Centurion Mk 11 Question

[Dan Martel]

Alex,

At on time I too thought that maybe W/E meant wireless equipped. However usually those vehicles needing that designation will have the initials FFW (Fitted For Wireless) or FFR (Fitted For Radio) appended to them. Now those two terms may be ones that came about post-war only so it's possible that during the war the use of W/E may have had to do with wireless equipment.

However by the time that the Centurion Mk11 came into service in the late 1960's the use of the word wireless had definitely been replaced by radio in the Canadian Army. So I don't think W/E would have stood for wireless equipped in this instance but I'm always willing to be proven wrong.

As you're from Military Manuals do you have anything that would have a definitive answer that could be referred to?

Thanks,
Dan.

(NOTE: Posted before I read John's answer re: W/T.)