The Rooikat is a wheeled armored fighting vehicle built in South Africa for the South African Army. It was designed for combat reconnaissance which entails aggressive seek and destroy operations. Its secondary roles are combat support, anti-armour and anti-guerrilla operations. The Rooikat is not a pure reconnaissance vehicle, but rather its role was envisaged as the fighting core of the deep penetration units of the South African Army. Due the need of raids in areas like Namibia, a wheeled armored vehicle was required, since the tank was too slow and cumbersome.

Production history

Designed to replace the Eland but came too late for the war in Angola. It has incorporated all the lessons learnt from the bush war

Variants

• Rooikat 76
• Rooikat 105 - GT7 105mm anti-tank gun

Operators

South Africa

Combat history

External links

• Manufacturer's website (http://www.alvisomc.co.za)