[Milsurplus] Philippine Guerilla ops

David Stinson arc5 at ix.netcom.com
Thu Apr 12 08:33:52 EDT 2007



-----Original Message-----
>From: Hue Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com>
>Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Philippine Guerilla ops
>
>I am now wondering what kind of gear the Philippine
>guerilla movement used initially, until a supply system
>was set up. Portable radio sets at start of war were this
>SCR-178/179 and (maybe? but not likely? ) BC-474/
>SCR-288. 

An SCR-288 is a darn sight easier to move (or hide)
than SCR-178/179.  
I think it very likely they had SCR-288,
along with a whole mish-mash of other stuff.
The concepts of "guerilla ops"
and "standard issue equipment" 
don't go together.
73 D.S.





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