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Who knows. The apartheid-era weapons procurement programmes are a byzantine maze still shrouded in secrecy.That overall figure looks a little low from all the others I've seen. I was under the impression, as you've mentioned, that the initial Centurion purchase from Britain actually numbered 200, of which half (100) were sold relatively shortly after. These were to equip a force that would fight in North Africa/The Middle East if the Cold War went hot.On a side note to the above AG, not all the Centurions found in SA's inventory were Mk3's as far as I'm aware, so there must be additional purchases from somewhere? I was chatting to an ex SADF tanker who said he would be very surprised if the total numbers were ever made public, as he didn't even know precisely apart from an educated guess.
Who knows. The apartheid-era weapons procurement programmes are a byzantine maze still shrouded in secrecy.
That overall figure looks a little low from all the others I've seen. I was under the impression, as you've mentioned, that the initial Centurion purchase from Britain actually numbered 200, of which half (100) were sold relatively shortly after. These were to equip a force that would fight in North Africa/The Middle East if the Cold War went hot.
On a side note to the above AG, not all the Centurions found in SA's inventory were Mk3's as far as I'm aware, so there must be additional purchases from somewhere? I was chatting to an ex SADF tanker who said he would be very surprised if the total numbers were ever made public, as he didn't even know precisely apart from an educated guess.
