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The Camionetta Desertica Model 42 (also known as the SPA-Viberti AS.42 or Sahariana) was an Italian reconnaissance car of World War II. [1] The AS.42 (Africa Settentrionale = North Africa) was developed by SPA-Viberti using the same chassis as the AB 41 armoured car, including its four-wheel steering, but with a 2x4 transmission specifically for desert operations, primarily in a reconnaissance ...
The Desert Patrol Vehicle (DPV), formerly called the Fast Attack Vehicle (FAV), is a Chenowth high-speed, lightly armored sandrail-like vehicle first used in combat during the Gulf War in 1991. [2] Due to their dash speed and off-road mobility, the DPVs were used extensively during Operation Desert Storm .
The Auto-Saharan Companies (Compagnie Auto-Avio-Sahariane) were Italian military units specialised in long range patrols of the Sahara Desert.Companies were formed around expert soldiers (called "Arditi Camionettisti"), riding AB 41 armored cars and FIAT and Lancia light trucks customized to operate in the desert.
FAV (Fast Attack Vehicle) / DPV (Desert Patrol Vehicle) Kawasaki KLR-250-D8; M35A2 6×6 2.5-Ton Truck "Deuce And A Half" M915 6×4 Army truck medium transportation. M915A1 6×4 Army truck medium transportation. M925A1 6×6 5-Ton Truck; M977 HEMTT (Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck) M548 Tracked Cargo Carrier
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the fifth main game in the Grand Theft Auto series , following 2002's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City , and the seventh entry overall.
Before the war, Major Ralph Bagnold learned how to maintain and operate vehicles, how to navigate, and how to communicate in the desert. On 23 June 1940 he met General Archibald Wavell, the commander of Middle East Command in Alexandria and explained his concept for a group of men intended to undertake long-range reconnaissance patrols to gather intelligence behind the Italian lines in Libya. [5]
The Chenowth Advanced Light Strike Vehicle (ALSV) is an all-terrain light military vehicle developed by the United States. It is the successor to the Chenowth Light Strike Vehicle and the Desert Patrol Vehicle, and features improved performance and armament. [1] The sandrail vehicle is relatively small, and can be carried in a transport ...
Marmon–Herrington armoured cars on patrol in the Western Desert, 28 November 1941. Mk VI prototype in the South African National Museum of Military History . Mk I (1940) – two wheel drive only, armed with two .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns, one in a cylindrical turret, other in the left rear of the hull. 113 units built.