Any ideas on this Achilles wireless setup

[Jack Geratic]

Thanks again Geoff and David.

Was looking over my folder of collected images, and it seems the aerial atop the extension located hull side was pretty much standard. Though did come across one photo that did not make use of the extension.

For the aerial on the front glacis, those with the thicker bottom stem seem to be present during first month or two of the Normandy campaign and only on the M10. The Achilles photos have on the front the simpler set A utilizing Base No8. They also seem to be located in one of two or possibly three locations on the glacis.

The colour photo below shows two pot locations but period photos only ever show one aerial ever being used on the front.
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As for the M10/Achilles being a command vehicle equipped with two radio sets, it is not mentioned in the War Establishments. There was instead Universal Carriers used by troop commanders. These would be replaced with tanks were made available as Observation Posts in the form of Valentine or Crusader AA.
http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads...tillery.23770/

Anyhow lots to chew on, thanks guys. Now on to find better detail images and hope to find some dimensions.

[Jordan Baker]

Here is some more pictures from the internet.

[Jack Geratic]

Thank you Jordan for those posted images. These larger files clearly show the Achilles front aerial base in these instances are the no10 type.
no10.jpg


The example of the kinked forward extension on the hull side is interesting, could that of been purposely done by the crew? The bend is too low to have been hit by the rotating of turret/gun barrel. Unless that was weakest point even when the antenna rod was attached which would mean it was smacked from behind?

The close up image with the barrel in contact with the B-Set aerial may explain the added fitting near the top of the mast, specifically put there for when this type of situation occurred? It is that same detail that I had posted as a cropped image with the red arrow pointing to it. Of note too both TD types have images of them traveling with the gun rotated so it is pointed to the rear.