I-SANDF ithola izimoto Ezihlomile ukuze zigade umngcele

Umbutho Kazwelonke Wezokuvikela waseNingizimu Afrika (i-SANDF) usuqinise imizamo yawo yezokuphepha emngceleni ngokuthenga izimoto zezikhali eziyisithupha ze-SVI MAX 3 kanye nemishini yokugada ukuze kuqhutshwe i-Operation Corona. Lezi zimoto, ezihlanganisa ama-4×4 amabili nama-MAX 3 anamasondo ayisithupha, zisanda kulethwa ophikweni lwe-SANDF’s Joint Operations.

Izimoto ezingama-MAX 3, ezikhonjiswe embukisweni we-Africa Aerospace and Defense, zakhiwe phezu kwe-chassis yakwaToyota eyiLand Cruiser 79, enikeza ukuhamba okuthuthukisiwe nokuqina. I-Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) engu-6,000 kg, ama-MAX 3 ahlukahlukene, asekela izinhlelo zokusebenza ezihlukahlukene zempi nezokuphepha, okuhlanganisa ukuhlanganiswa kwezinhlelo zezikhali kanye nokuthuthwa kwempahla.

Ifakwe okungenani ukuvikelwa kwe-EN1063 BR6, okuthuthukisiwe ku-BR7, i-MAX 3 iqinisekisa ukuphepha kwezisebenzi phakathi nokugada emngceleni. Ukutshalwa kwezimali kwe-SANDF kubuchwepheshe bezokuphepha emngceleni kugcizelela ukuzibophezela kwayo ekuvikeleni imingcele yaseNingizimu Afrika ezenzweni zobugebengu.

Ngokuhambisana nezinjongo zayo zamasu, i-Joint Operations ikhiphe izimali ezengeziwe zemisebenzi yokugada emingceleni, igxile ezisombululweni zobuchwepheshe obuphezulu nobuphansi. Izinhlelo ze-SANDF zokuthola ubuchwepheshe obengeziwe bezinzwa kanye nemishini yokugada kukhombisa indlela esebenza ngayo yokuthuthukisa amakhono ezokuphepha emngceleni.

Umbono wesikhathi eside we-SANDF ubandakanya ukubuyisela amasosha esikhundleni sazo zonke izinkampani ezisebenza ku-Operation Corona. Ngokuhlola okuqhubekayo kanye nezinhlelo zokuthengwa kwempahla, i-SANDF isalokhu izinikele ekuqiniseni amakhono ayo okusebenza kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuphepha nokuvikeleka kwemingcele yaseNingizimu Afrika.