[Milsurplus] Japanese Aircraft Communications

[Tom B]

Hi Hue,

The radio in the G3M looks like a 96-3.  See 
http://minouta17.web.fc2.com/army_96-3-mi.html

Tom


On 9/21/2016 8:24 PM, Hubert Miller wrote:
>
> I realize that no one here besides myself is actually interested in 
> the topic, “Japanese aircraft communications”, but
>
> anyway here goes, for the archive record anyway. A couple of YouTube 
> videos, wartime Japanese films, all narrated
>
> in Japanese, no subtitles. My notations:
>
> “Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse”
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE6_s1Tg0Ps 
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3DvE6-5Fs1Tg0Ps&d=DQMFAg&c=ARzxPwGLWrYEbvYcTnfs0g&r=0spns2Z1yfEWxJM4_vjWoQ&m=YL7Wxoyg0-Fat6zPN16n4rIMXnsbdPHulAIFkq1IApQ&s=_7akA6YSetxIlywFKj_zPWEL5KAGxznXL1Qj3T1CZh8&e=>
>
> Aircraft= G3M “Nell”
>
> 4:30 radio operator scene start. Radio is one smallish unit installed 
> above radio op on left wall, behind greenhouse.
>
> Radio type unknown to me.
>
> 5:15 observer using handhold strap on cockpit ceiling
>
> 5:38-5:46 pilot using acoustic speaking tube. Not large diameter of 
> flex tube compared to electrical microphone cords.
>
> also note 5:28 pilot apparently first picks up wrong voice tube – 
> going to different crew position?
>
> 6:00 telegraph key being used. I believe this scene spliced in – the 
> key is non-enclosed ground station type.
>
> also note cheesy martial music rendering of “Flight of the Valkyrie” 
> theme.
>
> 6:52 radio
>
> 11:20 family of serviceman listening to news report of victory
>
> 12:07 Japanese officers in lounge listening to news report of victory
>
> “WW2 Japanese Mitsubishi G4M Betty”
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gYkI_x1F68 
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3D6gYkI-5Fx1F68&d=DQMFAg&c=ARzxPwGLWrYEbvYcTnfs0g&r=0spns2Z1yfEWxJM4_vjWoQ&m=YL7Wxoyg0-Fat6zPN16n4rIMXnsbdPHulAIFkq1IApQ&s=cjeTwvYPA4SP9lfMRTre35hETu4gaakhxYMcFwjGRWM&e=>
>
> [ Seems to be bombing mission to Sumatra ]
>
> This film has quite good resolution. Be forewarned that the sound cuts 
> totally out a couple times and there may be an
>
> ad midway. Do not try to adjust your set.
>
> 6:27 speaking tube
>
> 6:35 loading aviation camera
>
> 6:44 radio suspended by bungee cords
>
> 7:50 radio operator. You can make out that the key is shielded ( boxed 
> ) aircraft type.
>
> 9:01 using portable light signal gun
>
> 10:32 receiver at right side of plane, behind pilot in greenhouse. 
> Receiver is 2-dial 2-band, longwave and shortwave.
>
> ( I don’t want to look up the receiver type, but i have it in my docs. )
>
> Receiver is suspended by bungee cords. There are 3 “buttons” that the 
> bungees wrap: on the two sides of the receiver,
>
> two buttons, one in each top corner; one midway in bottom of same side 
> panel. You can see in the scene, the “V”
>
> pattern made by the bungee that grabs the bottom button.
>
> 14:28 single barrel 7.62 or 303 MG
>
> 16:52 “mask microphone” looks like acoustic type, speaking tube.
>
> 20:55 Army observers crowd greenhouse. Radio receiver visible also.
>
> Box suspended above receiver by bungee cords, may be power control for 
> receiver ?
>
> 21:50 Radio transmitter ( ? ) fastened with bungee cords.
>
> I believe this is across the aisle from the radio receiver position 
> seen earlier.
>
> The receiver seen there seems to have been more commonly packaged 
> together with the transmitter in one case
>
> and I have seen this one-cabinet format radio from the same type 
> plane. Many Japanese radios both ground and
>
> air seem to have been in both one-cabinet and separate receiver and 
> transmitter packages.
>
> Radio op in this scene looks about 15 years old.
>
> 22:22 MG firing a few rounds; staged, no actual enemy planes seen. The 
> single barrel small caliber MG is one reason
>
> these bombers were vulnerable targets for Allied fighters.
>
> via: Hue Miller
>
>

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