| Specifications
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| Manufacturer
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REUMECH OMC (DIVISION OF REUNERT MECHANICAL SYSTEMS)
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| Designation: | Infantry Fighting Vehicle |
| Configuration: | 6 x 6 |
| Manufacturer: | Reumech Sandock |
| Length: | 7,21m |
| Width: | 2,7m |
| Height: | 2,395m |
| Weight: | 18,5 t |
| Ground Clearance: | 350mm |
| Trench: | 1,15m |
| Speed: | 105 km/h (road)
30km/h (off-road) |
| Range: | 1000 km |
| Primary armament: | 20mm semi-automatic cannon |
| Secondary armament: | 1 x 7.62 mm MG (coaxial), 7.62 mm MG (anti-aircraft), 1 x 7.62 mm MG (anti-aircraft), 2 x 2 smoke grenade dischargers |
| Power plant: | D 3256 BTXF 6-cylinder in-line turbocharged diesel developing 282 hp at 2,200 rpm |
| Crew: | 4 + 7 |
| Variants |
- Ratel 20 - Original version, french designed turret (see side notes)
- Ratel 60 - crew of 4+7, turret is identical to that of the Eland 60 with a 60 mm breech-loading mortar
- Ratel 81 - no turret, but a 81mm mortar is installed in the crew compartment for use as a fire support platform
- Ratel 90 - crew of 5+7, turret is identical to that of the Eland 90. Primary role: Anti-Tank support to the Mechanized Battalions.
- Ratel Command - crew of 9 men, two-seater turret with a 12,7 mm MG
- Ratel Maintenance - setup as a mobile workshop
- Ratel ZT3 - new anti-tank turret, with a container containing 3 AT missiles ready with employment
- Ratel Logistic - 8x8 logistic vehicle. Only 2 were ever built and thus never went into production.
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