Desert Daredevils, on the Sand Sea with the LRDG



The Long Range Desert Group was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War. The commander of the German Afrika Corps, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel , admitted that the LRDG "caused us more damage than any other Brit ish unit of equal strength.





Originally called  the Lo ng  Range Patrol, the unit was founded in Egypt i n June 1940 by Major Ralph A. Bagnold, acting under the direction of General Archibald Wavell. Bagn old was assisted by Captain Patrick Clayton and Captain William Shaw. At first the majority of t he men were from New Zealand, but they were soon joined by Rhodesian and British volu nteers, whereupon new sub-units were formed and the name was changed to the better-know <span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">n Long Range Desert Group. The LRDG never numbered more than 350 men, all of whom were volu nteers.

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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">The LRDG was formed specifically to carry out deep penetration, covert reconnaissance patrols and intelligence missions from behind Italian lines, although they sometimes engaged in combat operations.

Patrol Y3
You are joing patrol Y3, currenty commanded by Patrick Clayton. The patrol has suffered some losses following a run in with the Wop fly-boys, and is being reconstituted for furhter operations. This will involve a training period for the new recruits, while the unit is re-fitted. The plan is to make 2 new patrols from the old Y3, some of the original members will stay on to act as a cadre for the new bugs, whist others will transfer to T2 patrol, which was recently ran inot some I-Tie armor and suffered some significant losses.

The New Recruits
Henry Goldbloom - Ade

James Stirling - Dave

Arthur 'Ratty' Topper - Andy

John Douglas - Simon Humby

Soldierly Skills
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Basic armoured/mechanised corps training imparts:

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Driving-0, Combat Rifleman-0, Drill-1, Mechanic-0, Comms-0

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Basic infantry training imparts:

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Drill-1, Combat Rifleman-0

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> LRDG basic training imparts:

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Navigation-1, Comms-1, Driving-1, Mechanic-1, Gunnery-1

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Other relevant/military skills:

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Combat Rifleman, Handgun, SMG, LMG, Recon, Survival, Admin, Athletics, Drill, Tactics, Strategy, Leadership, Logistics, Demolitions, Surveillance, First Aid, Heavy Weapons, Field Engineering,

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Fresh From the Ministry! Training Films for Success in Battle

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">1) Recognise friendly tanks:

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukuIYjHYOUQ

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">2) The Boys Anti-tank rifle:

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlJD0pZp4eQ