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Long Range Desert Group (LRDG)
Chevrolet 1533x2 30 cwt 4x2 Patrol Truck
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Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Great Britain |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1942 |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors of Canada with LRDG modifications |
| Crew: | 3-4 |
| Armament: | Multiple armament packages were fitted to vehicles depending on the unit mission and/or specific vehicle's role/function. Weapons that were mounted included the .303 Browning machine gun (aircraft), .303 Lewis MG, .303 Vickers MG, .303 Vickers "K" MG (air), .50 cal Browning HMG (air), .50 cal Vickers HMG. Some of these weapons were fitted to single and/or dual mounts, most notably the Vickers "K" MG's. Also, Captured Italian weapons were also employed, including the 7.92mm Breda MG and 20mm dual purpose 20/65 cannon. |
| Engine: | 6 Cylinder Petrol |
| Miscellaneous Info: | The Chevrolet
1533x2 4x2 30 cwt (1 1/2 ton) Patrol Truck succeeded the Long Range
Range Desert Group's (LRDG) Ford F30 4x4 Canadian Military Pattern (CMP)
Patrol Trucks in early 1942. These 1941-1942 model Chevy trucks were
specially ordered Modified Conventional Pattern (MCP) vehicles, which
were upgraded civilian vehicles manufactured for military use at the
factory and then further modified by the LRDG after receipt.
Typical LRDG basic vehicle modifications were the fitting of sand tires, condenser cooling systems, cut down radiator grating, addition of unsticking equipment (sand channels and pioneer tools) and the famous Bagnold sun compass. Furthermore, LRDG patrol trucks were also employed in specialized roles and equipped to accomplish those missions/tasks. Besides conducting basic patrols, some trucks acted as fittter's vehicles, "heavy" patrol vehicles, light artillery vehicles (including acting in the anti-tank role - the "scorpion's tail"), medical orderlies' vehicles and wireless/communications vehicles. The 1533x2 trucks were the most numerous patrol trucks employed by the LRDG throughout their short life and soldiered on until the unit's disbanding. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
 None
Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| LRDG Chevrolet 1533x2 30cwt Patrol Truck Photos | British War Office via the Imperial War Museum |
.jpg) Chevrolet 1533x2 Truck
Before Conversion in LRDG Workshops (Notice tires and wind screen) |
British War Office via the Imperial War Museum |
.jpg) Chevrolet 1533x2 Truck
with
Captured Italian 7.92mm Breda Machine Gun Mounted in Front |
British War Office via the Imperial War Museum |
| LRDG Chevrolet 1533x2 30cwt Patrol Truck Photos | Erik Johansen - South Shields, Tyne & Wear UK |
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Bagnold Sun Compass |
Imperial War Museum |
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.303 Vickers "K" Machine Gun |
Imperial War Museum |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| "Long Range Desert Group Chevrolet Model 1533X2 30 cwt 4x2 Truck" by Paul Handel | Anzac Steel |
| LRDG Chevrolet 1533x2 30 cwt Patrol Truck Information and Photos | Long Range Desert Group - Germany |
| LRDG Chevrolet 1533x2 30 cwt Patrol Truck Information and Photos | Long Range Desert Group Preservation Society, The |
| LRDG Chevrolet 1533x2 30 cwt Patrol Truck Information and Photos | LRDG, Long Range Desert Group: 1940-1943 |
| LRDG Chevrolet 1533x2 30 cwt Patrol Truck Photos | Desert Vehicles Preservation Society |
| LRDG Chevrolet 1533x2 30 cwt Patrol Truck Photos | Toadman's Tank Pictures |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| A Photo History of Armoured Cars In Two World Wars | George Forty |
| "Desert Chevrolets: A Lone Long Range Desert Group Survivor and Its Contemporaries" | Wheels & Tracks: The International Review of Military Vehicles - Issue #8 |
| Desert Raiders: Axis and Allied Special Forces (1940-1943) - Osprey Battle Orders #23 | Andrea Molinari |
| Long Range Desert Group, The: 1940-1945 (Osprey Publishing, New Vanguard 32) | Robin Jenner & David List |
| Long Range Desert Group, The: History &
Legacy (Helion & Company) Review by Dr. Chris Lloyd-Staples |
Karl-Gunnar Norén & Lars Gyllenhaal |
| Long Range Desert Group Patrolmen: The Western Desert - 1940-43 (Osprey Publishing, Warrior 148) | Tim Moreman |
|
"LRDG Patrol Trucks: Desert Warfare"
(April 2006 Issue of Military Machines
International Magazine) |
John Blackman |
"Model Mastery" (September
2020 Issue of Classic
Military Vehicle Magazine) (Discussing the author's LRDG Diorama) |
Alejandro Mario Luchinelli |
"Old Kit, New Tricks" (January 2020 Issue of
Airfix Model World
Magazine (A
build of the 1/76 Matchbox LRDG 30cwt Chevrolet/Willys Jeep Model Kit
Set) |
Dave Oliver |
| "Piracy on the High Desert" (June 2020 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) | Toby Savage |
|
Special Forces Vehicles: 1940 to Present Day (Pen & Sword, Images of
War) |
Pat Ware |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Model Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| Long Range Desert Group Patrol Truck Kit with Lewis Gun (7439) | Dragon Models | 1/72 | Injection Molded Plastic. |
| Long Range Desert Group Patrol Truck Kit with 2cm Cannon (7504) | Dragon Models | 1/72 | Injection Molded Plastic. |
| L.R.D.G 30cwt Chevrolet/Willys Jeep Model Set (PK173) | Matchbox | 1/76 | Injection Molded Plastic. |
| LRDG Chevrolet Patrol Truck Kit (Earlier Release = 850); (Newer Release = 89785) | Tamiya | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic. Newer Release also comes with BREDA 20mm AA GUN. |
| British LRDG Command Car 30cwt Truck Model Kit (32593) | Tamiya | 1/48 | Injection Molded Plastic. |
| Aftermarket Set | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| LRDG Chevrolet Instruments and placards (AR35329) | Archer Fine Transfers | 1/35 | Decals/Transfers |
| British SAS/LRDG Chevrolet (North Africa 1942) No. 1 Accessory Set (DT35015) | Black Dog | 1/35 | Resin |
| British Chevrolet 30 cwt Accessory Set (DT72039) | Black Dog | 1/72 | Resin. Looks to be for the Dragon kit with .303 Lewis Gun |
| British SAS/LRDG Chevrolet (North Africa 1942) No. 2 Accessory Set (DT35109) | Black Dog | 1/35 | Resin |
| British SAS/LRDG Chevrolet (North Africa 1942) No. 2 Accessory Set (DT72064) | Black Dog | 1/72 | Resin. Looks to be for the Dragon kit with 20mm Breda Gun |
| British SAS/LRDG Jeep & Chevrolet (North Africa 1942) Accessory Set (DT72065) | Black Dog | 1/72 | Resin. Contains parts for both Jeep and Chevrolet 30 cwt truck model kits. |
| L.R.D.G. Chevrolet Truck Accessories (DA35001) | Darius Miniatures | 1/35 | Resin. |
| LRDG Truck Sagged Wheel Set #1 (DW30005A) | DEF Model | 1/35 | Resin. For the Tamiya Kit. |
| LRDG Truck Sagged Wheel Set #2 (DW30067) | DEF Model | 1/35 | Resin. For the Tamiya Kit. |
| LRDG Chevrolet Patrol Truck Wheel Set (DT35-012) | D Toys | 1/35 | Resin |
| LRDG Chevy Truck Stowage Set (RE35-477) | Panzer Art | 1/35 | Resin. |
| LRDG Chevrolet Patrol Truck Wheel Set | R&J Products | 1/35 | Resin |
| LRDG Chevrolet Wheel Set (35.2341) | Resicast | 1/35 | Resin |
| LRDG Chevrolet 30cwt Cab detail Set (35.2342) | Resicast | 1/35 | Resin |
| LRDG Chevrolet 30cwt Cab Stowage Set (35.2347) | Resicast | 1/35 | Resin |
| LRDG Chevrolet 30cwt Early Radio Truck Detail and Stowage Set (35.2344) | Resicast | 1/35 | Resin. Comes with Cab detail set, Wheels and Stowage and PE Sand Channels. |
| LRDG Chevrolet 30cwt Heavy Weapons Carrier Conversion Set (35.2351) | Resicast | 1/35 | Resin |
| LRDG Chevrolet 30cwt Heavy Weapons Carrier (Late) Conversion Set (35.2369) | Resicast | 1/35 | Resin |
| LRDG Chevrolet Breda Gun Carrier conversion/update set (35.2346) | Resicast | 1/35 | Resin. Conversion for Tamiya Truck/20mm AA Gun Combo kit or Separate Tamiya Truck & Italeri AA gun kits. |
| LRDG Chevrolet Fitter's Vehicle conversion/update set (35.2352) | Resicast | 1/35 | Resin |
| LRDG Chevrolet Patrol Truck Wheel Set | Tank Workshop | 1/35 | Resin |
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| LRDG Chevrolet 30 cwt Patrol Truck Model Photos | Erik Johansen & Patrick Keenan |
| SAS Jeep/ LRDG Chevrolet 30 cwt Truck Desert Diorama Photos | John Staehle - Deming, New Mexixo USA |
