[Milsurplus] Re: British Army Radio During WWII

[Hue Miller]

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From: "Ben Nock" <G4BXD@compuserve.com>


>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.

Very good point. It has seemed to me, from some of the equipment
i've seen, and manuals that seemed almost baroque in detail, that
the USA had a well staffed, well paid engineering level, just
itching to produce fine new products. I think you can see this
capacity, actually i think it "over-capacity", especially in the
specialized trade magazines of the years, for example "ELECTRONICS". And on down the line, fine
modern factories
and transportation system, all undisturbed, and unthreatened.

>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

-Just a mint. I've read that Desert Rats in their radio jeeps,
used the BC-191 / BC-312.  And i see that the USA type
18M  (NOT WS18) was also used by U.K. in North Africa.

-Also, notwithstanding the above, the WS38 still looks, to me,
"cheesey". But that doesn't mean unlikeable.
Hue Miller