THE INFLUENCE OF THE RATEL INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE ON MOBILE WARFARE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
This article traces the story of how the author and a number of daring young commanders and soldiers had cast aside military textbooks in developing their own military doctrine for mobile warfare, South African style. It is clear that the Ratel infantry fighting vehicle had wielded huge influence on...
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| description | This article traces the story of how the author and a number of daring young commanders and soldiers had cast aside military textbooks in developing their own military doctrine for mobile warfare, South African style. It is clear that the Ratel infantry fighting vehicle had wielded huge influence on the development and deployment of doctrine for mobile warfare during the 23-year long South African Border War.
The author answers a simple ‘yes’, to the question raised whether the military doctrine the South African Defence Force (SADF) had devised during the Border War had served its purpose. He furthermore emphasises that significant lessons can be learned from the way the SADF had fought its military campaigns, a statement borne out by various authoritative publications recently circulated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a46b62f884284486a48c8944fee875522022-12-21T18:53:30ZafrStellenbosch UniversityScientia Militaria2224-00202015-11-0143210.5787/43-2-1129THE INFLUENCE OF THE RATEL INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE ON MOBILE WARFARE IN SOUTHERN AFRICARoland de VriesThis article traces the story of how the author and a number of daring young commanders and soldiers had cast aside military textbooks in developing their own military doctrine for mobile warfare, South African style. It is clear that the Ratel infantry fighting vehicle had wielded huge influence on the development and deployment of doctrine for mobile warfare during the 23-year long South African Border War. The author answers a simple ‘yes’, to the question raised whether the military doctrine the South African Defence Force (SADF) had devised during the Border War had served its purpose. He furthermore emphasises that significant lessons can be learned from the way the SADF had fought its military campaigns, a statement borne out by various authoritative publications recently circulated.http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1129South African Defence ForceSADFManoeuvre battlesRatel infantry fighting vehicleMilitary vehiclesMilitary bush vehiclesAfrican bush warfareArmoured vehiclesMilitary doctrineBush warSouth African border warSix-wheeled armoured vehicleTanksOlifant tanks'Ratel'Military mobilityMobility warfareArmoured tank protectionFire-and-movement tacticsInfantry School1 South African Infantry Battalion1 SAI |
| spellingShingle | Roland de Vries THE INFLUENCE OF THE RATEL INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE ON MOBILE WARFARE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Scientia Militaria South African Defence Force SADF Manoeuvre battles Ratel infantry fighting vehicle Military vehicles Military bush vehicles African bush warfare Armoured vehicles Military doctrine Bush war South African border war Six-wheeled armoured vehicle Tanks Olifant tanks 'Ratel' Military mobility Mobility warfare Armoured tank protection Fire-and-movement tactics Infantry School 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1 SAI |
| title | THE INFLUENCE OF THE RATEL INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE ON MOBILE WARFARE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA |
| title_full | THE INFLUENCE OF THE RATEL INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE ON MOBILE WARFARE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA |
| title_fullStr | THE INFLUENCE OF THE RATEL INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE ON MOBILE WARFARE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE INFLUENCE OF THE RATEL INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE ON MOBILE WARFARE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA |
| title_short | THE INFLUENCE OF THE RATEL INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE ON MOBILE WARFARE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA |
| title_sort | influence of the ratel infantry fighting vehicle on mobile warfare in southern africa |
| topic | South African Defence Force SADF Manoeuvre battles Ratel infantry fighting vehicle Military vehicles Military bush vehicles African bush warfare Armoured vehicles Military doctrine Bush war South African border war Six-wheeled armoured vehicle Tanks Olifant tanks 'Ratel' Military mobility Mobility warfare Armoured tank protection Fire-and-movement tactics Infantry School 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1 SAI |
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