilda^[4]
Anti-aircraft guns
GAI-CO1
Oerlikon GDF-001
ZPU-1/2
ZU-23-2
Zastava M55

Aircraft

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Calibre	Details	Users
Fighter aircraft
Mirage IIICZ
Mirage IIIEZ
Mirage F1CZ
Attack Aircaft
Mirage F1AZ
Atlas Impala Mk.2
Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.Mk.50
English Electric Canberra B(1)12
North American T-6 Harvard
Reconnaissance aircraft
Mirage IIIRZ
Mirage IIIR2Z
Kentron Seeker 1			UAV
Liaison aircraft
AM.3CM Bosbok
Atlas C.4M Kudu
Cessna 185
Transport aircraft
Douglas Dakota
Douglas DC-4
Transall C-160Z
Lockheed C-130B Hercules
Boeing 707

Boeing 707
Helicopters
Aérospatiale Alouette III
Aérospatiale SA-330 Puma
Aérospatiale SA 321L Super Frelon
Westland Wasp

Naval Equipment

Name	Type	Operations
Small Boats
Klepper Kayaks
F470 Inflatable
Zodiac Mk 2
Zodiac Mk 3
Zodiac Mk 5
Zodiac K50
Barracuda Mk 1
Barracuda Mk 2
Submarines
SAS Emily Hobhouse		Operation Grocer Operation Density Operation Secundus Operation Afflux Operation Nike Operation Alfred Operation Bougainvilla Operation Marimba Operation Electrode
SAS Johanna van der Merwe		Operation Artist Operation Nobilis Operation Argon Operation Cide Operation Drosdy Operation Appliance
SAS Maria van Riebeeck		Operation Ginger Operation Keg Operation Radcol Operation Tonga
Strike Craft
SAS Jan Smuts (P1561)	Minister-class strike craft	Operation Drosdy Operation Radcol
SAS Jim Fouche (P1564)	Minister-class strike craft	Operation Kerslig Operation Keg Operation Nobilis Operation Argon
SAS Frans Erasmus (P1565)	Minister-class strike craft	Operation Amazon Operation Equatar Operation Marimba Operation Electrode
SAS Oswald Pirow (P1566)	Minister-class strike craft	Operation Amazon Operation Habit Operation Kerslig Operation Keg Operation Nobilis Operation Equatar
SAS Hendrik Mentz (P1567)	Minister-class strike craft	Operation Bougainvilla Operation Argon Operation Drosdy
SAS Kobie Coetzee (P1568)	Minister-class strike craft	Operation Bougainvilla Operation Drosdy
SAS Magnus Malan (P1569)	Minister-class strike craft	Operation Radcol
Frigates
SAS President Kruger	President Class Frigate	Operation Savanna
SAS President Steyn	President Class Frigate	Operation Savanna
Support ships
SAS Protea (A324)	Hecla-class survey vessel	Operation Kerslig Operation Bougainvilla Operation Nobilis Operation Argon
SAS Tafelberg	replenishment ship	Operation Savanna Operation Keg Operation Equatar Operation Drosdy Operation Radcol

ARO rebreathers
Oxyger-57

Aircraft