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[SIZE=3]Tanks of the Royal South African Army[/SIZE]

Reconnaissance Vehicle

Name: SCT-1D Scout



Year: 1926
Weight: 5 tons
Crew: 3
Speed (terrain): 45 km/h
Range (terrain): 150 km
Armor: 10-15 mm
Armament: 1x SMG, 1x MG (Variants with 2cm or 3,7cm guns tested)
Note: Weakly armed and armored but fast; few still in service with training units

Name: W4-SP Wasp



Year: 1930
Weight: 5,4 tons
Crew: 3
Speed (terrain): 45 km/h
Range (terrain): 145 km
Armor: 15 mm
Armament: 2x MG or 1x 2cm gun (variant W5-SP)
Note: Weakly armed and armored but with reliable radio set

Name: STG-1A Stinger



Year: 1934
Weight: 7,5 tons
Crew: 2
Speed (terrain): 41 km/h
Range (terrain): 160 km
Armor: 15 mm
Armament: 1x 2cm gun, 1x MG
Note: Weakly armored, relatively slow and crew of 2 overstrained; new variant 1B with more powerful
engine (speed 58 km/h, tends to overheat) and crew of three to enter service in 1935


Light Attack Vehicle

Name: 7TP-C Trapper



Year: 1928
Weight: 9 tons
Crew: 3
Speed (terrain): 32 km/h
Range (terrain): 130 km
Armor: 15-20 mm
Armament: 1x 3,7cm canon, 1x MG
Note: Weakly armored and slow, reliable gun; in service but to be replaced by more modern units

Name: BT5-A Bullet



Year: 1932
Weight: 11,5 tons
Crew: 4
Speed (terrain): 53 km/h
Range (terrain): 200 km
Armor: 15-20 mm
Armament: 1x 4,5cm canon, 1x MG
Note: Weakly armored and high silhouette but fast with good range and heavily armed; standard light tank of the RSAA

Name: DRV-3A Dervish



Year: 1932
Weight: 12 tons
Crew: 4
Speed (terrain): 38 km/h
Range (terrain): 120 km
Armor: 30-35 mm
Armament: 1x 3,7cm canon, 3x MG
Note: Well armored and with reliable gun of the Trapper tank; competitor to the Bullet to become
new standard light tank; few in service as fallback should the Bullet proof a failure

Name: GAZ-3A Gazelle



Year: 1935
Weight: 9 tons
Crew: 3
Speed (terrain): 46 km/h
Range (terrain): 180 km
Armor: 20-35 mm
Armament: 1x 3,7cm canon, 1x MG
Note: Fast, heavily armed and relatively well armored but tends to overheat its engine


Medium Attack Vehicle

Name: HCH-5R Hunchback



Year: 1928
Weight: 13,5 tons
Crew: 3
Speed (terrain): 27 km/h
Range (terrain): 140 km
Armor: 20-30 mm
Armament: 1x 4,5cm canon, 2x MG
Note: Weakly armored and well armed the tank is slow and rivetted armor tends to break away when hit; originally designed as the RSAAs first heavy tank; few remaining units to be replaced soon

Name: CRU-3R Cruiser



Year: 1932
Weight: 12 tons
Crew: 3
Speed (terrain): 35 km/h
Range (terrain): 130 km
Armor: 25-30 mm
Armament: 1x 3,7cm canon, 2x MG
Note: Designed as a "cavalry tank" and fast wing to the Hunchbacks the Cruiser came out too slow to fill that role; rivetted armor tends to break away when hit

Name: TBT-5N Trebutchet



Year: 1934
Weight: 12,5 tons
Crew: 4
Speed (terrain): 39 km/h
Range (terrain): 170 km
Armor: 20-30 mm
Armament: 1x 3,7cm canon, 2x MG
Note: Competitor to replace the Hunchback tank but too complex and with high maintenance costs; only
20 pre-production units manufactured

Name: HSR-2D Hussar



Year: 1934
Weight: 14 tons
Crew: 4
Speed (terrain): 42 km/h
Range (terrain): 250 km
Armor: 25-35 mm
Armament: 1x 3,7cm canon, 2x MG
Note: Reliable powertrain and undercarriage but relatively light armament; standard
medium tank of the RSAA replacing the Hunchback; variant 4T with 4,5cm canon running trials


Heavy Attack Vehicle

Name: GOH-1N Goliath



Year: 1931
Weight: 17 tons
Crew: 3
Speed (terrain): 22 km/h
Range (terrain): 110 km
Armor: 40 mm
Armament: 1x 3,7cm canon, 2x MG
Note: Slow and relatively light armament but with heavy armor; engine tends to break down

Name: CET-2B Centurion



Year: 1935
Weight: 21 tons
Crew: 4 or 5 (variant 2C as command vehicle with more powerful radio set)
Speed (terrain): 34 km/h
Range (terrain): 150 km
Armor: 40 mm
Armament: 1x 5,5cm canon, 2x MG
Note: Relatively light armor but heavily armed; to become standard heavy tank of the RSAA


Self-propelled Artillery Vehicle

Name: MOM-01 Mammoth
Year: 1934
Weight: 15 tons
Crew: 5
Speed (terrain): 25 km/h
Range (terrain): 110 km
Armor: 15-20 mm
Armament: 1x 7,5cm howitzer, 2x MG
Note: Undercarriage unreliable; improved variant to be introduced in 1935