On the subject of bogging down a Staghound:
This is quite easy!
While having fun on an army range, I encountered very soft sand and the Stag immediately dug in with all 4 wheels spinning.
It was resting on its bottom plate within 2 seconds.
In deep mud, the same thing would have happened.
The car has plenty of power but a load of 3500 kg's on each wheel makes the car handle like a fork-lift in these circumstances.
"Touching" the verges beside the road easily results in the car tipping over.
So solid underground is essential here.
For Kurtis: What information do you want on early type Stags?
(I think with "early" you mean the version with the bolted engine covers?)
I have information about Stag serial numbers and the modifications made during production.
Also, there are several photo's from early Stags.
While looking at WWII photo's, it seems that (for obvious reasons) British and Canadian units prefered the late type Stag with hinged engine covers and the M24A1 gun mount.
The early ones were passed to Polish units...
Marco
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