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Infantry fighting vehicle
Ratel IFV is a infantry fighting vehicle originating in South Africa. The cited manufacturer or builder is Sandock Austral Reumech OMC.
South AfricaRatel IFV
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South Africa
See Operators
South African Border War Western Sahara War Operation Boleas African Union Mission to Somalia Boko Haram insurgency Central African Republic Civil War (2012–2014) Libyan Civil War (2014–present) Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Springfield Büssing
March 1972
Sandock Austral Reumech OMC
1976 – 1987
1,381
See Variants
18.5 tonnes (20.4 short tons ; 18.2 long tons ) (Ratel-20/Ratel-60) 19 tonnes (21 short tons ; 19 long tons ) (Ratel-90)
7.21 m (23 ft 8 in) (hull)
2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) (Ratel-20) 3.11 m (10 ft 2 in) (Ratel-60) 2.91 m (9 ft 7 in) (Ratel-90)
3 (commander, gunner, driver) + maximum 9 passengers
See Variants
7.62 mm Browning M1919 coaxial machine gun 7.62 mm Browning M1919 machine gun on rear ring mount 7.62 mm Browning M1919 machine gun on turret roof (Ratel-60/90) 3,600—6,000 stowed rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition
Büssing D 3256 BTXF six-cylinder turbocharged diesel 205 kW (275 hp) at 2,200 rpm
11.36 kW/t (0.00691 hp/lb)
0.34 m (1 ft 1 in)
530 L (140 US gal)
1,000 km (620 mi)
105 km/h (65 mph)
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Djibouti
Ghana
Jordan
Libya
Morocco
Rwanda
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Senegal
South Africa
Yemen
Zambia
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.21 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Ratel IFV equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
CameroonReported count for Ratel 20. Service scope: Cameroon Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 12. Origin: South Africa. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2021), not the article revision. 2021 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Central African RepublicReported count for Ratel-90. Service scope: Army equipment; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 2. Origin: South Africa. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2013), not the article revision. Cited source 2013-04-05; 2013 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
DjiboutiReported count for Ratel IFV. Service scope: Djiboutian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 20. Origin: South Africa. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
GhanaReported count for Ratel-90 / Ratel-20. Service scope: Ghana Army; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 24 / quantity: 15. Origin: South Africa. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-02-13. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Jordan
LibyaReported count for Ratel IFV · Ratel 20 Ratel 60. Service scope: Libyan Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 2. Origin: Republic of South Africa (1961–1994). The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
MoroccoReported count for Ratel IFV. Service scope: Royal Moroccan Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 60. Origin: Union of South Africa. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Rwanda
SenegalReported count for Ratel IFV. Service scope: Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 26. Origin: South Africa. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2016), not the article revision. 2016 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
South Africa
Yemen
ZambiaReported count for Ratel. Service scope: Zambian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 14. Origin: South Africa. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Ghana, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Rwanda, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Senegal, South Africa, Yemen, Zambia
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