Special Operations Forces (SOF) have a long history of the use of specialist or customized vehicles adapted to match the unique requirements of their unconventional missions. In the Western Desert during World War II, the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) used often gaudily camouflaged, and heavily armed, Chevrolet 30cwt trucks alongside machine-gun equipped Willys Jeeps on special reconnaissance (SR) missions. The unit's colleagues in the fledgling Special Air Service (SAS) also pioneered the use of the "Gun Jeep." The SAS mounted daring airfield raids, destroying German aircraft on the ground, and became a major hindrance to Rommel's forces, whilst also proving that raids using specialist armed vehicles were a valid SOF tactic. The LRDG and SAS also developed the concept of what were later termed "mother-ships" - medium to heavy transport trucks driven far behind enemy lines to act as mobile resupply points, allowing the SOF to undertake longer patrols without recourse to traditional resupply channels.
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