[Milsurplus] Re: Trucks with SCR-268, 584

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Yahbut, this was pretty obviously a TO&E for an Infantry Division.  And from 
the date and most of the equipment wouldn't have been for any unit overseas in 
1942 or first half of 1943 anyway.

In a message dated 12/31/2006 7:25:19 PM Central Standard Time, 
arc5 at ix.netcom.com writes: 
> And just to throw a bit more potatoes in the stew,
> Signal Corps documents in my collection 
> ( 66-MP-6 T/E 24 April 1943 ),
> while they do not address anti-aircraft batteries,
> say Division Artillery (including all battalions) 
> was supposed to be issued the following radios:
> 
> (3) SCR-284  ("auth. substitute SCR-288")
> (2) SCR-608
> (15) SCR-610
> (1) SCR-628
> 
> Five SCR-193 were supposed to stay with the Division's Signal Corps unit,
> ten with the "Cav. Recon" unit and four with the Engineer battalion.
> Many other kinds are on the list, but 
> SCR-543 doesn't show up at all.
> It lists "Cannon Company" as having six SCR-536s.
> Hope they weren't far apart ;-).
> 
> Now, were these radio so issued to the typical infantry division?
> I wouldn't bet on it.  I'd bet by the time that 
> division got into action, the fellow who wrote this document
> would probably blanch at what was actually used ;-).

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