Notes: This South African vehicle is the predecessors of the Casspir in service, and over 2400 of them were built. Small amounts were supplied to Sri Lanka for use in their civil war with the Tamil rebels. The cab has a single seat, and the hull is shaped, like the Casspir, to deflect mine blasts, and the hull sits high off the ground. An AV rating of 8 is used for the floor of the vehicle, and the suspension rating is one higher against mine blasts. A Buffel damaged by a single mine blast can be put back into action one hour later if spare parts and tools are available. Two versions of the Buffel are available; the Mk 1 has an open top, and the Mk 2 has a fully enclosed troop compartment with a hatch for the commander that has a twin machinegun mount.

Notes: This is a later version of the Buffel, not used by the South African Army, but used by the South African Air Force for airfield security. As a version of the Buffel, all of the anti-mine features of the Buffel apply to the Bulldog. Only open-topped versions were made, and the only means of getting into or out of the vehicle is to go over the sides. As the cab is incorporated into the passenger compartment, this is also the only way for the driver to get into or out of the vehicle. There is a weapon mount for a machinegun. The Bulldog is somewhat larger and heavier than the Buffel.

Notes: This is a South African wheeled armored personnel carrier designed for cross-country mobility and mine protection. When a Casspir runs over a mine, consider the vehicle to have an extra point of damage rating for suspension purposes, and use double the heaviest armor rating for the floor of the vehicle. Time required to repair the vehicle after a mine detonation is only one hour per mine detonated, assuming appropriate spare parts and tools are available. Versions were originally built without roofs, but newer versions built or modified for the internal security role have armored roofs with hatches. There are doors on either side of the cab as well. The seats have 4-point harnesses, in case a mine blast throws the vehicle over. The Casspir was built for long patrols, and is equipped with a 200-liter water tank for the crew. The Casspir is one of the most numerous armored vehicles in the South African inventory, and is also used by Namibia and Peru.

Notes: This is an armored, mine-protected truck based on the SAMIL 100 chassis. Double the normal armor rating of the highest face is applied against mine attacks, and the suspension is considered one higher against mine attacks. The entire cab is protected by the highest armor rating, and the rest of the vehicle is mild steel. The cab is enclosed, but the cargo area is open-topped.

Notes: This patrol vehicle is based on a Unimog truck chassis, with armor added. The entry for the crew and troops is at the rear through a large door. The seats have four-point harnesses. Five passengers sit on the left and four on the right side of the rear. The commander has a hatch on the roof with a weapon mount. The windows are bullet resistant. The Mamba is also used as an ambulance, command vehicle, VIP transport, and logistics vehicle.

Notes: A wheeled, infantry fighting vehicle designed in the early 1970s to circumvent the arms embargo of South Africa. The vehicle is equipped with a turret-mounted 20mm autocannon, a coaxial MG-4, another MG-4 (C), and yet another MG-4 pintle-mounted on the rear roof (manned by the infantry squad). Main entrance to the passenger compartment is via a large door on either side of the vehicle. There is also a driver’s hatch on the front deck, hatches for the commander and gunner on top of the turret, and eight hatches on the rear deck. There are four firing ports on each side that will accept any assault rifle or submachinegun. The Ratel 20 is used by South Africa and has been sold to undisclosed countries.

The Ratel 12.7 Command is a command version of the Ratel armored personnel carrier. The Ratel 12.7 has a two-man turret with an M-2HB, and a MAG in a mount on the rear roof. The command Ratel has three radios, a tape recorder with time injection, a combined receiver and cassette recorder, internal loudspeakers, a PA system, a pneumatic radio mast, and map boards.

The Ratel 60 is a wheeled infantry support vehicle designed in the early 1970s to circumvent the arms embargo of South Africa during apartheid. The vehicle is equipped with a turret-mounted 60mm Gun/Mortar, a coaxial MG-4, another MG-4 (C), and yet another pintle-mounted on the rear deck and manned by the infantry squad the Ratel 60 normally carries. Main entrance to the passenger compartment is via a large door on either side of the vehicle. There is also a driver’s hatch on the front deck, hatches for the commander and gunner on the turret deck, and eight hatches over the passenger compartment (four to a side of the deck). There are four firing ports on each side that will accept any assault rifle or submachinegun. The Ratel 60 is used by South Africa and has been sold to several undisclosed countries.

The Ratel 90 is a wheeled fire support vehicle designed in the mid-1970s to circumvent the arms embargo of South Africa during apartheid. The vehicle is equipped with a turret-mounted 90mm gun, a coaxial MG-4 (the South African-made version of the MAG), another MG-4 (C), and yet another MG-4 pintle-mounted on the rear deck. Main entrance to the passenger compartment (not normally used) is via a large door on either side of the vehicle. There is also a driver’s hatch on the front hull deck, hatches for the commander and gunner on top of the turret, and eight hatches on the rear deck for passengers. There are four firing ports on each side that will accept any assault rifle or submachinegun. The Ratel 90 is used by South Africa and has been sold to several undisclosed countries.

Notes: This is a South African internal security vehicle, used for riot control and to protect high-risk installations such as power grids and airports. It also found use as bullion and currency transport and an armored ambulance. It was replaced in production by the RG-12 Nyala (see below), and was not is production at this time. The driver sits in the front in the middle, with the troops sitting in seats down the center of the rear of the vehicle, facing outwards. There are twin doors in either side of the vehicle, and the driver also has a door on either side of the vehicle. Each of the four side doors has a firing port. On the roof are three hatches, one of which has a weapon mount. The bullet resistant windows have wire mesh screens to stop grenades and other large low-velocity or thrown weapons. This vehicle is also known as the Uklebe or the Falcon. It is also in use by Columbia.

Notes: This is a former South African police and internal security vehicle that has been pressed into military use in some cases. It is an armored van-like vehicle with screens over the bullet resistant windows to foil grenade throwers. The vehicle is easy to maintain, as the engine, cooling, and transmission components slide out on rails for servicing. The crew accommodations are ergonomically designed for long occupancy. The crew enters through a door in the back and doors in the front sides, and there is a hatch in the roof above the commander's seat with a weapon mount. The Nyala has air conditioning. Five floodlights are fitted to the roof, which is operated from inside the vehicle. The Nyala is normally fitted with a cage near the back door for a police dog. There are three firing ports in each side.

Notes: This vehicle is used alongside the Mamba Mk 2 in South African service, and is also used by the UN. The Charger is used more for long-range patrols, as its accommodations are more comfortable, the Charger has automatic transmission, and more of them are equipped with air conditioning.

Twilight 2000 Notes: At the time of the Twilight War, it was an open question as to which of those two vehicles would remain in production, but with the crisis, both vehicles were used.

Notes: This vehicle was produced in police/VIP transport and military versions before the war. Police/VIP transport versions are 4x2 and do not have roof hatches or firing ports; military versions are 4x4, have two firing ports on each side of the passenger compartment and one in the rear door, and have a hatch over the jump seat with a weapon mount. Both versions have two doors in either side, two in the cab and two just behind these doors, and one in the rear face. Both versions come in gasoline and diesel engine versions. The police/VIP transport is the more numerous version, being the first one produced. Neither version was ever sold outside South Africa.

Notes: This vehicle was designed specifically for South African Defense Force counterinsurgency units. It is a long-range vehicle with decent armor and enough power to effectively ram most obstacles and obstructions found in its line of work. The Wolf has an armored cab at the front with an overhead hatch for the commander; this hatch has a pintle mount for twin machineguns. These machineguns are remote controlled and can be aimed and fired from within the cab. The rear troop compartment has two pintle mounts that can use single or twin 7.62mm machineguns or single M-2HB machineguns. Finally, the driver controls a machinegun that fires through a firing port in the windshield. The bottom of the vehicle is contoured and armored against mines, and is treated as having twice the frontal armor rating and one more point of suspension against mine blasts. There are three firing ports in each side or the vehicle and two in the rear; in addition, the commander also has a firing port in his windshield, should he need it.