15-CWT, 2K1, WIRE 5 Body Details

[Robert Bergeron]

Gents,

Richard: Great job !

Following David's question on the role of the crew : Jon Skagfeld told me he was once the driver of such a rig in post-war Canadian Army and that his role was limited to driving and maintaining the generators. The Senior NCO would be in my opinion the only truly cross-trained member of the crew by way of professional progression. The only intergangeable positions i can imagine are the radio operator and the cypher clerk.Anyway, all radio message would have to be encrypted . The Germans were experts at disrupting , intercepting and jamming allied communications . There are horror stories about bad radio procedure by the Canadians in Normandy. War is not like exercices in England . Like i said before , i am no Signals officer, so i stand to be corrected.

Rob : I agree, one loop around the ring will go a long way of preventing an accidental tearing off of the wires.

All in all a fascinating restoration to undertake, a dedicated restorer ( Richard ) and fascinating contributions by MLU members. Thanks to all !