Id. US equipment

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Re: Id. US equipment

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Post by ROLAND1369 » 15 Dec 2014, 16:29

This is an experimental wilson T1 director. After the death of its inventor in 1927 the project was taken over by the sperry corp and developed into the M2 director in 1930.

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Post by ROLAND1369 » 15 Dec 2014, 16:47

Here is further info from "Anti aircraft Fire Control and the Development of Intergrated Systems at Speery 1925-1930. David A Mindell, April 1995.
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Post by Sturm78 » 16 Dec 2014, 11:20

Thank you very much for your help, ROLAND1369

Do you have any image of the M2 Director ?

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Post by ROLAND1369 » 16 Dec 2014, 17:17

Here is a photo of the M2 director. Source "ROTC Manual, Coast Artillery, Advanced.Military Service Publishing Company 1939".
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Post by Sturm78 » 17 Dec 2014, 14:05

Thank you, again, ROLAND1369

The M2 is not much like the T1 Wilson prototype of 1929.... :?

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Post by Sturm78 » 26 Feb 2015, 16:03

Hi all,

Any idea about these field kitchens? According to photocaption, US Army kitchens

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Post by Sturm78 » 25 Apr 2016, 21:42

Hi all,

Can somebody identify the exact model of this WW1-era US searchlight ??

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Post by Sturm78 » 27 Dec 2016, 22:26

Hi all,

Does soembody know the US designation of this early sound locator ??

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Post by Sturm78 » 08 Mar 2017, 18:31

Hi all,

Can somebody identify this US AA fire director ?? M5 ??

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Post by ROLAND1369 » 09 Mar 2017, 18:22

You are correct. Probibly an M5a1 in the lower portion of the picyure you can see the wheel and part of the platform of a 40 MM AA gun.

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Post by Sturm78 » 09 Mar 2017, 21:46

Thanks, Roland1369... :wink:

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Post by Sturm78 » 09 May 2017, 21:16

Hi all,

Any idea about this small cart ??

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Post by LineDoggie » 17 May 2017, 03:51

Looks to be a Jacobsen manufacturing co or Dayton MFG co cart used by the USMC/Army Signal Corps as the RL16 reel cart or a T4E1. this looks to be the 4th Marines from Shanghai
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Post by Sturm78 » 17 May 2017, 22:01

The RL16 reel cart had cable drums, is it not ??

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Post by Sturm78 » 01 Jun 2017, 22:31

M1942 US Marine cart model ??

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