WWII Equipment - Vics, Aircraft and Kit

[Speaker to Animals]

What I am saying is, it might have been easier to keep vehicles running in North Africa and SW Asia than on the continent of Europe itself during the cold, wet winters.

It certainly would be easier to keep aircraft flying in the desert than in France and Germany in the winter.

[Montegriffo]

No one was talking about the heat being a factor, the sand and dust would be your main problems for the vehicles plus damage from the uneven and rocky terrain. I bet punctures and broken suspensions were an issue. Journeys of hundreds of miles off road in the dark would have taken their toll. You would have to carry tools and spares and be able to fix things on the roadside in a hurry.

[C-Mag]

I've always been fascinated by the story and the vehicles of the LRDG.

Who isn't, thanks for bringing them up !

[C-Mag]

Found a page on The LRDG Vehicles
http://lrdg.hegewisch.net/lrdgvehicles.html


Main Page
http://lrdg.hegewisch.net/lrdg.html

[C-Mag]

Crazy pink desert Camo

[Montegriffo]

Found a page on The LRDG Vehicles
http://lrdg.hegewisch.net/lrdgvehicles.html


Main Page
http://lrdg.hegewisch.net/lrdg.html

Nice link Carlus, cheers.
Crappy MPG and payloads they were dealing with, amazing what they were able to do.

Having dabbled in the "magic art" of dead reckoning and following stars while sailing I am impressed by the feats of navigation they achieved. Finding hidden fuel drops in a near featureless landscape using primitive sun compasses and astral navigation was awesome....

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

Found a page on The LRDG Vehicles
http://lrdg.hegewisch.net/lrdgvehicles.html


Main Page
http://lrdg.hegewisch.net/lrdg.html

Having the motto 'Non Vi Sed Arte' and rocking a scorpion badge may be the most awesome thing I have ever seen.

[C-Mag]

They weren't a decisive force, but they did serve the role as guerillas or an insurgency so as to keep the Axis putting resources into protecting their rear areas.
Hey, and who can't love a bunch a guys rolling around on their own in small units through the desert making hit and run attacks on Nazi's.

[Montegriffo]

They weren't a decisive force, but they did serve the role as guerillas or an insurgency so as to keep the Axis putting resources into protecting their rear areas.
Hey, and who can't love a bunch a guys rolling around on their own in small units through the desert making hit and run attacks on Nazi's.

I'm not sure it's fair to say they weren't a decisive force. Alongside the early SAS they attacked strategic targets and did enough damage to planes and fuel dumps etc to have a real effect. They also collected a lot of good intelligence which was their main purpose. They were a lot more than just diversionary tactics to draw Axis forces from the front lines.
Without the LRDG the SAS would never have got off the ground as their first raid using the air force for transport was a disaster.

[C-Mag]

They weren't a decisive force, but they did serve the role as guerillas or an insurgency so as to keep the Axis putting resources into protecting their rear areas.
Hey, and who can't love a bunch a guys rolling around on their own in small units through the desert making hit and run attacks on Nazi's.

I'm not sure it's fair to say they weren't a decisive force. Alongside the early SAS they attacked strategic targets and did enough damage to planes and fuel dumps etc to have a real effect. They also collected a lot of good intelligence which was their main purpose. They were a lot more than just diversionary tactics to draw Axis forces from the front lines.
Without the LRDG the SAS would never have got off the ground as their first raid using the air force for transport was a disaster.

Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of these guys and what they did. They were big contributors to the battle for North Africa. My only point is that it still took massed troops, tanks and artillery to push the Axis out of North Africa.

The tanks of the North African Campaign
Allies
Cruiser
Crusader
Matilda
M2 Stewart
M3 Grant

Axis
Panzer I, II, III
Panzer IV
Stug III
Marder II
Panzer VI - Tiger

What did I miss.