#Eland-90

South African missile crew with French-designed #Crotale missile battery. It is known as the #Cactus missile in South Africa. One of the missiles had been fired at an attacking #Mig-23 without success.

Captain John Mortimer in a #Casspir attached to an SADF/ #UNITA liaison team; he stood in for Les Rudman’s team during their home leave.

South African 155-mm #G5 artillery on the outskirts of Cuito Cuanavale pounding Cuban and Angolan positions. The guns were carefully camouflaged against enemy air attacks

Commander of 20 SA Brigade. Colonel P. S. Fouché with two #M-46 Russian artillery pieces taken by the SADF during the Operation #Hooper attack on 21 Brigade.

South African Special Forces aka Recces in their natural African environment #Recce

South African Recces in 1986 #Recce

South African #Recce‘s during ops #Colosseum, 1986
Operators in photo: Mark Auret, Sgt. Jaime and Gert Massyn | 16 October 1986 | Recce’s from 5RR (special forces) attacked a SWAPO base near Techamutete and Caiundo

SADF Recces ready for a mission. Note what looks like a Beretta’s AR-70 5.56 assault rifles. #Recce

#Soviet advisory personnel and training staff with #SWAPO #PLAN guerrillas in Angola, late 1970s. #Russian

#MiG-23UB of the #Angolan Air Force #FAPA-DAA

#C47 ”Dragon Dak’