I'm not sure as to the date the diagram refers to. The presence of a Recce Tp indicates 1942 at the earliest, but Regts moved back to five Tank Tps at the same time, and the diagram shows four for a Sqn. It may just be an error in the production, but I'm minded to think it's no earlier than late 1942. Forty's handbook is slanted towards the 1944-45 period, but some of the info and charts are taken from the US Army handbook on British forces, which was issued in late 1942. Gary
can anyone confirm that with the atmospherics in the desert during the second world war. that occasionally NEW YORK police broadcasts were picked up on the 19 set . or was just an old soldiers tale ..
Jaeger I can't understand how you coped with all the static on your ears day in day out. The least of our problems, I assure you Ron
Jeager- as Ron says - the ear problem was the least of our worries - but to-day it looms raather large in my life as I am profoundly deaf in the left ear - that's the one nearest the gun - and only 28% hearing in the right ear - assisted up to around 54% which isn't a hell of a lot when you are trying to make sense of what anyone is saying in a conversation of three or more people - so to many people the deaf are just stupid and withdrawn as we do tend to give up trying to understand ! This of course was not helped by being wounded and subsequent deterioration of the right mastoidal region requiring major surgery long after the war ended..... Cheers
Hi Sparky. I recall that 19 set traffic was picked up from North Africa in South Anmerica in 1942, this was put down to the tanks pulling their aerials down horizontally at times. Jim
