The fact that it could not move under its own power is testimony to what this country has become. Edit: To my detractors in the comments and the ANC apologists desperately trying to defend the defense spending of our lovely government, I was in Tsumeb during the final years of the border war. My father was Col. Mike Muller, Commanding officer of 61 Mechanised Battalion and strategist during operation Hooper. I was there during the development of these vehicles during the discussions. We had no funding left for the project, so our government outsourced all of our spending needs, destroying our self-sustainability. It's likened to the US upgrading F-15EXs because they can't afford F-22s, of which one probably costs the GDP of our country. We have one Gripen in operation. Our soldiers are fat and need at least 4 other men to help get onto a SAMIL. "With the end of the Border War (1966-1989), defense spending was no longer a priority. Funding was cut for the project in the early 1990s. Not wanting the technological advancements and effort to go to waste, the SADF and the Armaments Corporation of South Africa (ARMSCOR) decided to produce one vehicle to showcase the TTD`s potential capability and serve as a development platform. The TTD was completed in 1992. By 1994, South Africa held its first free democratic elections. Subsequently, sanctions were lifted, and South Africa was again allowed to purchase and sell arms on the international market. It was argued by the new South African National Defence Force (SANDF) that a modern MBT could just as easily be purchased from an international supplier and at a far more competitive price than it would be to build locally." ~Tank-Encyclopedia. This tank was once able to move under its own power, even as a prototype, but lack of funding and maintenance has taken it the same route as Boeings falling out of the sky today.
@@pixpix5023it's equivalent to a museum piece, so if by fully capable of going to war you mean a gun in need of repairs and replacement, definitely a broken engine and more than likely a ton of rust and general repairs needing to be done along with needing serious upgrades to stand a chance to survive a hit from any round made after the 1980s then yeah sure it's capable When you leave a vehicle sitting for that long stuff just breaks down so more than likely it would be cheaper to build a new vehicle based on the old stuff than to repair and upgrade
@@stevee3 The Olifant Mk.2 is a slightly improved tank from the 60's, the TTD on the other hand is a huge improvement, using the best tech the old SADF had to offer. Obv the SANDF didn't care
The TTD is such an interesting vehicle, shame it was never chosen for production
Nice name
It’s the tank from gta
The fact that it could not move under its own power is testimony to what this country has become.
Edit:
To my detractors in the comments and the ANC apologists desperately trying to defend the defense spending of our lovely government, I was in Tsumeb during the final years of the border war. My father was Col. Mike Muller, Commanding officer of 61 Mechanised Battalion and strategist during operation Hooper. I was there during the development of these vehicles during the discussions. We had no funding left for the project, so our government outsourced all of our spending needs, destroying our self-sustainability. It's likened to the US upgrading F-15EXs because they can't afford F-22s, of which one probably costs the GDP of our country. We have one Gripen in operation. Our soldiers are fat and need at least 4 other men to help get onto a SAMIL.
"With the end of the Border War (1966-1989), defense spending was no longer a priority. Funding was cut for the project in the early 1990s. Not wanting the technological advancements and effort to go to waste, the SADF and the Armaments Corporation of South Africa (ARMSCOR) decided to produce one vehicle to showcase the TTD`s potential capability and serve as a development platform. The TTD was completed in 1992. By 1994, South Africa held its first free democratic elections. Subsequently, sanctions were lifted, and South Africa was again allowed to purchase and sell arms on the international market. It was argued by the new South African National Defence Force (SANDF) that a modern MBT could just as easily be purchased from an international supplier and at a far more competitive price than it would be to build locally." ~Tank-Encyclopedia.
This tank was once able to move under its own power, even as a prototype, but lack of funding and maintenance has taken it the same route as Boeings falling out of the sky today.
Technology tank demonstrator! Basically Technology transfer/sanctions busting. Was went in service.
It’s a demonstration vehicle not a designated Mbt my guy
@@thomasmarinus4329 ...with a *previously* functioning engine inside it. Look up why that is...
@@thomasmarinus4329 it is fully capable of fighting in a war
@@pixpix5023it's equivalent to a museum piece, so if by fully capable of going to war you mean a gun in need of repairs and replacement, definitely a broken engine and more than likely a ton of rust and general repairs needing to be done along with needing serious upgrades to stand a chance to survive a hit from any round made after the 1980s then yeah sure it's capable
When you leave a vehicle sitting for that long stuff just breaks down so more than likely it would be cheaper to build a new vehicle based on the old stuff than to repair and upgrade
to me its just a big ass leopard
They'd rather adopt the shitty Olifant mk2
Wdym?
@@stevee3 The Olifant Mk.2 is a slightly improved tank from the 60's, the TTD on the other hand is a huge improvement, using the best tech the old SADF had to offer. Obv the SANDF didn't care
@@JustGaming-cq1mp well to be fair the olifant mk2 isn't really made to take down other Mbts
@@stevee3 pretty sure thats the whole point of a tank