The Lanchester armored cars were the second most common type in use by the British Army in the FIRST WORLD WAR and beyond. (behind the Rolls Royce series) The first thirty-six produced were used to make up three squadrons of the SAS predecessor called the Royal Navy Air Service. All of the three squadrons were in France by mid 1915. One served later with the Belgian Army.

In January, 1916 an R.N.A.S. expeditionary force, led by Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson, landed in Alexandrovsk, Russia. The unit supported the Russians until the 1917 Russian Revolution. The force was sent from the Arctic Circle to the Caucasus in June 1916. Detachments were sent on missions as far as Turkey and into Persia. The R.N.A.S. force was withdrawn via the north shore of the Black Sea to support the Russians in Romania and in Galicia (South Poland) where they saw action before the end of 1916.

The Lanchester armored cars performed magnificently under harsh conditions, rugged terrain, wear and tear imposed by the appalling roads - or absence of them - in the Russian campaign and gave very little mechanical trouble. It is possible these cars covered more ground on active service than any other fighting vehicles of the First World War. Some were used by other factions into the SECOND WORLD WAR. They are a great versatile asset for 20th Century Wargamers. There is an excellent one as a new release from Reviresco.

Ask for their entire line of hard to find vehicles and Armored Cars for that era and beyond. The previous Rolls Royce I purchased is an EXCELLENT model for many periods, and this one looks great! (Too bad he didn't include a free sample for me to KEEP! hint, hint).

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