LRDG Ford V8 Car (BR444) with two one-piece resin LRDG Ford V8 cars, two drivers, two passengers & four vehicle Machine-guns. Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) patrols are led by a pilot cars, whose duty is to test out the ground ahead of the rest of the patrol for soft sand and other desert hazards. In the first few years this car was a Ford V8, but the American Willys Jeep quickly became a favourite as they became available. Check out the LRDG Ford V8 Car in the online store here...

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"Teams from the LRDG Patrol HQ use the Motorcycle Reconnaissance rules on pages 10-11 of Burning Empires and are Reconnaissance Platoons except for the Basing Motorcycles rule (jeeps are based individually)."

"Ford V8 vehicles dismount as Rifle teams. The LRDG/SAS Dismounted Patrols (BR758) are perfect for modelling these dismounted teams." Learn more about the LRDG/SAS Dismounted Patrols here...

Incendiary Ammunition The LRDG and SAS loaded their machine-guns with an unusually high proportion of incendiary ammunition. This was extremely useful against trucks, aircraft, and fuel dumps. LRDG and SAS vehicle machine-guns count as having a Firepower rating of 5+ when trying to demolish objectives by shooting.

The Ford V8 Car in Flames Of War     Armour   Name Mobility Front Side  Top Equipment & Notes Ford V8 Car Wheeled - - - AA MG. Designed by Evan Allen Painted by James Brown

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