Sas Jeep Ww2 Europe. The european sas jeeps were also fitted with rear armoured plates to protect the fuel tanks driver and gunner from enemy fire from the rear. The second world war was a powerful driver for military innovation.
A new kind of unit. There are no original british sas jeeps surviving robert abbott has recreated an example and this is how he went about it. The sas jeeps were used during the whole north african campaign and later in europe where they were used for sabotage missions behind enemy lines.
New units technologies and ways of fighting were developed in the white heat of war.
The european sas jeeps were also fitted with rear armoured plates to protect the fuel tanks driver and gunner from enemy fire from the rear. Willys gpw jeep armoured windscreen used by the sas in the european theatre in 1944 a complete armoured windscreen for the driver and gunner. The european sas jeep appeared when the allies invaded europe it was different from the desert sas jeep being armoured and carrying two self sealing 30 gallon fuel tanks it was still heavily armed. Comes with the gunners shield twin mount for the vickers k that elevates and rotates and the basket in front of the driver to hold various equipment.
