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Introduced in the 70’s, the Ratel was the first wheeled IFV in the world to enter service, and provided South Africa with a rugged design able to carry soldiers over vast distances and support them in areas traditional supply lines would be severely strained to reach. It is named after the honey badger, renowned for its strength and ferocity when cornered, reportedly even fighting off lions and hyenas.
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@tb100 11 месяцев назад

I've had the privilege of operating in Ratels for a brief period as a young man. It truly impressed me and I can best describe it as a Rolls Royce of the bush, as it simply glided over rough terrain. Took me as an infantryman many miles in comfort compared to other transport (even had aircon!) plus it packed one heck of a punch. We loved the Ratel.

@CunovonDurckheim 20 дней назад

Which one did you operate? The ratel 20 or 90?

@hugovermaak6233 6 дней назад

Me too

@CunovonDurckheim 6 дней назад

@@hugovermaak6233 which one did u operate

@sebastiangeller8637 Год назад

Interesting video and fighting vehicle. The South Africans even under very heavy sanctions were able to create technology that's entered service in other armed forces or be deployed into different conflicts (the Casspir, Mamba, Reva, Matador, Mbombe, G5 and G6 howitzers). Or gear such as the M83 Battle Vest among others.

@neelstheron3252 Месяц назад

I was a qualified ratel driver in the old SANDF. It is really a remarkable vehicle in the sense that you can drive it at 60 km/h in the field. The gearbox was also designed to be unbreakable.

@stuartgorton7746 12 дней назад

Brings back some good and bad memories was a crew commander and instructor on Ratel 90 in 87 .

@chrisleroux907 Год назад

This brings back very good memories for me as instructor on the Ratel 20 and Ratel 60 in 1991, great video. I would recommend any one that wish to know more about the Ratels development to read Ratel: Alpha and Omega by Tony Savides

@mic-ho1wt 11 месяцев назад

Hi, would you happen to be able to make any comments on the seating arrangement of these things if it's not a bother? I'm trying to 3D model one, and the sources I find do not align whatsoever. I understand theres a driver, 2 turret crew, and the sofa thing in the middle with 6 men total, but then do people sit in the doorways or are there ammo racks there? I got the impression it was variant dependent, but thought I sometimes saw some seats facing backwards by the doors, unsure of the details but it's really been bugging me!

@protectorpods6607 4 месяца назад

@@mic-ho1wt inside the doors you has a rearward facing jump seat on each side

@dienar3717 8 месяцев назад

Changing these run flat tyres took some brute force in the deep sands of Southern Angola!

@reyvan3806 Год назад

I think the case for wheeled IFVs is now stronger than ever. With arty being able to engage at greater and greater depth the road range and speed of wheeled IFVs is a great advantage. They can be held further back from the front and more dispersed when in reserve but concentrate for the attack more quickly than tracked IFVs. Clearly there is a limit to the protection wheeled platforms can have and they aren't as good in muddy conditions but I really think the road range/speed of them might be a worthwhile trade off.

@matthiuskoenig3378 Год назад

The road limitation is an extreme disadvantage in the modern battle field. Artillery only needs to pepper the road with shells to greatly reduce the mobility of you APCs. A better idea would be the wheel-track combination like the object 911. Just like autoloaders, ballistic computers and hydrolyic suspension, such hybrid wheel-track design should be alot simpler now than in the 1950s/60s and offers the advantages of both.

@jebise1126 Год назад

on the other hand there are new materials used for tracks that are better than rubber... so such tracked vehicles do have some advantages too. of course one mine and you are out of combat.

@kirill6850 Год назад

3:58 "the BUSSIN' BFX engine" If the narrator says its bussin, then it really must be bussin frfr

@mic-ho1wt 11 месяцев назад

ong ong

@petesheppard1709 Год назад

Thanks for an informative video. For some reason, I've always liked the Ratel, especially its layout with side and rear doors. If by some miracle I could own and operate one surplus AFV, this would be at the top of my list. This is the first that I remember seeing the AT variant discussed.

@dianapennepacker6854 Год назад

Same. Also it is just awesome looking. For some reason the driver seat looks just awesome.

@bryanleroytrigg8066 Год назад

As a Tanker, I am interested in armored personnel carriers, thank you for the best video I seen today

@_____Z_____ Год назад

I play Roblox

@deerasmus3870 Год назад

Its not an APC its an IFV

@zulubeatz1 Год назад

This is a jewel of a channel.

@comentedonakeyboard Год назад

Given the limited life expectancy of Tracks wheels are the better option for african distances.

@mattycakes1161 8 месяцев назад

Many good days on WarThunder with my beloved Rat 90, it's a beast even in video games.

@SeanGavin-rf5vd 3 месяца назад

And then there's plonkers like me that fractured my index finger while holding a towing bar as we hooked up a disabled Ratel 90 and got my finger caught in the spring latch. but we felt invincible in our Ratels.

@paleoph6168 Год назад

Ratel IFV: For when you have to deal with a rattle in the South African bush

@joaosabino2909 Год назад

You need to show the Jordan Variant , combines the ZT3 with 20mm auto cannon/

@denisivanov8295 Год назад

Tremendous amount of info and very entertaining. Thanks for your job!

@Thatfatttycatty 9 месяцев назад

I love the use of warthunder for demos. so creative!

@Erreul Год назад

That’s probably where we’re going to be heading back to soon.

@Homoprimatesapiens 2 месяца назад

Thank you for a clear to the point presentation of this immaculate fighting vehicle. The next follower and replacement was the 76 mm main gun 8x8 drive Rooikat. If you can give some info about this one it will be appreciated. Blessings to your excellent channel.

@TanksEncyclopediaYT 2 месяца назад

We have an article on it! Hope this helps. Cheers! tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/south_africa/rooikat.php

@walangchahangyelingden8252 Год назад

3:58 Bussing.

@patrickoberem9109 16 дней назад

They had a very distinct sound when they approached...

@MGBandit75 Год назад

Beautiful vehicle

@olegadodasguerras3795 Год назад

This Channel is amazing

@ReviveHF Год назад

From practical standpoint, SADF have made the right choice. If you can't import light tanks due to embargoes, you try to make one. But if you have no expertise to make the equivalent vehicle, you make armoured car as a substitute.

@idkidk9180 Год назад

Very interesting video!

@bryanleroytrigg8066 Год назад

Awesome 👌

@sealove79able Год назад

How about the SA wheeled howitzer?

@warsmithalaric 10 месяцев назад

I remember driving in these as a kid in the 80s in the north of Southwest (namibia), awesome vehicles.

@williamromine5715 Год назад

I wonder why they would use a .30cal machine gun for air defense? Seems the .50cal would be more appropriate. Maybe it was for uniform logistics of ammo.

@marcusmoonstein242 Год назад

I served on this vehicle in 1987/88, and the 7.62mm machine guns were never seriously meant for air defense. We NEVER trained to use them for that purpose. We only trained to use them in a suppressive ground-fire role. Interesting fact 1 : the tail machine gun was only there because a use was found for the squad machine gun carried by the infantry in the back. You can see this in the video if you look carefully. The turret and commander machine guns are 7.62mm Browning machine guns, but the tail gun is an infantry LMG (light machine gun). This LMG would be rapidly removed when the infantry squad dismounted from the vehicle. Interesting fact 2 : both these types of machine guns use the same caliber, but have different belt designs due to the different feed mechanisms of the respective machine guns. So the infantry Ratels always had to carry two different types of machine gun belts. Interesting fact 3 : when driving through heavy bush the outside machine guns would be so damaged by branches that we used to take them off. This meant that we sometimes went into combat with no external machine guns.

@williamromine5715 Год назад

@@marcusmoonstein242 That makes sense. Thanks for the info.

@protectorpods6607 4 месяца назад

@@marcusmoonstein242 on the rear, the mounts themselves would get damaged not just the machine guns. Angolan Bush is very different to Lohatla especially around Cuito.

@marcusmoonstein242 4 месяца назад

@@protectorpods6607 Tell me about it! We had a few smoke grenade launchers ripped off our turrets by that bush.

@portrasdamascara8750 Год назад

Nothing beeter afther the a long week!

@sjgerber 8 месяцев назад

Surprise - the badger project nose dived - OTT bean deliveries of upgraded and remanufactured Ratels in Mid 2023

@CareldeBeer-oj5xb Месяц назад

Wat n voertuig ek was bestuurder van een in 1987 in ops moduler

@stuartgorton7746 День назад

Armour or Infantry? 61Mech?

@andrewshort7207 Год назад

more specifically corruption and mismanagement are a big factor in the badgers non-appearence

@koenvangeleuken2853 Год назад

not a word about the SIBMAS????

@denzilbarnard5393 8 месяцев назад

SIBMAS was a spinoff sold to Belguim afaik

@azazuloveu7944 7 месяцев назад

Sibmas from belgium ratel feom afrika..same design

@SeanGavin-rf5vd 3 месяца назад

Sibmas is a copy of the Ratel.

@deonstrydom1848 2 месяца назад

I had the honour of being trained as a ratel infantry soldier.

@o80y1 10 месяцев назад

Very Büssing engine lmao

@Homoprimatesapiens 8 месяцев назад

As long as what S.A. is under ANC control, the world can expect that this strategically placed bastion for international conflict will decline into a pathetic military non grata.

@robert-trading-as-Bob69 Месяц назад

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. We are on the best route from Europe to the Pacific region if the Suez is closed. We defended that route against Communism in the Cold War, now it'll be handed over to the Chinese Communists in the event of a war in the Pacific. Consider too the growing influence of Chinese bases in the Horn of Africa to help close the Suez route.

@falanglao01 Год назад

Great video, including the historical insights, presented in a brief and neutral way. Its just sad what happened to the SA defence force after democracy got hold of it... Corruption, unability to sustain the forces, lots of systems out of order, no replacement in sight

@africantraveller8303 Год назад

Don't lie

@celtisafricana4984 18 дней назад

Ai... never heard it pronounced "ruddle" before

@timokuusela5794 11 месяцев назад

As we all know how it is going in South Africa, it is pity that we could not deliver our Patrias there. No money ,no honey. No sense in giving them for free.. South Africa is slowly falling apart because of the massive corruption. Ratel was a great achievement at times when the whole world was misled by the media to believe that the change would be for the better. Human rights, yes, net result, no.

@clementmpushe5957 9 месяцев назад

You are falling over yourself because you are very tempted to mitigate evil because of the benefits that came with it for you. Btw SA is not falling apart if losing political power means that so be it.

@robert-trading-as-Bob69 Месяц назад

Good video, thanks. UNITA is pronounced 'you-neeter', not 'you-knighter'. Please contact someone local to confirm their accents, there are South Africans spread around the world who would be more than happy to help you.

@BlaBla-pf8mf Год назад

0:15 Ratel was definitely not the first wheeled IFV, soviet BTR-60 was in production since 1960.

@Militaryheritage Год назад

The BTR-60 is classified as an APC not an IFV. Details matter.

@gerterasmus2810 4 месяца назад

I think so I saw one that was hit by a helicopter with 20mm he rounds he he from the inside it looked like massive tits the guys inside abandoned it and run away there ears must have been hurting😂

@KA-dx2kz Год назад

Just saying the 30 cal machine gun was converted to 7.62 means nothing because 7.62 is 30 caliber, the diameter of the bullet it self.

@scoutdogfsr Год назад

Really? 30.06 operating psi is roughly 2k higher than 7.62. The case length is roughly 1/2" shorter. Extractor groove is different. Pressure curves are different too. As a student of Valley Forge Military Academy we had armourer courses that covered both m1919 based arms and there are clear engineering and part differences.

@Sam-eu9go Год назад

In America we use imperial measurements, so when someone says an American gun was converted from 30 caliber to 7.62, that implies that it was changed to the NATO cartridge that uses a millimeter measurement in its designation.

@hoplophobia7014 Год назад

@@scoutdogfsr what is the diameter of the 30.06 bullet, in mm? As in the land diameter?

@marclaplante5679 Год назад

It sure means a lot if you are trying to rack a round into the chamber.. Or ensure a supply chain for its ammunition.

@scoutdogfsr Год назад

@@hoplophobia7014 indeed both share the Dia of .308". Though you certainly would not say that say a inline 6cyl and a v8 of identical displacement are the same. Internal ballistics and pressure curve are the starting point for operating systems of small arms. Projectile Dia, case length, ect are secondary in design criteria, if not superfluous in some cases. Perhaps research in Century Arms attempt to recaliber the MAS 49/56 from dimensionally similar 7.5 (308 dia) to .308 Winchester will shed some light on the subject.

@THB1945 8 месяцев назад

Is anyone here from War Thunder? This armored vehicle does quite bad in the game, though.

@SeanGavin-rf5vd 3 месяца назад

a game??? They do quite well in the field. I was a radio operator in a comms Ratel 1989-1990. Ratels were feared.

@THB1945 3 месяца назад

@@SeanGavin-rf5vdCan’t believe someone with the real experience is here! Good to know!

@koolkiop Год назад

Text to voice?

@TanksEncyclopediaYT Год назад

No, we've never used text-to-voice.

@andrewmacdonald218 Год назад

Good video, but for the love of sweet Pauline, please learn how words are pronounced. It's not a "Rattle" it's a "Ra-tel" (emphasis on the second syllable); also, it's a "cup-ola", it's a "cue-pola" ...