Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.

Get Adobe Flash player

     
 
OTHER PRODUCTS
 
 
other armour
 
 
     

 

 

 
 
ROOIKAT 105 ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLE
 
 
SPECIFICATIONS
 
Crew
Configuration
Combat weight
Power-to-weight ratio
Length
Width
Height
Ground clearance
Track width
Angle of approach / departure
Max road speed
Cross country speed
Acceleration
Fuel capacity
Max road range
Fording depth
Gradient
Side slope
Vertical obstacle
Trench crossing

Engine
Transmission
Steering
Turning radius

Suspension
Tyres
Brakes

Electrical system
Armament

Smoke-laying equipment

Ammunition




Protection

Fire control


Gun control

Traverse
Gun elevation/depression

SIGHTING
Gunner


Commander



Loader
NBC System

4
8 x 8
28 500 kg
20 hp/t
8,80 m (with 105 mm gun)
2,9 m
2,8 m
0,43 m
2,415 m
45º / 60º
120 km/h
60 km/h
0 to 30 km/h in 9 seconds
540 litres
1 000 km
1,5 m
70% (forward and reverse)
30%
1 m (soil); 0,6 m (concrete)
2 m (crawl speed)
1 m (60 km/h)
V-10 water cooled turbocharged diesel developing 417 kW
Automatic; 6 forward and 1 reverse gears
Power assisted, front four wheels
25 m curb to curb (tarred surface)
15 m (tactical, using brake steering)
Internally driven trailing arms, coil springs and shock-absorbers
16,00 x R20 radial with run-flat inserts
Dual-circuit drums on all eight wheels, retarder on transmission, exhaust brake, crawl brake, park brake
24 V (6 batteries in 2 banks)
105 mm GT7 high-pressure, low recoil main rifled gun
7,62 coaxial machine gun
8 x 81 mm smoke grenade launchers, exhaust smoke screen generator
(main 32) (16 rounds in turret). Standard NATO (105 x 617 mm) high pressure ammunition (APFSDS, HESH, CANISTER, APDS, HEAT and HE)
2 800 (7,62 mm MG)
8 smoke grenades
Armour protection against 23 mm ammunition over 60º frontal arc,
remainder against 7,62 mm ammunition
Full solution integrated digital DLS Lyttelton proprietary system operated by commander or gunner affording fire on the move and hunter-killer capability
+28 V DC brushless motor system with inertially stablised digital control and manual back-up
360º.
+20º / -10º


Primary stabilised periscope sight with laser range finder intergraded into day channel plus thermal imager.
Telescopic articulated auxiliary sight back-up
Primary stabilised periscope panoramic sight with night vision (optional)
Display of gunner's thermal image
Observation cupola with 360º direct vision
Direct vision observation episcopes
Optional