Over its ten-year existence, Koevoet was widely considered the most successful "insurgent-killing" unit in the conflict, though it paid a significant price in blood. Recorded Total (1979–1989) 1,615 engagements Insurgents Killed or Captured Koevoet Personnel Killed (KIA) Koevoet Personnel Wounded Controversy and Disbandment Remembering "Koevoet" Peter Vale - Digital Georgetown
: It was divided into mobile platoons of 40 to 50 men. These units typically spent one week in the "bush" on patrol followed by one week at camp. The Covert War Koevoet Operations In Namibia
: Operations relied on Casspir and Wolf Turbo mine-resistant armored personnel carriers. Trackers would often run ahead or alongside these vehicles to identify "spoor" (tracks), with the vehicles providing heavy fire support and protection from landmines. Over its ten-year existence, Koevoet was widely considered