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Concerning the book, it does include footnotes at the end of each chapter for specific info, but none provided for the subject of the wireless.
The M10 and Achilles were based on the Sherman M4A2 hull, but were obtained to equip AT units which were part of the Royal Canadian Artillery. Regiments of course were assigned to both infantry and armour but they remained RCA. This may be a factor on how the assigned wireless may have been altered or converted once in the field. |
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... ... Gah! (Gives up on Pinterest, which has everything scrambled together and nothing resembling a radio fit in any detail.(Or in Bovington's case, _at_all!)) More when/if I find the aerial mount. Chris. |
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The American use of the M10 required just the one antenna, and the hull side location was specifically made just for this. Their aerial base looks better designed to bend with the turret rotation.
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I recently read Chris Camfield’s new book on the Archer, which talks about the radios fitted on page 112. It seems Archer had a No. 18 set as standard, which was also issued to towed 17-pounder units from Normandy on. However, it had all kinds of issues, mainly being underpowered and going off frequency if the vehicle moved, and so units preferred to replace them with No. 19 sets if they could get them. Not sure what was in the M10 in British/Commonwealth service,* but it could well be much the same? * All this talking about M10 vs. Achilles also makes me want to note that “Achilles” was a nickname for all types of M10 in British service, but it was rarely, if ever, used in. The normal name in service was “M10” for any vehicle of the type, and “3-inch M10” or “17-pounder M10” (or variations on those) if a specific variant was meant. Somehow, after the war, “Achilles” stuck for the 17-pounder version only — and having read the Archer book and its explanation about the name, in Appendix 3 on page 141, I’m now inclined to think “Achilles” might just have been actively rejected by the War Office just like “Archer” was. (In short: “Archer” was a Ministry of Supply designation, which the British Army did not want to use.) Last edited by Jakko Westerbeke; 16-02-24 at 11:32. |
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Hello Jakko, thank you for stopping by and bring up those points.
I have read the reason the Army, or more specifically the Royal Artillery et al, did not adopt that name, since being gunners, they were primarily concerned with the gun type. Anyhow another interesting variation of the B Set aerial where the bottom extension is not in use Screenshot 2024-02-16 at 01-00-09 Tank Chats #88 Valentine Archer The Tank Museum.jpg |
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