OMC Olifant MBT

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Development It has been revealed that before the introduction of the Olifani Mk 1A there were a number of other Centurion MBT upgrades in South Africa. In 1972, the Centurion was fitted with a V-12 fuel-injected petrol engine developing 810 hp coupled to a new three-speed (two forward and one reverse) automatic transmission. This project was called the Skokiaan but…

OMC Olifant MBT

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