The\u00a0Special Air Service<\/strong>\u00a0(SAS<\/strong>), a special force of the British Army, had the task to carry out commandos missions in the Middle East.
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\nSAS Jeeps had to transport quickly in the desert 4 soldiers with their weapons and had to come as close as possible to the target without being detected.
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\nSAS Jeeps were sand coloured,\u00a0 without windshied (to avoid reflection) and were heavily armed.
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\nThey were fitted with the desert kit for greater water cooling, a sand filter and\u00a0 the\u00a0 bars of the radiator grille were removed to improve radiator cooling.
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\nThanks to 17 jerrycans with each a capacity of 4.4\u00a0imp\u00a0gal; 5.3\u00a0US\u00a0gal, \u00a0the Jeep with its own fuel tank had a range of around 1,250 miles.<\/p>
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\n Manufacturer : Willys Overland Corp USA
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\nLength : 10.89 ft
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\nWidth : 5.15 ft
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\nHeight : 5.97 ft
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\nWeight : 3,086 lb
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\nMax speed : 65 mph
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\nMaximum range on own fuel tank : 236 miles<\/p>
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\n Weapons : Vickers Twin machine-gun (303K) our Browning 12.7 mm or both.
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\nEngine : side-valve Willys overland MB 4 cylinders in line developing 60 hp at 3,820 rpm<\/p>
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