About the book: 2004 / In the early 1960s, the British military leadership came to the conclusion that it was necessary to maintain numerous garrisons scattered across around the world, on an ongoing basis is too expensive for the military budget. As an alternative strategy, it was proposed, if necessary, to deliver units to a threatened place from Europe by air with the latest military transport aircraft, such as the Argus, Belfast and later the C-130 Hercules, while heavy equipment was planned transport by sea. To provide fire support for air transport units and protect them from tanks, the armored reconnaissance vehicle required powerful weapons. At the same time, the BRM had to remain light enough to be transported by military transport aircraft. Supplement to the magazine “MODEL CONSTRUCTION”»