[Milsurplus] Re: British Army Radio During WWII

[Ben Nock]

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>A significant number of British WS(*) equipments have been exhibited at
the =

MRCG meetings over the years.   The stuff certainly has a different look
and =

feel as compared to our gear of the same period and I've wondered how wel=
l
it =

actually worked under wartime conditions.   One writer in ER a number of
years =

ago characterized the design philosophy as being "just good enough" as
opposed =

to the "every radio a Cadillac" view on our side.   Maybe "just good
enough" =

wasn't good enough.......

Also, wonder if the shortcomings were primarily techincal or
organizational?
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What you must also bear in mind, a fact forgotten by many a "historian" i=
s
that Britain
at that time was under day and night bombing, something not experienced b=
y
the US untill
recently. =


To design, source and build radio equipment while it rained bombs is
something quite extraordinare, =

and to compare production results between that and a well staffed, well, =
if
not over fed, non sleep deprived work force
is a non starter. =


As to how well it worked under "war time" conditions one only has to revi=
ew
611 Sqn Dambusters, Desert Rats
and their raids on Rommel, the Mossy raids at the Bosh HQ, the THREE
beaches at Juno, Sword and Gold,
and countless other actions to figure that out.   =


All radios, regardless of where produced, cease to work when a 50 cal she=
ll
is inserted between valves, so, =

those produced under great  physical presssure as in the UK can be said t=
o
have perfomed above, and =

beyond,  the call of duty. =


Ben G4BXD