Any ideas on this Achilles wireless setup

[Jack Geratic]

Gentlemen, thank you for the continued interest on the subject.

First time I have ever seen mention of a 'battle' aerial, intrigued.

Am not aware of Americans ever using British/Commonwealth radio systems and vise versa in their respective vehicles. If there was something in my postings that seemed to be contrary to this, my apologies.

For the gun weight issues, this was addressed on the M10 by adding a purpose made wedge shaped weight directly to the turret rear. The 17pdr had an additional weight problem as the breech was heavier than the barrel. This was solved by adding a counterweight at the front of the gun barrel. When in travel mode the gun was suppose to be secured in place via the gun lock/cradle located on the rear deck.

[Bruce MacMillan]

Originally Posted by Jack Geratic

Am not aware of Americans ever using British/Commonwealth radio systems

Apparantly the US Marines were issued 500 WS19 MKII sets for use in light tanks though not very successfully.

[Jack Geratic]

Alright Bruce, I stand corrected for making a generalized statement. Though am still unaware of Americans using British wireless in their M10s.

[Bruce MacMillan]

Not meant to correct you Jack. Just pointing out one of those oddities you run across. I think the US focused on FM technology (SCR300, SCR508/608) for armored comms. The Brits (& Commonwealth) stuck to AM.