From Concept to Reality: The Evolution of the Bosvark SPAAG
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The Bosvark is a South African SPAAG platform developed in the 1990s as a simple and effective platform for shooting down aircraft. Bosvark comes from the Afrikaans name for the African Bushpig. The previous SPAAG, the Ystervark, was a stopgap during the South African Border War for a mobile SPAAG. The need for the Bosvark arose from the downfalls of the Ystervark which was withdrawn from service in 1991 soon after the Bosvark was slated to go into full production. The main downfall was the weapon system, a GAI-CO1 20 mm anti-aircraft gun, which had a small magazine size and a manual aiming system making it difficult to shoot down jets.
From Concept to Reality: The Evolution of the Bosvark SPAAG
From Concept to Reality: The Evolution of the…
From Concept to Reality: The Evolution of the Bosvark SPAAG
The Bosvark is a South African SPAAG platform developed in the 1990s as a simple and effective platform for shooting down aircraft. Bosvark comes from the Afrikaans name for the African Bushpig. The previous SPAAG, the Ystervark, was a stopgap during the South African Border War for a mobile SPAAG. The need for the Bosvark arose from the downfalls of the Ystervark which was withdrawn from service in 1991 soon after the Bosvark was slated to go into full production. The main downfall was the weapon system, a GAI-CO1 20 mm anti-aircraft gun, which had a small magazine size and a manual aiming system making it difficult to shoot down jets.