What was the standard length of the antenna on the US Army’s M4?
Would this have been the same on the M4A2 version?
Paul
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Up to three sections of 3 feet (91 cm) each in length.
Yes.
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Jakko,
Many thanks … most helpful.
Paul
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Depends upon which nation’s Army that the M4A2 is serving in. British Shermans were equipped with English radios, and all of their associated antenna set up. I don’t know what sort of radios the Soviets had in their Lend Lease Shermans. French ones should have US issued radios.
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I think the Soviets use American radios as well. Their Lend Lease Sherman’s would’ve been fully equipped with all the BII, including the M1 Thompson SMGs, which they ditched for the PpSH-41s because of lack of .45 ACP ammo.
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Yes, that makes sense. But if the US radios were not compatible with the Soviet radio systems like the British and US were not due to their different frequency ranges, the Soviets might have replaced the radios also.
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I think the Red Army used whatever radios they could get. Canada made British sets with all writing on them in both English and Russian, for example.
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That would play hell with a headquarters set up, requiring extra numbers of radios and operators to integrate both systems. I understand the reasoning and desperation for needing the radios.
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The lengths of the antennas as well as the type of antenna base used depended on the specific radio set types installed in the vehicle. This is a basic primer on the subject:
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Probably, but that should be mitigated to a good degree by not mixing tanks etc. from different origins.
Also, I think it’s a case of having radios is better than not having radios. Using different types may mean difficulty coordinating at higher levels, but that’s likely outweighed by the greater flexibility at the cutting edge compared to units with no radios whatsoever.
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