SAMIL trucks
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SAMIL Trucks ( S outh A frican MIL itary) are the standard trucks of the South African Army . These were remanufactured types from Magirus-Deutz and licensed buildings with various components from local production. The reconstruction was done for the South African Defense Force , partly until 1998 for the South African National Defense Force .
The civilian versions of the vehicles were sold under the brands "SAMAG" ( S outh A frican Mag irus) and "SAKOM".
Types
- SAMIL 20: modified Magirus-Deutz 130M7FAL (2 × 2, 4-tonner, air-cooled engine, variant Mark II with a water-cooled engine from Atlantis Diesel Engine )
- SAMIL 50: modified Magirus-Deutz 192D12AL (4 × 4, 5-tonner, air-cooled engine, variant Mark II with a water-cooled engine from Atlantis Diesel Engine )
- SAMIL 100: modified Magirus-Deutz 320D22AL (6 × 6, 10-tonner, air-cooled engine)
All truck types had a heavy-duty all-wheel drive chassis and were therefore well suited for use on rough terrain. An estimated 5,000 of these trucks are still on the road in South Africa, but also in Angola , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Botswana , Malawi , Namibia , Zambia and Tanzania .
