Editing Ulster Defence Regiment (section)

====Transport====
[[File:Shorland armoured car mk1.jpg|thumb|[[Shorland armoured car]] used by the UDR]]
[[File:Lynx Hubschrauber IFOR.jpg|thumb|[[Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)|AAC]] Lynx helicopter used to support the UDR]]

The standard patrol vehicle was the 3/4 ton [[Land Rover#Military use|Land Rover]] used extensively throughout the British armed forces.  Following withdrawal from police service, a number of [[Shorland armoured car]]s were allocated to the regiment.<ref name="Potter p48">Potter p48</ref> Rarely used after initial service because the turret weapon was a [[General-purpose machine gun|GPMG]] and deemed unsuitable for urban use due to its rapid rate of fire. The Shorland was not generally popular due to its instability on the road. This was due to the heavy turret. However, some battalions continued to use them into the 1980s in high-risk area because of the increased protection plate armour gave over Makrolon [[polycarbonate]] armour fitted to Land Rovers. The tough Shorlands saved the lives of a number of people on patrol.<ref name="Potter p48"/>

Units were sometimes deployed by Royal Air Force and [[Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)|Army Air Corps]] helicopters for rapid insertion or for duties in areas of greatest threat where it was unwise to use "green transport" (wheeled).<ref name="Potter p224">Potter p224</ref>