4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1991
NAMED MODELMilitary · South AfricaSouth Africa

Bosvark.

A self-propelled anti-aircraft gun: a twin 23 mm ZU-23-2 (GA-6 in SANDF service) on the rear deck of a SAMIL 100 Kwêvoël, with outriggers for firing. 36 were built from the end of 1991.

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BASE VEHICLESAMIL 100 (1983–98)BUILT BYTruckmakers, Rosslyn, Pretoria, Armscor, PretoriaIN SERVICE1991OPERATED INSouth AfricaPRODUCTION36LAYOUT6 wheels · 207″

The record

The SADF captured many ZU-23-2 guns in Angola, and in early 1990 Armscor asked for proposals to mount one on a mine-resistant vehicle, as much for the ground role as for air defence. Nick Conradi of Megkon designed the conversion; the prototype was finished in April 1991 and passed its running-gear trials at Gerotek, Pretoria, by June, and production followed at the end of the year. The Bosvark, Afrikaans for bushpig, replaced the Ystervark and serves with 10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment at Kimberley.

Specification

MANUFACTURERTruckmakers, Rosslyn, Pretoria ↗, Armscor, Pretoria ↗
on a SAMIL 100 chassis by Truckmakers, Rosslyn, Pretoria
MANUFACTURED1991–
ENGINEDeutz F10L 413F air-cooled V10 dieselDeutz F10L 413F
PRODUCTION RUN36
COUNTRY OF ORIGINSouth Africa
OPERATED INSouth Africa
STATUSin service
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINE100
FAMILY100
WHEELS6
NOMINAL WHEELBASE207″
CATEGORYMilitary · South Africa

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Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Dark Earth

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Sources

  1. 1Bosvark SPAAG ↗Tank Encyclopedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  2. 2Dewald Venter, “Ystervark SPAAG” (16 July 2021) ↗Tank Encyclopedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-24 · status: researched