Variants
- Ratel 20 - Original version, French designed turret (see side notes)
- Ratel 60 - crew of 3 plus 7 infantry, turret is identical to that of the Eland 60 with a 60 mm breech-loading mortar
- Ratel 81 - no turret, but an 81 mm mortar is installed in the crew compartment for use as a fire support platform
- Ratel 90 - crew of 3 plus 6 infantry, turret is identical to that of the Eland 90. Primary role: fire support for the Mechanized Battalions
- Ratel 120 - 120mm mortar carrier. Prototype only
- Ratel Command - crew of 9 men, two-seater turret with a 12,7 mm machine gun
- Ratel EAOS - Enhanced Artillery Observation System
- Ratel Maintenance - setup as a mobile workshop
- Ratel ZT3 - new anti-tank turret, with a rack containing 3 anti-tank missiles ready for launch and additional missiles stored within the hull
- Ratel Logistic - 8x8 logistic vehicle. Only 2 prototypes were built
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