And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Ford Scout car carrying a Vickers machine gun. Operated by the Sudan Defence Force. 1930-s. Based on 1934 Ford 40 pickup.
The LRDG was nothing like the TV series The Rat Patrol. Their vehicles were primarily heavy Chevy trucks. There was an Irishman in the group who infiltrated a Nazi airfield. The Germans were a bit smarter than we were in Pearl Harbor. They disbursed the planes put a guard on something like 30 fighter planes.
This one man took out all of the guards with his knife in the black of night, placed charges on all the planes and calmly walked back to his vehicle parked a few miles away. Paddy Maine was featured on a website called Badass Of The Week. The LRDG was made of some of the toughest hard asses who ever served in WWII!
I enjoyed reading about the LRDG/SAS. That vehicle, like those of the above named needed to be pointed at the enemy when they opened fire. I ask you to imagine what the driver thought every time he did that. HOLY FUCKING SHIT THEY'RE GOING TO BLOW OUT MY EAR DRUMS. I thought rifles that close hurt. I can't imagine the impact a machine gun that close to my ears.
Looks like they thought of that scenario and placed the 'blast diverter' under the muzzle of the gun to protect the people in the front seat. I'm sure it worked like a charm (not).
I can just imagine driving that on the 405 on the way to Malibu and Santa Barbara. :) I'd need a trusty soul in the back to handle the shooting or he could drive and I'd take care of that little issue.
Which example isn't far from exactly what the LRDG/SAS used in North Africa a few years later.
ReplyDeleteThe LRDG was nothing like the TV series The Rat Patrol. Their vehicles
Deletewere primarily heavy Chevy trucks. There was an Irishman in the group
who infiltrated a Nazi airfield. The Germans were a bit smarter than
we were in Pearl Harbor. They disbursed the planes put a guard on
something like 30 fighter planes.
This one man took out all of the guards with his knife in the black
of night, placed charges on all the planes and calmly walked back to
his vehicle parked a few miles away. Paddy Maine was featured on a
website called Badass Of The Week. The LRDG was made of some of the
toughest hard asses who ever served in WWII!
I enjoyed reading about the LRDG/SAS.
ReplyDeleteThat vehicle, like those of the above named needed to be pointed at the enemy when they opened fire. I ask you to imagine what the driver thought every time he did that. HOLY FUCKING SHIT THEY'RE GOING TO BLOW OUT MY EAR DRUMS. I thought rifles that close hurt. I can't imagine the impact a machine gun that close to my ears.
Looks like they thought of that scenario and placed the 'blast diverter' under the muzzle of the gun to protect the people in the front seat. I'm sure it worked like a charm (not).
DeleteIt would be a good commuter. It would let other drivers know that while you appreciate a classic ride, your intentions are serious.
ReplyDeleteI can just imagine driving that on the 405 on the way to Malibu and Santa Barbara. :) I'd need a trusty soul in the back to handle the shooting or he could drive and I'd take care of that little issue.
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