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Armoured vehicles1987–present
Armoured fighting vehicle
Rooikat is a armoured fighting vehicle originating in South Africa. Reported operators include South Africa, South African National Defence Force.
South AfricaRooikat
Bob Adams from George, South Africa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedArmoured fighting vehicle
South Africa
1987–present
Operation Boleas
1982
1987–2020
28 t (28 long tons; 31 short tons)
7.1 m (23 ft 4 in) 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) with gun forward
2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) turret roof
4
Denel GT-4 (Based off of the Oto Melara) L/62 rifled gun
2 x MG4 7.62 mm machine guns; 8 x 81 mm smoke grenade dischargers
10-cylinder water-cooled diesel 414 kW (555 hp)
14.89 kW (19.97 hp)/t
8×8 wheeled, Fully independent active trailing arm
1000 km (621 mi)
Road: 120 km/h (75 mph) Off-road: 60 km/h (37 mph)
South Africa
South African National Defence Force
Apartheid South Africa
South African Defence Force
BAE Systems 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Spanish Wikipedia Wikimedia import URL https://es.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rooikat&oldid=118592178
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 7.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 7.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 7.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 7.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 7.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Rooikat equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
South AfricaApproximate count for Rooikat. Service scope: South African 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: ~ 242 acquired ~ 174 retained (2026 est.). Origin: South Africa. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. Cited source 2025-11-19. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
South Africa, South African National Defence Force
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