Combat History
Elands were used extensively by the SADF during the Angolan Civil War, and were known to crews as "Noddy Cars". They were effective against light armored vehicles and older tanks such as the T-34/85 that were used by the Cubans and the MPLA. A small number of Eland 90s were sold to the Rhodesian government in the mid-1970s to replace the aging Ferret armoured car. They were also used by Morocco in the Western Sahara War, with the Polisario Front capturing some units.
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