[Milsurplus] Re: British Army Radio During WWII

[Joe Foley]

All good points, Ben,

We should also remember that the naval bombardment of
Normandy was cut short, after only two salvos, because
the F.O.'s radio broke!!

Joe




> 
> What you must also bear in mind, a fact forgotten by
> many a "historian" is
> that Britain
> at that time was under day and night bombing,
> something not experienced by
> 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 review
> 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 shell
> is inserted between valves, so, 
> those produced under great  physical presssure as in
> the UK can be said to
> have perfomed above, and 
> beyond,  the call of duty. 
> 
> Ben G4BXD
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