[Milsurplus] Radio in USMC Gun Motor Carriage 75mm M3
Hue Miller
kargo_cult at msn.com
Wed Nov 9 02:27:41 EST 2005
The thing about the TCS jeep is, this jeep was a commo vehicle,
wasn't it? I mean imagine a truck convoy, each vehicle wouldn't
have a TCS. The point for comms in mos non-specialized non-
commo vehicles was to have a push-to-talk and forget the rest
radio.
I think the SP Gun ( (90mm ?) RUGF used only one or a couple
coils. Also it wouldn't need the receiver coffeegrinder, altho i
can't definitely rule it out.
Imagine listening to operations, using say, an HRO or other
receiver with non-broad selectivity choice, from some miles
away. You might notice each GF off frequency a bit, maybe
even a few kcs. Of course that wouldn't bother the RU at all.
However, using this radio in an actual invasion or battle,
you might have a real problem with the RU. Or at least, you'd
hear a whole lot going on. -Hue Miller
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