Technicals: Non-Standard Tactical Vehicles from the Great Toyota War to modern Special Forces
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- Author：Leigh Neville
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Summary
Over the last 30 years， the "technical" or armed pick-up truck has become arguably the most ubiquitous military land vehicle of modern warfare。
Harking back to the armed Jeeps and Chevrolet trucks of the SAS and Long Range Desert Group in North Africa in World War II， the world's first insurgent technicals were those of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army in Algeria in the late 1970s， followed by the Chadian use of technical in the so-called Toyota War against Libya。 Since then， technicals have seen use in Somalia， Iraq， Afghanistan， and Libya， as well as being used by Western and Russian Special Forces。
Fully illustrated with commissioned artwork and providing rigorous analysis， this is the first history of how this deceptively simple fighting vehicle has been used and developed in conflicts worldwide。
Harking back to the armed Jeeps and Chevrolet trucks of the SAS and Long Range Desert Group in North Africa in World War II， the world's first insurgent technicals were those of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army in Algeria in the late 1970s， followed by the Chadian use of technical in the so-called Toyota War against Libya。 Since then， technicals have seen use in Somalia， Iraq， Afghanistan， and Libya， as well as being used by Western and Russian Special Forces。
Fully illustrated with commissioned artwork and providing rigorous analysis， this is the first history of how this deceptively simple fighting vehicle has been used and developed in conflicts worldwide。
Reviews
Antonio Bernarda
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A short but good read about the non-traditional and improvised fighting vehicles known as "technicals"。 A short but good read about the non-traditional and improvised fighting vehicles known as "technicals"。 。。。more
Zare
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Good brief overview of civilian vehicles converted for combat purposes。Book covers history of these types of vehicle， models， armament and way of using them starting from WW1 onward。 Beside use of these vehicles by irregular troops there is also a chapter covering use of modified civilian vehicles by modern militaries， especially special forces。Recommended to all military history enthusiasts。
James Crabtree
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The last few decades have seen the rise of both the high-tech and the cheap-rent when it comes to weapon systems。 On the low end are the "technicals，" mobile support weapons created by putting automatic weapons on the back of relatively cheap， nimble pickups and other vehicles， allowing insurgents and militia to support their troops during assaults and provide covering fire。 Lacking armor， these vehicles rely a lot on mobility to prevent being plastered。 And it's not the occasional antiaircraft The last few decades have seen the rise of both the high-tech and the cheap-rent when it comes to weapon systems。 On the low end are the "technicals，" mobile support weapons created by putting automatic weapons on the back of relatively cheap， nimble pickups and other vehicles， allowing insurgents and militia to support their troops during assaults and provide covering fire。 Lacking armor， these vehicles rely a lot on mobility to prevent being plastered。 And it's not the occasional antiaircraft machinegun that is pressed into service either: recoilless rifles， grenade launchers， even air-to-air rocket pods all serve to provide backup from Nissans and landrovers。A well-done book on an obscure topic but relevent to many who have served in the Middle Eastern wars。 Excellent illustrations and commentary and great original artwork。 。。。more
Luka Novak
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Going in I knew that subject of the book will mean it will be a mile wide and inch deep。 And that's what it was。 The mostly improvised nature of technicals and wide variety of equipment used means that any type of clear description is out of the question。What the book offers is general overlook of the type and some description of most often used weapons， platforms and their combinations， topped by some description of their use。Overall a nice book that tries to present some sort of description of Going in I knew that subject of the book will mean it will be a mile wide and inch deep。 And that's what it was。 The mostly improvised nature of technicals and wide variety of equipment used means that any type of clear description is out of the question。What the book offers is general overlook of the type and some description of most often used weapons， platforms and their combinations， topped by some description of their use。Overall a nice book that tries to present some sort of description of technicals and when considering all the limitations does good enough job。 。。。more
neil chapman
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