Cuban technicians have mastered the repair of Olifant tanks

After the transition of the Republic of South Africa to a democratic system, the local army and industry were deprived of many competencies. This also applies to the possibility of repairing military equipment.

This was reported by the country's defense minister Nosiive Mapisa-Nkakula:

The lack of qualified personnel affected mainly the Air Force, the Navy [especially the divers and military officers] and to a certain extent the army.

In this regard, military specialists are being trained abroad, including in Britain, Zimbabwe, the United States, Cuba, and Russia. Pakistan and China. While they are undergoing training, Cuban mechanics have mastered the repair of combat vehicles. For a year of work, they have already been paid about $ 70 million.

In particular, as noted in the publication DefenseWeb, they have already restored 7 tanks Olifant MK 2 and 84 MK 1 (of 24 Olifant MK 2 and 133 Olifant MK 1A / 1B units in storage). Other vehicles repaired by Cuban specialists include Rooikat armored vehicles, SAMIL Trucks family trucks and tracked vehicles.

The Olifant is the South African version of the British Centurion tank. They have been in service with South Africa since the late 1950s. The main caliber is the Denel GT105 7 mm rifled gun.

Comments

[xorek]

After the transition of the Republic of South Africa to a democratic system

What has she become? Horror ..

[knn54]

At one time, Cuban internationalists in Angola became well acquainted with the captured South African equipment.
Even from the KrAZ-255 "Latin American Kulibins" made an armored car. The peculiarity was a good borrowed mine protection - South Africa was the first to produce vehicles with well-thought-out protection (life forced) from various "homemade" products laid on the roads.
An acquaintance who served in Cuba told me what miracles local mechanics worked with outdated cars.

[xorek]

Quote: knn54

At one time, Cuban internationalists in Angola became well acquainted with the captured South African equipment.
Even from the KrAZ-255 "Latin American Kulibins" made an armored car. The peculiarity was a good borrowed mine protection - South Africa was the first to produce vehicles with well-thought-out protection (life forced) from various "homemade" products laid on the roads.
An acquaintance who served in Cuba told me what miracles local mechanics worked with outdated cars.

Cubans are great nevertheless ... They are very adapted and can create military weapons out of nothing .. Their units in many hot spots during the Soviet era participated and very effectively.! Ideological, it is a pity that they betrayed them, but they understand everything, thank God ... And they are waiting for Russians at their place. And Amers are not allowed to visit them ..

[Gvardeetz77]

Quote: xorek

And they are waiting for the Russians at their place. And the Amers are not allowed in.

Sure? Having been there several times, there is a persistent feeling that they are not waiting, and it is also good that they remember. Companies from the Middle Kingdom have long been firmly established there. And by the way, there are a lot of American flags there. In general, you do not need to live in the past, you need to remember, there is no need to live

[tihonmarine]

Quote: knn54

At one time, Cuban internationalists in Angola became well acquainted with the captured South African equipment.

I remember those days.

[Normal ok]

So that's the coolness of the plot. Previously, the Cubans fought with the South African sheep and now they are cooperating.

[Alexey RA]

Quote: Normal ok

So that's the coolness of the plot. Previously, the Cubans fought with the South African sheep and now they are cooperating.

And in those parts everything was mixed for a long time. In the 90s, former South African special forces who left for Executive Outcomes helped their former opponents - the official government of Angola - to fight those who were recently considered allies of South Africa. The funniest thing was when the EO specialists had to reorganize and train the Angolan brigade, which they had badly battered a few years before, when they were servicemen in South Africa.

[Normal ok]

Quote: Alexey RA

Quote: Normal ok

So that's the coolness of the plot. Previously, the Cubans fought with the South African sheep and now they are cooperating.

And in those parts everything was mixed for a long time. In the 90s, former South African special forces who left for Executive Outcomes helped their former opponents - the official government of Angola - to fight those who were recently considered allies of South Africa. The funniest thing was when the EO specialists had to reorganize and train the Angolan brigade, which they had badly battered a few years before, when they were servicemen in South Africa.

I know a couple of people who ended up in Africa then (remember the anecdote about distribution ). There is still a community of those who fought there.

[Revolver]

Quote: xorek

What has she become? Horror ..

But racial and social justice. As the late Churchill noted, "Capitalism distributes goods unevenly. Socialism distributes poverty evenly."

[Alf]

Quote: Nagan

But racial and social justice.

About racial, I would argue. The current whites are untermensch there.

[Revolver]

Quote: Alf

About racial, I would argue. The current whites are untermensch there.

Duc, isn't that the highest racial justice? Black Lives Matter means everything else is irrelevant.

[tihonmarine]

Quote: Alf

The current whites are untermensch there.

True, although the rich were not affected. The firm I worked for lived in chocolate.

[Alf]

Quote: tihonmarine

True, although the rich were not affected

They understand that without a white manager, they will soon have to grow their tail again and climb the baobabs.

[xorek]

Quote: Nagan

Quote: xorek

What has she become? Horror ..

But racial and social justice. As the late Churchill noted, "Capitalism distributes goods unevenly. Socialism distributes poverty evenly."

But what has capitalism, socialism to do with it .. There they have it is not clear what, complete carelessness among the blacks who received power .. It is a pity for the Burov, so much labor was invested in the farms, etc. Many left, out of harm's way and after them collapse.

[tihonmarine]

Quote: xorek

It is a pity for the Burov, so much labor has been invested in farms, etc.

They invested a lot of work, especially since the shaved land gave them not flat land, but "veld" in the areas of the limestone mountains, and they could find a common language with the local population, everyone wants to eat tea, and even the aborigines.

[Model101]

It's easier, niggas came and fucked it all up. Not given to them.

[Per se.]

Quote: Nagan

As the late Churchill noted, "Capitalism distributes goods unevenly. Socialism distributes poverty evenly."

It depends on what is considered poverty against the background of Mr. Churchill. Under socialism, people did not rummage in garbage dumps, and they did not collect money for children for operations, as it is now on all Russian TV.

In general, in order for Britain to have its own in the metropolis, it plundered the colonies. In order for the States to prosper, they had the whole world on their green "candy wrappers", while not everyone in the United States lives richly and happily. Therefore, the Anglo-Saxon "wisdom" about poverty in socialism is a typical demagogy based on the substitution of concepts. Socialism did not distribute poverty, but goods, this is a big difference. At the same time, guaranteeing social protection and giving confidence in the future.

To paraphrase, capitalism distributes wealth unevenly, while socialism distributes good equally. As they say, feel the difference, without verbiage.

[Revolver]

Quote: Per se.

without verbiage

If without verbiage, then here's an original quote from Churchill. Translate it yourself if my translation does not suit you.
'The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. '

[Per se.]

There are no complaints about the voiced translation. The point is demagoguery on the subject of Mr. Churchill himself. Otherwise, it is humanly a pity that you are on the "dark side", as one might assume.

[tihonmarine]

Quote: xorek

What has she become? Horror ..

Don't tell me, I remember how it was before, and how it became later. Just like any African city, dirt and chaos.

[Anachoret]

oliphant is still that tank) for South Africa)) still the Cubans have to master the repair of ancient Ents)

[tralflot1832]

From the third time I read. Cuban technicians mastered the repair of Eliphants. Well, I think that ours there from the Germans from the Great Patriotic War repaired.

[cat Rusich]

... YZAMLA and OTOLOZ harden in OTAZ
... itarimto alats ytsonnelshymorp - "yitarcomed" alshirp - adhesw kak
As always -
"Democracy" came - industry began to wither away ...
But in the depths of GOLD and DIAMONDS ...

[tralflot1832]

And that's all De Beers!

[cat Rusich]

Quote: tralflot1832

And that's all De Beers!

Company De Beers - founder S. Rhodes in 1888 on the lands of the future South Africa
In 1902 (the year of S. Rhodes' death) it controls 95% of the world diamond production.

[tralflot1832]

I was on an excursion at the mine, I couldn't lift stones on the road. I was struck by how black women in white coats sorted diamonds on a completely naked body. For each guard so that nothing was stolen. And we looked from above through the glass.

[Alf]

Quote: tralflot1832

And we looked through the glass from above.

For black women?
Why look at these cobblestones, poison the soul, you still cannot steal.

[tralflot1832]

That's for sure, even a piece of rock is impossible.

[Alf]

Well, children of monkeys, have they achieved their goal? It's time again to climb the baobabs for bananas.

[Cat Alexandrovich]

There are no bananas. One democracy hangs-hangs.

[Alf]

Quote: Cat Alexandrovich

There are no bananas.

No bananas already? Well, business ... Soon, they will switch to the one hundred and first way of eating a long snake.

[cat Rusich]

Quote: Alf

Quote: Cat Alexandrovich

There are no bananas.

No bananas already? Well it’s ....

The largest banana producer -
India - 29 tons
China - 13 324 337 tons

[cat Rusich]

Banana producers - for 2017

[xorek]

Quote: cat Rusich

Quote: Alf

Quote: Cat Alexandrovich

There are no bananas.

No bananas already? Well it’s ....

The largest banana producer -
India - 29 tons
China - 13 324 337 tons

Soon the Outskirts will reach the level .. After all, they were forbidden to produce everything, even FAT ..!

[tralflot1832]

Well, at least the world's largest wine cellars remain. The owner is KWF.

[Nurdom.]

South African people are degrading.
While the whites were in charge there, the locals still somehow worked out of the way. That's it.

[Krasnoyarsk]

And I liked the video. The cannon is so beautifully telepathic, a little out of time with the music, but nothing, it's still beautiful.

[Alf]

Quote: Krasnoyarsk

The cannon teleports so beautifully

It seems that the stabilizer works by itself. However, for the recalcitrant Zusul surrounding South Africa, this is a wunderwaffle.

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote: Alf

It seems that the stabilizer works by itself.

Not. Rather, it doesn't work at all. Cubans haven't gotten to it yet.

[Revolver]

In general, Cubans are masters of maintaining antiques on the go, moreover, not a couple of times a year at an exhibition, but actively working, including in a taxi.

[Alf]

Quote: Nagan

Cubans are generally adept at maintaining antiques on the go,

The history of the world car industry in general and the American one in particular can be studied in Cuba.

[Alf]

Quote: Nagan

Cubans are generally adept at maintaining antiques on the go,

There is also this "such" is used.

[Revolver]

Also, by the way, antiques. 21011, IIRC, was removed from the assembly line during the time of Brezhnev. And how dviglo drags such a monster, it weighs at least one and a half times more than a standard Zhiguli, even 1600 from a six is ​​rather weak for such. And the gearbox and suspension are also not designed for this. Although the Cubans are still those kulibins, they could shove someone else's power unit and strengthen the suspension.

[Alf]

Quote: Nagan

And how dviglo drags such a monster, it weighs at least one and a half times more than a standard Zhiguli, even 1600 from a six is ​​rather weak for such.

[Revolver]

I had 2103, and it seemed to me that she had enough power and the dynamics at the level. Exactly until the moment I bought my first car in America with a 2.8 V6 140 hp engine. That's when I realized that the Zhiguli engine was rather weak.

[Alf]

Quote: Nagan

It was then that I realized that the Zhiguli motor was rather weak.

Have you tried driving a VAZ-21018?

[Revolver]

Quote: Alf

Have you tried driving a VAZ-21018?

These were not sold to mere mortals in the USSR. Here in America, I could easily get a Mazda RX-8, but it’s too impractical. Back in the last century, we decided that the ideal car for our family was an all-wheel drive Volvo station wagon, so since then we have been buying only this.

[Alf]

Quote: Nagan

for our family, the ideal car is an all-wheel drive Volvo station wagon,

For a family, the very thing, especially 4x4.

[markant1970]

This is what it means to be left without the guiding and guiding hand of a white man
In the early 90s, there was a program from the South African government to populate the country with whites. I don’t remember the details, but they paid a bunch of rands in lift. I wanted to pull it off with a spine, but dissuaded (I remembered about subscriptions )

[Alf]

Quote: markant1970

but dissuaded

And thank God.

[markant1970]

And don't say it would be fun, but not for long

[Alf]

Quote: markant1970

And don't say it would be fun, but not for long

Then they would start thinking in which direction to take their legs. Like Alain Bombard they would cross the ocean in a rubber boat and be glad that they got off so easily.

[Revolver]

Quote: markant1970

And don't say it would be fun, but not for long

And then the victorious African Americans would invite you to dinner and serve you.

[Nikolaevich I]

Something similar happened with the former Soviet "Turkestan"! How Asians rushed to the "Russian-speaking population" in the 90th ...! "Suitcase, station, rashka!" ... "We don't want to see the faces of Russians on our land!" ... And they robbed ... and even killed (Tajikistan ...) ...! The Russians left ... who could ... who survived ... And then what? It turned out that without Russia, without Russians, Asians "had nothing to eat"! (That is, the economy began to decline, having lost its Russian-speaking managers and specialists! And the local staff did not know how and did not really want to!) to Russia ! The Asian dirty trick also lies in the fact that in Russia they are behaving more and more insolently ... The liberal tolerance of the current ruling regime greatly contributes to this!

[Alf]

The lack of qualified personnel affected mainly the Air Force, the Navy [especially the divers and military officers] and to a certain extent the army.

Have you eaten?

[Bolt cutter]

Almost all whites had the opportunity to get a second passport in the countries (Britain, Holland, Portugal) where they came from - and, accordingly, they did so.

[Zaurbek]

They fought with the Cubans in Africa ... then they pay $

[Alf]

Quote: Zaurbek

They fought with the Cubans in Africa ... then they pay $

Nothing personal, just business. And even then, with the Cubans, the whites fought, and the tailless inhabitants of the palm trees are doing the bucks.

[Zaurbek]

That's for sure. And, once, a country that claimed the title "Technically and technologically advanced" is no longer a fact that there will be a developed agricultural .... the way of Ukraine .... but in a different way.

[Catfish]

After the transition of the Republic of South Africa to a democratic system, the local army and industry were deprived of many competencies.

What country have been ditched, mandels are worthless!

[Alf]

Quote: Sea Cat

After the transition of the Republic of South Africa to a democratic system, the local army and industry were deprived of many competencies.

What country have been ditched, mandels are worthless!

For that fought for it and ran.

[Catfish]

My army friend went there to work as a carrier to the mines. Arriving, he told a lot and winged Mandela with completely unprintable words. His text: "You know me, I have never been a racist, but now ..." (further untranslatable pun on blacks).

[hohol95]

The Roman Empire is the same, something ruined.
Only we are swami, Constantine, we did not live there. And in South Africa, the times of its "heyday" did not live.
You can blame everything on the USSR, or you can blame the actions of the governments themselves and the inhabitants of South Africa.

[Catfish]

My friend lived and worked there, I already wrote.

[hohol95]

He did not live there during the "developed apartheid" period.
And I saw only its extinction!
And the Cubans are great. At first, they knocked out these "elephants" from South Africa, and now they make money on repairs !!!

[Catfish]

Cubans - yes, they prove it with their whole lives. Only I don’t remember anything about the destroyed tanks, the Ratelis were burned, but I don’t remember the Centurions.

[hohol95]

On February 14, 1988, the Cubans, with the loss of 6 T-54s (3 knocked out from an RPG and 3 knocked out "elephants", 14 tankers were killed) declared 4 "Ratel" and 10 "Elephants". South African sheep recognize 1 "Ratel" and 1 "Elephant" with 9 wounded! At the same time, they "possibly" evacuated everything they could from the battlefield! And with such "scanty" losses, the South Africans "for some reason" stopped the offensive until February 19!

[Catfish]

These guys are the heroes of Kvito-Kvanavale.

[Yellow bubble]

South Africa was a nuclear power, now there is black water, and it will soon dry up !!!

[APASUS]

In how fate turned, everyone scolded the whites for apartheid, and then power passed to the blacks. Then it turned out that they only know how to dance well