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SAMIL 100 10-ton 6x6 Truck
SAMIL 100 cargo
Type	10-ton 6x6 truck
Place of origin	South Africa
Production history
Designer	Armscor
Produced	In production up to 1998
Variants	Cargo Cargo with mine protected cab Tipper Water Tanker Fuel tanker Recovery vehicle Artillery tractor 127mm Valkiri (Mk II) MultipleRocket Launcher
Specifications (SAMIL 100 Cargo )
Mass	9,135 kg (20,139 lb) (empty)
Length	10.27 m (33.7 ft)
Width	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Height	3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Crew	2
Passengers	50
Engine	Deutz Diesel Engines V10 cylinder air cooled diesel or ADE 352 T 268 hp (200 kW)
Transmission	6 speed x 2 range
Suspension	Telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers on leaf springs
Operational range	800 km (500 mi)

The SAMIL 100 is an upgraded Magirus Deutz 320D22AL 6x6 10-ton (load) truck. Classified as a heavy truck, it is made of pressed steel with the cargo area (capable of carrying up to 50 passengers) having drop sides and a tailgate.

Variants

• 10-ton cargo vehicle with 1.2-ton capacity crane mounted behind cab.
• Mine resistant cab based cargo vehicle
• Dump truck
• Fuel tanker
• Gun tractor
• Field kitchen
• Refrigerator truck
• Ambulance
• Recovery vehicle
• Carrier for 127mm multiple rocket launcher
• Carrier for a twin 23 mm anti-aircraft cannon

• A display showing SAMIL 20 towed by SAMIL 50 recovery vehicle
• SAMIL 100 water tanker
• SAMIL 100 Kwevoel (mine protected cab) recovery vehicle
• SAMIL 100 Kwevoel fuel tanker with mine resistant cab
• SAMIL 100 gun tractor
• SAMIL 100 Kwevoel mine resistant vehicle carrying Valkiri 127mm MRL system
• SAMIL 100 Kwevoel (armoured mine resistant cab) Horse carrier
• SAMIL 100 mounted with Vulture UAV launcher
• SAMIL 100 carrying UAV recovery net

Citations and References

Citations

1. ^ Jane's (1985), p. 422.
2. "SAMIL 100 Heavy Utility Truck". Military-Today.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2007. Retrieved 2022-08-20.

Bibliography

Jane's (1985). Jane's Military Vehicles and Ground Support Equipment. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. ISBN 0-7106-0811-X.

• Cold War military equipment of South Africa
• Military vehicles introduced in the 1980s