British SAS in a jeep, North Africa, WW2, 1943

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Agent641@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 288d (2 replies)

Did they cut the grille bars to save weight, or to just make it look like teeth? Of all the things, I would probably keep the grille to protect the radiator from damage, since if it leaks, there ain't no water in the desert to refill it.

ewo@piefed.ca · 3 pts · 288d (1 reply)

Maybe extra heat? Not sure but aye

espentan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 288d

I can't recall where I read it (perhaps in a post on that other site), but supposedly it was indeed done to increase air flow to the radiator.

Curiousfur@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 288d

What a fucking vibe, holy shit

obelix@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 288d

Is that Blair Mayne in the driver's seat there?

hellfire103@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 288d (1 reply)

My great grandad was in North Africa in the 1940s. Part of the Royal Engineers.

PugJesus@piefed.social · 3 pts · 288d

Antifa family history, mad respect to your great-grandfather!

IncogCyberSpaceUser@piefed.social · 2 pts · 288d

I just watched a pretty good video on a night time raid on a Luftwaffe airbase by these guys. https://youtu.be/c7mPkuk5DLs