> I am
> aware that there were experiments with wheeled armored vehicles in the first
> World War. I believe that these too, were based on civilian vehicles that
> were field modified to help the infantry and were not specifically designed
> as such.(I.E. climb a 60% grade, forge 30 inches of water, or whatever the
> specifications might be.) Again, I may be wrong.
Indeed, as you all know, T E Lawrence served in the desert campaign when
their armoured cars, equipped with machine guns, were actually converted
Rolls Royce cars!
(Engineering pedigree WILL tell in the end - look at the RR B40-engined
Champ!)
-- Steve Somers (Project Leader)'75 Land Rover 101" Forward Control, 1-Tonne, General Service (62FL50 - Royal Artillery/2 Commando)
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