# Talk:Long Range Desert Group

If the majority used the Lee Enfield No. I Mk III rifles, it clear that some used other types. So its better just to claim they used Lee-Enfield rifles. Unless we can prove they only exclusively used the No.1 Mk III. The British Army at the time were issued the Rifle, No. 4 Mk I. The Colonial armies tended to keep the older version.--Jim Sweeney (talk) 11:20, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

There are numerous photos available on the net and in books which show nothing but No.I Mk III*, nor do author's like O'Carroll mention the No. 4 except to say it was very rarely used. To simply state "Lee Enfield rifle" could mean anything to the uninitiated; the article is meant to be read by a wide range of people, not just military enthusiasts who know something about equipment and weaponary - being specific reduces confusion for everyone. Minorhistorian (talk) 11:40, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
The Rifle, No. 4 Mk I was intend to replace the No. I Mk III in all the Empire armies however war intervened before sufficient rifles had been made, and as many rifles had been lost at Dunkirk the British Army at home received priority for replacements. Hence troops in other areas had to make-do with the No. I Mk III which was just as good, the shipping space required for issuing the new rifles abroad to replace perfectly-good rifles already issued not being thought justifiable at the time.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.150.10.189 (talk) 08:57, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
BTW, at the time of its inception the LRDG had no official approval for allocation of weapons and so had to make do with items 'scrounged' from non-official sources, including captured enemy stocks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.144.50.140 (talk)  18:18, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

In the section titled "History", the claim "The daytime temperatures could reach 60 °C (140 °F)" seems unlikely, as the highest recorded surface temperature on earth is only 56.7 °C (Formerly 57.8 °C) according to this page: Highest_temperature_recorded_on_Earth.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.68.166.81 (talk) 20:07, 17 December 2016 (UTC) 

Official temperature readings, as noted in the Highest_temperature_recorded_on_Earth page, are recorded "shielded from direct sunlight".  In the areas in which the LRDG routinely operated there is no shade and thus, as the same page notes, ground temperatures can be considerably higher. Mr Larrington (talk) 01:54, 19 May 2019 (UTC)

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I would like to know why my addition of a comic book series (by a famous author!) about the LRDG was reverted and thus removed from the "Popular culture" section... Comic books about a military unit are the perfect example of a popular culture depiction of said military unit! The removal is particularly ridiculous when «two of the entries in that "popular culture" section are about historical documentaries. So, comic books are not popular culture but historical documentaries are?! Carry on... Gazilion (talk) 14:08, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

As I explained in my edit summary, we have no article on the comic book and you provided no third party ref (or any ref) that shows this is a notable use or even that it actually exists. If the comic book is notable then someone will have written a review, or other description, that shows notability. Basically anyone can write a comic book, novel, song, video game or anything else that mentions the LRDG, we aren't going to mention all of them here unless they are notable. - Ahunt (talk) 14:17, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

I could not see any addition in the article when LRDG passed through Zella Libya. Anyone with great knowldge can add aboutthe day and possibly add pictures if available Ali Alkasah (talk) 16:31, 22 March 2025 (UTC)