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To: Travis McGee

The jeeps were heavily armed with combinations of both Browning and Vickers K machine guns. The ex-aircraft Vickers weapons were generally mounted in pairs and a total of up to five machine guns were carried on some vehicles. The effectiveness of this armament firing a mix of ball, armour-piercing and tracer shells can be judged from one assault on an airfield where 12 aircraft were destroyed in a five minute raid. With all guns blazing a single SAS jeep could deliver an impressive 5000 rounds per minute!

76 posted on 02/01/2004 9:51:22 PM PST by Cannoneer No. 4 (The road to Glory cannot be followed with too much baggage.)
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To: Cannoneer No. 4; archy
Thanks! Love that picture. God Bless Mr. Stirling, where ever he is. ^^
78 posted on 02/01/2004 9:57:44 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Cannoneer No. 4
This photo is UK army in WWII ?
79 posted on 02/01/2004 11:34:06 PM PST by serurier (We come here for the freedom of the world)
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