Don,
Will assume gun question answer is a yes then. References made mention of an improved 105mm L7. Please DO NOT throw away
SANDF UNIT 007 yet. Here's what I'm seeing...UNIT 008 should be renamed the OLIFANT MK2. I believe the MK2 falls more between these units (007 & 008) in armor protection. This tank took many of the systems primarily upgrades in armor and FCS from the defunct TTD tank project. No 120mm MG is in service with the SANDF. In the MBT Thread 2 or 3 years ago; South Africa hosted the International Armored show. At that time the following tanks were considered OPLOT-M, LEO 2A4 (Favored.) and the T-90S. However they couldn't overcome the economic realities to buy them or as shown last year to even keep the ROOIVALK flying for the 1.5 years it was grounded. The OLIFANT MK2B needs to be resolved against the MOD website below that shows they have the MK2B.
http://www.army.mil.za/equipment/wea...ant_equipm.htm
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/...monstrator.htm
Regards,
Pat