bépé wrote:
Hi Paul,
I read about "dalmatian mounting" of 4 Browing on some G-cars : was it just a test ?
I also read that 2 SAAF Alo3 using 2 AS12 air to ground missiles in Angola, do you know about this use ?
I knew about Z-car, but would you confirm "B-cars" was for police (land forces ?) ground vehicules, please ?
Whatever, think you for your help
Best regards from France
My last post "disappeared" so I'll try again..........
Yes, B-Cars were police cars. See............
http://www.rhodesianforces.org/BSAPvehicles.htmAs far as I'm aware, the SAAF never had AS.12 missiles. (They had the AS.11.) I remember reading something about Angolan ALO3's firing AS.12 missiles but not the SAAF. This is not to say that it never happened as the SAAF tried fitting everything, including the kitchen sink
They even tried fitting SNEB 37mm rockets at one stage which almost had disasterious results due to the necesity of the cooling effect from fast moving jets on the launch tubes. The plastic fins melted and the subsequent rockets launched flew in every possible direction!?
The Dalmation Project involved fitting four Mk2 .303 Browning machine-guns which were slaved to a remote hand operated sighting and hydraulic driver system called the "Kat Oog" which is afrikaans for cats eye. It was used in anger towards the end of the war and killed 31 insurgents during the first week of testing.
If you ever travel across the channel I may be able to introduce you to someone involved with the Dalmation Project. I also have some photo's of the second ALO3 proto-type should you be interested.
Cheers,
Paul