SAMIL, one good example of the South African industrial power!... That's why the old RSA was, by far, the most technologically advanced country in Africa and, most probably, in the whole South Hemisphere!...
@@karelnel I mean, they went against more than a dozen other companies, even Mercedes Benz who is a heavyweight politically (but not so much technology wise), and many are still running today.
I only klaared in in 1989, and we still had damned Bedford trucks! Pushing a broken down Bedford from just off the highway near Tempe all the way to School of Armour was not a lekker job. My older brother drove Kwé's up into Angola on Ops Modular and Hooper, carrying 155mm ammo on what was his last Camp. As for me, I was scared of the SAMIL 50 and 100's, so told the Driving and Maintenance captain that my shinsplints hurt on those pedals. Being a typical PF, he sent me to ask the Sister in the sickbay if I could drive the trucks... she said I could drive them! I went back to the captain and told him the Sister said NO. Being a typical PF, he never checked up with the Sister.
Some units used Bedfords as well, we had Samils in all configurations on the border bush war in 1981 onwards......the Kwe 100 6x6 was a serious truck in V10 engine.
On one operation in the bush war our Kwe had a grid on top of the engine, we used to run the engine then lay on top at night to keep warm while sleeping, some had metal engine covers ours had mesh like braai grids.
@@georgeharcus8302 SA has zero defence for its country and borders, if at any stage some nut or nuts decide to pull something we are in big trouble. We have zero military that is qualified to handle anything substantial. Land sea and air we are doomed. If the trouble arrives...... well good luck.
The ANC sold the complete ADE plant to a mid-east Arab country. Who never paid for it. Or never paid the SA government. Maybe paid directly into the coffers of the corrupt ANC? PW never had anything to do with any of this. He was too stupid.
Almost 10 000 trucks of the same type from the same manufacturer were sold to the Soviet Union to build the Baikal Amur Mainline in 1974, paid in 1,1 billion German Marks in cash by the Soviets. They did their job, became icons of the Soviet Union and the West Germans sell to anyone if the money is right. Some of them are still working after 50 years, the South Africans chose well technology wise.
@@karelnel The people are way too divided nowadays - I fear that they will NEVER unite, - your own family and friends will eventually stab you in the back! It is SAD, but true!
Bestaan die goed ooit nog. Laas week gehoor een vliegtuig van die wat in die wapenskandaal" gekoop is kan vlieg.Blykbaar is geen Rooivalk meer in n toestand om gebruik te word nie. Het ooit nog nooit gehoor of die duikboot wat hulle so binne n paar dae opgeneuk het ooit hersstel is nie. Die laat ons met n wèerlegbare vermoede dat daar twee duikbote kan wees en gebruik kan word.
More Dewald, 1. Daar is 'n spreekwoord wat se: "It is no use crying over spilled milk"? 2. Op 'n stadium is daar probeer om die vloot voertuie te vervang (Projek Vistula) maar daar het na my wete (ek mag verkeerd wees) niks daarvan gekom nie. 3. Waarskynlik het die filiosofie verander en word dalk meer van kommersiele voertuie gebruik gemaak - ek weet nie. 4. Die kans is goed dat daar steeds van die SAMILs rondloop en diens doen - ek weet nie.
Ek sien van tyd tot tyd hier in Bloemfontein een of twee ry. In n haaglike toestand, vuil, gestamp met gladde bande. Maar nou ja..........dis mos freeeeDOM op sy beste.😔😔😔😆😆
Daar is 12 rooivalke in diens met die lugmag. 2 is ontplooi in DRK, 6 is op bystand in suid afrika en die res word gebruik vir opleiding. As dit kom die duikbote daar is geen beskadigde duikbote nie. Al 3 is operational en word gereeld gebruik in die Mozambique channel. As dit kom ons frigates is daar ook nuus waarvan mense nie weet nie. 1 is gescheduled om oefeninge by te woon in Caribbean saam met die amerikaanse en britse floot. En n ander een gaan later die jaar n oefening in Europa bywoon
