British Paras Recce Jeep with K type MG

The Reconnaissance jeep was equipped with a single Vickers “K”with an impressive rate of fire of 950 rounds per minute. Issued to the Airborne reconnaissance regiments these jeeps enabled lightly equipped forces to dash for the objectives before the enemy forces could organise themselves.
The Pithead model has a crew of 4 plus one “hanger on” sitting astride the pannier.