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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
Eland armoured carlarger figure on 0 of 3
Praga V3Slarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.12 m (16 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Eland armoured car | Praga V3S |
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| Type | Armoured car[source] | — |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | — |
| In service | 1962–1994 (South Africa) 1967–present (other)[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| 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[source] | — |
| Designer |
6.91 m (272 in)[source]
Mass
Single source6 tonnes (6.6 short tons ; 5.9 long tons )[source]
commander, driver, gunner
Single source3 (commander, driver, gunner)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source100 km/h (62 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source450 km (280 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Sandock-Austral[source]
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| Designed | 1962[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Sandock-Austral Reumech OMC[source] | Praga[source] |
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| Produced | 1964 – 1986[source] | — |
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| No. built | 1,600[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 90mm Denel GT-2 (29 rounds) OR 60mm K1 mortar (56 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 2x 7.62mm M1919 Browning machine guns (2400 - 3800 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Engine | Chevrolet 153 2.5 L (150 in 3 ) inline 4 -cylinder water-cooled petrol[source] | 7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel[source] |
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| Transmission | 6-speed manual constant mesh[source] | 4-step[source] |
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| Suspension | Independent 4X4 ; active trailing arms[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 380 mm (1 ft 3 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 142 L (38 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Former operator · South Africa | South Africa[source] | — |
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| Former operator · South West Africa | South West Africa[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Rhodesia | Rhodesia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Portugal | Portugal[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | Eland[source] | — |
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| Production | — | 1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)[source] |
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| Layout | — | 6×6[source] |
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| Curb weight | — | 5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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