Why were SAS Land Rovers Painted Pink?

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[@dadbot8480]

“You guys are stupid! You see, they’ll be looking for army guys.” - Peter Griffin

[@connor70]

I love that clip in the episode.

[@abigailhowe8302]

HA

[@Realmzzzz]

😂😂😂😂

[@ocic_otnemirepxE]

Smort

[@ALASTOR101.]

And not for Barbie Girls

[@coolhandluke7772]

You forgot to mention that the color used on the vehicles is called, “Mountbatten pink” and was first used by Lord Mountbatten in the Second World War. They chose it, because at night the color is almost invisible. The SAS liked it, because a lot of their long recon missions would occur at night, and a fast moving almost invisible vehicle was what they needed. Edit: I did not expect this comment to get so many likes. I’m also surprised I managed to make people happy, and piss them off with this comment.

[@damiangrouse4564]

Plus it made them feel pretty👀

[@realdragao6367]

@@damiangrouse4564 Style +15% for female soldiers.

[@Leisuremaker]

@@realdragao6367 y only female tho✨

[@Sheridantank]

@@Leisuremaker Gender stereotypes, duh. Any other dumb questions?

[@johntaylor-lo8qx]

Very good reply. Please comment more. God Bless 🙏.

[@AuRoaraAnimations]

Calling it the pink panther to signify its stealth was genius

[@snanoopis6584]

@ET Hardcorgamer the first episode aired in 1964 so I think it’s very possible that they named it after the cartoon

[@MrAdamske]

and they certainly weren't bumbling around like a certain inspector xD

[@zoogie980]

i wouldnt say genius....naming things after wild cats is pretty common in the military. Its a good, catchy name tho.

[@AndrewAMartin]

@@MrAdamske To be fair, the Pink Panther was the target of a slick jewel thief/cat burglar, who adopted that as his nickname, IIRC... Been a damn long time since I saw the movies.

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[@SirHellNaja]

At first when I got a plastic model kit of a Spitfire from a local toy store, I was so damn disappointed with it that I got a pink Spit instead of cool battle of Britain camouflage. It was until I looked up to history of Mountbatten pink and PRU pink.

[@gerardoleon8643]

Rad kit

[@Steezy2098]

Barbie ww2 set

[@plaidjunky]

Vintage "Chase colorway" one might say?

[@ScottTheBot07]

I think that’s the recce camoflauge

[@aceracing7]

I have a tamiya 1:32 land rover and it match the one in the video exactly apart form the fact the pink is exaggerated in the video, but yes I can understand your shock when it was pink!

[@rautamiekka]

"It ain't stupid if it works" certainly applies here.

[@digitaal_boog]

? They’re desert pink because it camouflages with the desert best. It’s why they’re called pinkies

[@rautamiekka]

@@digitaal_boog That was after it was tested.

[@MazelTovCocktail]

But does it actually work? Because it seem like it would only work in very specific circumstances, while being more noticeable in all other situations.

[@digitaal_boog]

@@MazelTovCocktail that’s the point of it being desert camouflage. It’s for the desert.

[@digitaal_boog]

@@rautamiekka yeah I know.

[@PakBallandSami]

Four vehicles that formed part of a unique collection of ex-SAS Land Rovers sold for a combined £179,000 at a recent auction.

[@pakistan459]

Hey bro

[@Barneyfromhalflife1]

@🎄Santa Claus🎄 nohohoho

[@vauxhallfan676]

@@Barneyfromhalflife1 may u tell us what horror you have seen.

[@ThatTurboProbe]

@@vauxhallfan676 DON'T. CLICK. THE. LINK. Need I say more?

[@alexthewolf767]

@@ThatTurboProbe What did you see?

[@tombenjamin9924]

My Grandad was an RAF Flight Engineer circa. 1950+ He served in Aden during the withdrawal and the hercules he served on transported the SAS into the field. I remember him telling me about their pink jeeps and how all the crew laughed at the SAS at it looked ridiculous, he then said that once the doors opened and the jeeps drove out into the desert, within 30ft they were 'invisible' and the laughter just as suddenly stopped.

[@imnolongerasking5933]

I always confuse RAF with Rhodesian African Rifles

[@beast8871]

@@imnolongerasking5933 that would spell RAR

[@lyrisio]

@@beast8871 yeah true idk how he got confused

[@imnolongerasking5933]

@@beast8871 I'm stupid

[@Dezzasheep]

Well at least you're honest haha

[@j.peters1222]

I remember a story my dad told me about his unit's M2A2 Bradley fighting vehicles. Shortly before deploying to the Gulf in 1991, apparently some of the vehicles had just gone through the paint shop and they wanted everybody to get acquainted with their vehicles. Turns out instead of painting the Bradley's a sand tan color they were a bright pink color instead! Gave everyone quite the laugh and the next day they went through the painter once again and got their proper colors.

[@Zamandu]

You're telling me they painted the vehicles an entirely different colour just for a one-off joke? Seems a bit too good to be true

[@thedoober6002]

@@Zamandu I'm sure it had an actual purpose.

[@j.peters1222]

@@Zamandu It was only about a half-dozen vehicles or so by the time they realized the mistake. Point is it gave everyone that saw them a good laugh.

[@allangibson2408]

WW2 bombers operating in the Middle East were painted pink to match the actual colour of the sand. Sand isn’t sand coloured in most of the world.

[@megancrager4397]

I'm imagining grown men in uniform singing "I'm a Barbie girl" 🎶 🤣

[@lieutenantrouter3999]

SAS Soldiers “Hop in losers, We’re going to the desert”

[@GrumpyMunkyGameDesign]

And I Swear if even ONE OF YOU MAKES A GAY JOKE.... 'Sir, Barbie Called. She wants her jeep back' GODDAMMIT JENKINS!

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

@@GrumpyMunkyGameDesign Times up, let's do this! Leeerooooooy... Jenkins!

[@evanmueller5575]

The animation going into such detail that they paid attention to the landrovers front and rear differentials being offset. Very impressive

[@John8coming]

I would actually work for this if they hire me

[@9HighFlyer9]

Aren't offset differentials the way it's done on almost all straight axle vehicles? It's not like it's specific to land rovers. An animator having a knowledge of vehicles or just a picture would probably pick up on it.

[@residentelect]

@02:28 they amount of detail on the SA80s being held by the British troops is phenomenal. They've also animated the correct type of Desert DPM which was used during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Remarkable attention to detail and most definitely appreciated.

[@Anzac1]

Yum

[@jasontruman1215]

@@9HighFlyer9 offset front axles yes but offset rear axles is not common at all.

[@handsomegeorgianbankrobber3779]

Can you imagine during a battle an SAS member screaming "GET TO THE PINKY!"

[@zacklapaglia7644]

It becomes even funnier if they have thick English or Scottish accents.

[@mopping4600]

Is that Joseph on your PFP?

[@spdfatomicstructure]

GET TO DA CHOPPA

[@tommyfred6180]

mate with the british armed forces habit of giving stuff silly names. no. not for one moment. :) i mean they call house clearing "going fishing" for crying out loud.

[@socalbeachieboy6135]

I refuse to fight to that *reluctantly gets into the vehicle*

[@AtotheR]

So basically the pink paint scheme was said to be a highly effective desert camouflage, especially at dawn/dusk. They were eventually replaced by the Land Rover 110 series and its more subdued beige camouflage scheme.

[@thedude4795]

no, the pink color was meant to blend in DURING THE DAY. It started when an officer, iirc, and others where collecting rubble from a crash site, and one piece was pink, and the officer was amazed at how close he had to be to it before he spotted it. That man was of high stock and because of his suggestion the rovers became pink, and everyone thinks it was only meant for dusk or dawn.

[@markdowns9607]

Customer specifies at the end of the day. However as it is a Military Vehicle you could just by some matt emulsion and do the job yourself... So to speak.

[@theant9821]

@@thedude4795 the idea is while the sun is low in the sky the sand blown by the wind appears to be pink, this happens mid day but its far more significant the lower the sun is. Pink blends in with the sunlight itself and blends in with haze created by the sand. So in mornings and evenings it was especially well camouflaged. During the day in desert stealth warfare you generally try to stay still in hide the vehicle with netting etc. So aircraft can't see it, and move at night. So the pink is ideal for it to stay camouflaged as the sun rises and sets. You want to reduce the silhouette as much as possible. Hence why soldiers don't tab along the ridgeline, they tab below it so your silhouette cannot be seen, you blends in with the hill opposed to standing out in the sky.

[@christophersilsby7829]

The Nickname was "THE PINK PANTHER", was used by SAS Dessert during World War 2 were trucks as fighting vehicles. The best was a Jeep, armed with 2-Dual mounted Lewis Gun with the larger Air Force designed magazine, that held more ammo, in a double stack pan magazine.

[@GrumpyMunkyGameDesign]

SAS Dessert sounds delicious!

[@thomasshelby3248]

Buh dum buh dum buh dum buh dun duh dun duh dun duh dun da duuuuuum

[@uncled3825]

@@thomasshelby3248 battlefield theme?

[@imadequate3376]

They didn't use this color scheme in WWII you dunce.

[@diegoontour]

@@uncled3825 Pink panther theme

[@privatehudson516]

Fun fact: Luke Skywalker's lightsaber turned green in Return of The Jedi for the exact opposite reason: because a green lightsaber stands out and create a contrast with the desert background visually, and thus looked better than blue lightsaber. The fact that the blue lightsaber's colour matched the sky also made it necessary to change the colour. This was later retconned of course, and a story meaning was added (Luke has matured and is now worthy of the Jedi Master's status)

[@pie607]

unexpected...i love it!

[@wizzotizzo]

Damn, i thought it was because the color matched the sky.

[@marzuqahmed218]

nice to know

[@father_opan4358]

Luke built his green lightsaber in Obi-Wan's hut on Tatooine after he lost his blue lightsaber when his hand was cut off. Obi-Wan left instructions there before he died.

[@ForbiddenPhysics]

Not sure what you mean, since that was a completely new lightsabre.

[@cannonball666]

Soldier 1: "Pink camo?" Soldier 2: "Nope. Breast cancer awareness month..."

[@jackthedragon612]

1:08 That battle deserves a video of its own.

[@Shushu537]

Yessssss

[@FerrariJetlife]

In france we call British "rosbeef" as when they come in holidays they turn pink cause of sunburn. I now believe the pink camouflage was to hide passengers not vehicles, especially in north Africa i can only imagine the color of their skin. Love to my rosbeefs friends from a humble frog. Edit: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZfNlmBvjq94r6c

[@GrumpyMunkyGameDesign]

I feel awful now that Jeremy Clarkson made the phrase 'Cheese eating surrender monkies' synonomous with the French. Please accept this cheese plate and white flag as a gesture of apology! To anyone clicking view more: I Actually have the utmost respect for the French and Partisan FIghters During WW2. A Fearless people who risked themselves and their families to fight against tyranny, such a horrid time in our History and such bravery should not be forgotten

[@FerrariJetlife]

@@GrumpyMunkyGameDesign yes quite disrespectful indeed. Brits are one of our closest ally and also one of our worst enemy. Lets not fall in those traps trying to divide us. Our people are very similar and i know even if we are great rival, we sincerely wish each other the best. Even if i agree the defeat of france in ww2 was terrible, and collaboration with enemy was even worst, let's not resume french history to this event. It's always easy talking about something you didn't knew or can't even imagine. I'm curious to see if he's willing to die for his liberty or putting all his family and even his village at risk for his actions. Most french people were not part of resistance tho, but in my grandfather village in Brittany there is "la rue des pendus" meaning "street of the hanged people". The story behind it is some resistance actions took place around the village, the german answer was to hang to the streets lights all male between 16 and 25 and leaving them here for days. Curious to see how brave and heroic he would be waking up in front of such "spectacle".

[@callumwilliams1449]

@@GrumpyMunkyGameDesign It wasn't really the British that coined the French surrender trope, I believe it mainly came around from Frances refusal to fight in the Iraq war (good on them) and it was started by the Americans.

[@randomobserver8168]

@@callumwilliams1449 The trope goes back much farther than that, though it might still have been invented by Americans. My older British relatives were the sort to say sadly, when France came up, that "they let us down in the war". Though my uncle was more prone to complain about the Belgians because he liked to sneer the word "capitulated", which is more effective than "armistice". But beyond that, I like to think that Britons remembered also the Great War, which defined the history of both nations so greatly. The Americans tend to have a less tragic, and more bombastic, attitude to both wars, so I could see them inventing the practice of ragging France for 1940. The "cheese eating surrender monkeys" line comes from a very early Simpsons episode, so that part is American but it long, long predates 9/11 or the Gulf War. It was re-popularized by conservative commentator Jonah Goldberg in 2003 as a bit of a gag, but a bitter and sarcastic one, for the reasons you give. Surprising it got out into the wild- his column was in the magazine and webzine National Review, not exactly a mass circulation organ. Fun fact- "cheese eating surrender monkeys" was first stated by Groundskeeper Willie in one of his thickest mock-Scottish accents, while serving as substitute French teacher and wearing a striped shirt and beret.

[@hoobadydoo4797]

@@callumwilliams1449 But... they did serve in the Iraq war? Both first and second gulf wars, they sent thousands of soldiers...

[@ropatevuta2911]

Shout out to the animator including the British Fijian soldiers especially the tank of a man,Talaiasi Labalaba who single handedly operated a main cannon by himself while he was injured

[@MrAlwaysBlue]

I made an Airfix model of one of these in early 80's. The scheme looked great and realistic.

[@residentelect]

@MrAlwaysBlue Just in the process of boxing stuff up for a house move and the missus really isn't happy that half of the space in the rear of the van we've borrowed will be taken up by sixty-odd 1:72 and 1:48 scale model kits. There is an Airfix B17g FF I've bottled out of starting far too many times, and a great looking Revell Halifax MKIII I promised myself I would start during lockdown... But it actually never left the box. There's also the numerous half-buit, abandoned, and duplicate kis which I keep promising to "sort out one day" lol she has the patience of Saint lol

[@LazyartistLast]

simple, the enemy was expecting army guys, no one would expect pink, so they wouldnt even be looking for it, therefore they were basically invisible

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

when you just unlocked a free skin and you're gonna use it even though it looks odd

[@halvorsvren340]

Love your content dude! You're the reason i love history👍

[@Hut71]

Agreed

[@donnerblitzen1388]

I remember hearing about this on top gear when Ranulph Fiennes was on as "the star in the reasonably priced car". Jeremy clarkson asked about it if I remember correctly. Great episode and a tasty tidbit of unknown knowledge! Great work guys!

[@ronchristiantenala4056]

Awesome vehicle. Landrovers are rugged vehicles a British take on of American jeeps for civillian use primarily. Landrovers proved it's capabilities as it was used numerous times in diferent British overland expeditions. One famouse expedition was during the 1950's when 2 landrovers crossed to France and started their expedition and ending it in Singapore this two land rovers as well as their crews came from Oxford and Cambridge University (basically they were colleges) that is why the expedition was called Oxford and Cambridge Overland expedition.

[@slumbynature4557]

Wow never heard of this. I'm a big WW2 buff and never heard of this before. This channel is always bringing up more obscure and lesser known facts about different conflicts. Thanks again and for your the hard work you put into your videos!

[@matthewcetorelli8451]

Some of the facts aren't quite 100% accurate. They changed/left out some small details here and there. For instance, the pink color scheme, called "Mountbatten pink" was first used on naval ships. It's named after Lord Mountbatten of the Brittish Royal Navy, who was the first to use the color as camouflage during WWII after watching a cargo ship of a similar color, completely disappear in the sunset. It's effectiveness has been argued about for decades so I assume the difference compared to other forms of naval camouflage of the era, like "razzle dazzle" camo, is negligible.

[@An_Assholian_From_Planet_Ass]

30 likes ez

[@R0GU351GN4L]

I take it you're not a Brit then? It's pretty well known in Britain, especially amongst those of us interested in history and WW2 especially.

[@slumbynature4557]

@@matthewcetorelli8451 cool thanks for the info!

[@RealPrin]

Army: **paints rovers pink** Barbie CEO: im proud of you army

[@b453d7]

*hears the roar of jets* "Sounds like a storm is coming. I don't see anything." "Nah, it's just the bongs. They think they're being sneaky."

[@mercenarygundam1487]

@Dr. Bright 40K Orks: OI! YOU UMIES! USE PURPLE! IS DA SNEAKIEST!

[@OffGridInvestor]

At least you didn't say boongs in Australia

[@WeyounSix]

You guys, I've been watching this channel for years now, and I just have to say that the production quality has gotten so amazing. You have managed to make this simplistic art style actually look amazing. The amount of effort you guys have put into perfecting this art style is actually inspiring to me. Not only are your videos informative, they also have become very unconventionally beautiful.

[@slatery1]

The "new" Australian SOV-CDO vehicles used by the SASR, 2CDO and 2RAR use a similar, light pink colour for a similar reason to the Land Rovers

[@OffGridInvestor]

They should be getting the hawkei soon.

[@spdfatomicstructure]

That's probably due to the red sand of the Outback

[@mickallen899]

Salmon colour because of the colour of Australian bushland... salmon gum trees..

[@HurricaneHomer9]

Great video as usual guys!

[@tomsmedia8]

My dad Works for the SASR and he’s a engineer so he build the special trucks they have for special forces

[@michaeljacobs1186]

Me riding a Pinky into battle : “RIP AND TEAR, UNTIL IT IS DONE!” IFYKYK

[@yourfriendlysniper5g140]

XD They fear only two..

[@pedrobarbosaduarte3704]

"Who dares, wins" that truly is the most semantically complex and rationalized quote in the english language

[@joeyphaahla]

In the Vietnam War Aussie SAS Soldiers changed it to: “Who cares, who wins”.

[@arthurvarc241]

There is also a french "SAS" Special force unit that use the same moto : "Qui ose gagne!" It's the french 1er RPIMa for First regiment of infantry of marine paratropers. (= 1er Regiment Parachutiste d'Infantrie de Marinne)

[@matissemahieu8799]

First I didn't know what colour to paint my new defender 90, now I know

[@LeonelEBD]

Been a while since i saw a vid from this channel. The quality has improved a lot.

[@universalraptor9112]

Another weird but amazing video by simple history really well made

[@chris.3711]

Pink is such a surprisingly versatile color. It never ceases to amaze me what you can do with it.

[@croissantlover1]

ive been wondering this for years but never took it up to find out why, thanks SH.

[@waterlicker8635]

US ships were also painted pink as well because the pink blended really well for the same reason for the Spitfire

[@MetalGearTenno]

The SAS was started by a Scottish soldier of the Scotsguards regiment named Robert G Sterling in North Africa.

[@averagejoe8358]

Okay? There's a separate video for that lmfao

[@MetalGearTenno]

@@averagejoe8358 Well he did touch on were the SAS was first formed but left out who formed them. So no its more of completing this video than making another. You're welcome....👍👍👍

[@YorkshireMemes]

England created the sas not Scotland

[@averagejoe8358]

@@MetalGearTenno What does that have to do with the vid though... And thank you for taking 3 seconds of your time and looking up the information for me

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

@@YorkshireMemes Neither created the SAS - they're part of the British Armed Forces - no country within the UK has a claim on the SAS.

[@Wolfsong27FlyHalfFullHeart]

Because we’re prettier in pink😂 Also the term who dares wins wasn’t really our motto, most of the time The SAS were careful planners and usually never left a man behind, in the time of the North African campaign where we took out most of the Germans planes in their airfields, we only lost one officer when a stray bullet hit him in the dead of night.

[@Vault-V]

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[@Wings_of_foam]

Dude, you posted this comment 3 minutes after the video got released. SMMH

[@colezebrowski9077]

@@Vault-V What did you click it?

[@Vault-V]

@@colezebrowski9077 when I clicked the link, my screen went black, and a Mickey Mouse Dancing popped up in the screen saying, you lost..

[@Vault-V]

@@colezebrowski9077 it’s a virus..

[@miahsafwanabdal4994]

U never fail to entertain us with new facts and amazing contents.

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

[@D5quared91]

3:54 The L1A1 service rifle was semi-auto only, NOT fully automatic

[@jlshel42]

Got a chance to visit Oman's embassy in DC during an open house weekend event for embassies. Learned a lot and got some nice baklava and coffee at the end of the visit.

[@ArandomPerson7996]

Amazing video!

[@kanyewhite429]

0:08 that’s a Vikers gun which shoots about 900rpm so it should sound faster

[@smallworldtrip]

Posting this video on Land Rover groups on FB ..... my fellows will love this video! 👍👍👍 Thanks to the team creating it Simple History!

[@radjadawamindra697]

Ah so this is why LLENN from Sword Art Online Alternative could be so deadly.

[@arober9758]

Excellently neat pinkish job guys!!

[@westleyrichmond1145]

thats so cool i love your videos

[@karimhabsi6508]

Fun fact. The SAS helped create, develop and establish the Omani version of the SAS, know as SSF, their motto is “من يتجراء، ينتصر" which is Arabic for, you guessed it, “who dares, wins” Further more, the SSF beret is pink.

[@RoadWarrior_John]

I remember buying the Tamiya Kit of this vehicle as a kid, back then I always thought it had something to do with the Pink Panther films as to why is was molded in pink. It wasn't until much later I found out why it was pink, naturally I painted mine the conventional Army camo pattern and sadly that model was lost a long time ago.

[@lt.bagelbites6969]

Great to finally see a video on my favorite obscure history fact! And especially as it’s by Simple History! Although the part about the same, if not similar pink was used on Jeeps in North Africa in 1941-1942. Though this fact may be debatable, it still should have been included, as the North Africa campaign is mentioned, but not the pink jeeps…? Land Rover was basically the British version of the Willys Jeep, and basically played the same role as Jeeps. I still feel as if Pink Jeeps should have been mentioned. Just a thought though…

[@martinoutdoors6941]

My grandfather after returning from being a pow in burma worked in the military vehicles section of Marshall’s in Cambridge, we did have some great photos of some of the vehicles as they were loaded on lorries and sometimes they used the tank ramp at Cambridge railway station ( that is sadly no longer there)

[@l.j.turner185]

Anyone else find that story of 9 SAS operatives fighting off 400 attackers just extraordinary?? I’m UK born and bred and am hugely fond of our special forces but even I am shocked by their ability sometimes

[@YorkshireMemes]

No I don’t find it extraordinary as the English armed forces are more than capable of taking on and winning wars with those odds

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

@@YorkshireMemes British and Nepalese. At least two of the nine SAS troopers in the Battle of Mirbat were Nepalese. There were also 25 Omanis and 30 Balochi Askari.

[@YorkshireMemes]

@@ianmacfarlane1241 that has nothing to do with my reply to this comment thread, also like I said in another comment thread that I replied to you on, during the North Africa campaign the sas was made of nothing but English troops

[@samwatson2373]

@@ianmacfarlane1241 no they were Fijian, not Nepalese.

[@Jamie-kk5fq]

@@YorkshireMemes *british

[@francis9428]

It has now been confirmed that Pink Guy did, in fact, serve in the SAS...

[@joeschlotthauer840]

4:30 "superior coil spring suspension" Shows image with leaf springs...

[@thetman0068]

I remember seeing a photo of one of the pink jeeps in an Eyewitness book in grade school. Cool stuff.

[@sharkwolf7788]

Another great video. I think to myself am I too old to be watching simple history videos? Then I think. No. No I am not. Best channel on KZbin

[@The_Stumbler]

Ahh, so painting my in game vehicles is "tactically" acceptable

[@Indylimburg]

I've always wanted to get an old 109 and do this to it.

[@Bell-et1lg]

It’s hard to imagine pink being considered stealthy. Any pink cars today would just stick out like a sore thumb.

[@doujinflip]

Most cars aren't offroading on sand dunes overnight with their lights off

[@DansilSchroeder]

The pink in this video on the rovers are ridiculously midleading; it's far more pale and subdued in reality

[@Bell-et1lg]

@@DansilSchroeder thank you I was thinking of that. Because the video pink is basically neon.

[@AyvonKestrel]

you're forgetting one simple possibility: everybody's gonna be looking for regular colored trucks, not pretty pink panthers.

[@popthecolt-gamingandlifest9641]

The pink Land Rover skin is a part of the Season 3 battle pass if you pass tier 70

[@VegasViking420]

Learned something new today. Had no idea about any of this

[@ethanor]

The REAL reason they painted their Rovers pink, was because the enemy would NEVER expect it

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

Now all I can think about is Captain Price saying "On Wednesdays we wear pink."

[@hetticsoldier8835]

I honestly thought that the pink color scheme was actually used in WWII, I could've made up another excuse to say that CoD Vanguard is historically accurate, if that were the case.

[@Wolfsong27FlyHalfFullHeart]

It was used in certain missions thanks to Africa’s constant sand storms to help cover the vehicles

[@DomR1997]

M1 Garands with extended magazines. M1 Garands that are magazine reloaded.

[@Seb-Storm]

@@DomR1997 and also somehow still pings on the last shot

[@mkgaming5823]

No they were. but it was popularised in the 1960s

[@franciscosansalone2319]

@@mkgaming5823 you are confusing the M1 garand whit the m1a1 carbine and the m14 rifle

[@skookapalooza2016]

Cool episode. I definitely learned a few things. Land Rovers are truly outstanding vehicles...until they break.

[@edrawarwickshire3701]

Idiot using that stereotype all the time. Most of these Older Series 1, 2, 2a, 3 and early defenders are not famous for breaking down, At one point in history it was estimated that for more than half the world's population, the first car they ever saw was a Land Rover. Look it up, when was the year that turn Land Rover brand as a unreliable vehicle. In the early 2000 Land Rover had gone downhill for its reputation. That's why whenever you search for their reliability rating in Google it always shows up as a used early used 2000 and late 2020s Range Rover (not the older traditional basic Land Rover model rating). Land Rovers pre 90s were built different, the 2.25, 3.5, 19j, 200 and 300tdi. There's a reason why the 300tdi produced until the td5 model retired. It's quite common to see their TDI engine could last over 550k miles with a basic maintenance. Even in the village in Congo, they're still been used as a public transportation. The comment you've stated aren't related to the vehicle above and to those who doesn't understand Land Rovers and Range Rovers will take it as a true fact. Most people these days spitting false statement regarding the Land Rover poor reliability.

[@habisal2993]

V good info

[@blank557]

Nine SAS vs. 400 attackers? That's not fair. Not for the attackers, that is.

[@GrumpyMunkyGameDesign]

The only reason there werent 10 was cos the staff CO hadnt finished his tea yet, and well you know us British folk. Tea and a Fair Fight are our creed!

[@chinadab4821]

Imagine being at war and seeing a bunch of brits in pink trucks roll up!

[@sirderam1]

..... but you wouldn't see them! 😜

[@johnnyrebel1949]

An American Liberator bomber “The Lady be Good” crashed in the Libyan Desert after returning from a raid in WW2. In the 1960 the SAS did their desert mobility training there. This bomber like the Chevrolet trucks of the LRDG were factory painted a dull pink. The wreck site was used by the SAS as a navigational beacon in an area devoid of natural landmarks. This is the origin of the SAS’s use of the colour, although they used a much deeper shade.

[@CailenCambeul]

Driven Series II and III and 1-10 Land Rovers in the Australian Army. A Series III was the first vehicle I ever drove. I was 17, had a load of troops in the back, was at the Army School of Transport in Pucka, dropped the clutch and smoked it up. Well, within reason. I didn't know what I was doing. That was back in 88. I learned to drive there in Land Rovers and Unimogs.

[@robertsummers3386]

"Used only for non fighting vehicles." *Shows rovers with mounted machine guns being fired* Edit: It looks like not everyone got the joke.

[@spinetanium3296]

It's only a fight when both sides have a chance of winning.

[@lasombra1469]

Tanks are more like fighting vehicles, the land Rovers wont protect the passengers from snipers, machine gunners or even grenades

[@matthewcetorelli8451]

Oh, we got it... it's just that observational humor is between ventriloquistic humor and the humerus bone on the spectrum of what's funny and what's not. Mediocre joke gets a mediocre response. lol

[@agniteyt]

I didn't know they paid for the Battle Pass AND the Bundle for Vehicles

[@wakangaroo7722]

you animated the afterburner flame on the Jaguar coming out of the tail instead of the twin engines, not a big deal, i found it rather funny :)

[@Typing.._]

Also helps distinguish between friendly and foe technicals and logistic trucks

[@jekabsojarsulskis9740]

Why SAS jeep pink? Me: Couse they know they are fabulous! But on a serious note, who knew that pink could actually camouflage well in the desert? A surprise but a welcome one in a profession of discipline and stiff regulation.

[@camogap7392]

Land Rovers, not Jeeps

[@PugnaciousProductions]

@@camogap7392 tomato tomatoe

[@otlayr3030]

9 vs 400? If we've learned one thing from Roark's Drift, it's to never underestimate the British in small numbers.

[@2adamast]

They are the kings of understatement, they were 60 against maybe 300

[@baverasana3921]

I love this page 😎✌️

[@twozup1098]

I’m in the SAS and I operate as a high ranking tyre (tire) kicker and I can confirm we are now painting our land rovers in Rainbow Camouflage- officially known as “Urban Snowflake” - in order to blend in with the local population of modern large American cities.

[@2adamast]

Indeed it's a small step from a rosbeef to a redneck

[@twozup1098]

@@2adamast Ah my friend I’m not “Rosboef” but a full on haggis muncher. Och Aye The Noo.

[@2adamast]

@@twozup1098 The real deal "hence the term "Red neck", which became slang for a Scottish dissenter"

[@jonathanstempleton7864]

3:48 They also had themselves cloned to confuse the enemy. Cunning bastards.

[@thegreenknight1147]

I didn't realize the SAS was so ... SAS-y!

[@theninetailedfox356]

more like *SUS* amongus

[@russia983]

@@theninetailedfox356sussy baka

[@NicoBabyman1]

@Marko Fugas NO!

[@adamsbyknoll4809]

Anyone from the desert knows that pastel colors blend in well, great video guys!!

[@chrisidoo]

0:46 very much reminded me of the PS2 game Desert Storm.

[@Reposterkkkk]

Battlefield vehicle skins be like:

[@__safeguard2154]

I played a game called zombie assault or sas4 and sas3 and after learning what the SAS is in real life I feel like the SAS is the right choice to deploy in a zombie outbreak

[@Mr-Ad-196]

I never expected to see another zombie assault player here, I played both including the non multiplayer version so I was kinda hooked on em.

[@lyr1kn156]

Guys from Yorkshire that are friends of my Uncles military vehicle enthusiast group D-Coy came over to Northern Ireland a few years back and they had 2 of these, still pink.

[@royfrench8847]

We had a tan with maroon stripped class B motor home van. It looked kind of pink in certain lights. From a distance, in the desert, you could only see the chrome and windows.

[@Xaiff]

The name Pink Panthers made me imagine a Panther tanks being painted pink instead of these rovers 😂😂

[@ironhornforge7970]

Highest respect to the SAS and SASR, arguably the most effective special forces units in the world.

[@catman300games4]

SAS and SASR are probably the best, the only contender is Mossad. One of the few advantages Mossad had was that it allowed women to join it's ranks, while the SAS didn't. This rule has recently changed, although it has been long overdue.

[@billlansdell7225]

@@catman300games4 Mossad have a great public relations unit... it's called Hollywood. Don't believe everything you see in the movies.

[@catman300games4]

@@billlansdell7225 Very true, however I believe Andy McNab (for anyone who doesn't know, ex-SAS author) said that Mossad were probably the best intelligence agency, followed by MI6 and SAS. At least, that was his opinion then, and after what happened to him you can see why he might hold a grudge.

[@davidtaylor351]

These androgynous - unisex ideas, stem from marxist ideological influences. - I don't see that having women involved in these areas is an advantage at all. Certainly not as regards the practicalities of field deployments anyway. Indeed, it is an unnecessary complication. Men as a rule are physically stronger. So what often happens with these things is....To facilitate women being involved. Either the physical standards are lowered. Or women are allowed to qualify to a lesser standard than the men. In which case you have a 2 tiered system. - Another complication. It comes back to human biological / physical reality! Sure you can have physically strong women. And some women who are stronger than some men. However no matter how strong those particular women are. You can always find stronger men. Just compare - at the top end. The relative performances of the very best female athletes. To the very best male athletes.....There are some things women can do better than men! However having women in these military roles is not one of them!!

[@catman300games4]

@@davidtaylor351 That would depend on the task at hand. Although yes, comparing the best performances of male and female athletes you would probably find that female athletes achieve slightly less. They're still incredible, but the numbers favour the men. That doesn't neccessarily mean that women can't perform to the same standard as men. Taking the athletes example: they train everyday to be the best at their sport, but special forces groups don't. They have to be strong, fast, skilled and have good situational awareness and understand advanced tactics. Just because a woman can't be as strong as the worlds strongest man doesn't mean she can't be strong enough to make herself useful. The other thing to consider is the other elements of what the SAS do like infiltration. Women are often seen as less of a threat, therefore they are often better at it then men. Also, what if there was a task or mission that required a woman, the SAS simply wouldn't be able to do it.

[@MiguelCastro-ow5ho]

Great video but the FAL used by the British at the time did not have a fully automatic firing option

[@reytunezbz]

"If it's painted pink clearly it's not worth attacking in the first place!" - ZF Cyanide.

[@sailor_guy9841]

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[@commoncriminal923]

Shut up

[@SmilingAlbertKesselring]

This Is Why You Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover..

[@arthurtitangenlpendragon]

This is nice. Comfort in their work field.

[@joeffreyirasusta1124]

this channel so productive