Id. US equipment

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Re: Id. US equipment

Post by ROLAND1369 » 15 Dec 2014 15:29

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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Re: Id. US equipment

Post by ROLAND1369 » 15 Dec 2014 15:47

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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Re: Id. US equipment

Post by Sturm78 » 16 Dec 2014 10:20

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 16:17

Here is a photo of the M2 director. Source "ROTC Manual, Coast Artillery, Advanced.Military Service Publishing Company 1939".
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Re: Id. US equipment

Post by Sturm78 » 17 Dec 2014 13:05

Thank you, again, ROLAND1369

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

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Re: Id. US equipment

Post by Sturm78 » 26 Feb 2015 15:03

Hi all,

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

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Re: Id. US equipment

Post by Sturm78 » 25 Apr 2016 20:42

Hi all,

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

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Re: Id. US equipment

Post by Sturm78 » 27 Dec 2016 21:26

Hi all,

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

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Re: Id. US equipment

Post by Sturm78 » 08 Mar 2017 17:31

Hi all,

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

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Re: Id. US equipment

Post by ROLAND1369 » 09 Mar 2017 17:22

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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Re: Id. US equipment

Post by Sturm78 » 09 Mar 2017 20:46

Thanks, Roland1369... :wink:

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Re: Id. US equipment

Post by Sturm78 » 09 May 2017 20:16

Hi all,

Any idea about this small cart ??

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Re: Id. US equipment

Post by LineDoggie » 17 May 2017 02:51

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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Re: Id. US equipment

Post by Sturm78 » 17 May 2017 21:01

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

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Re: Id. US equipment

Post by Sturm78 » 01 Jun 2017 21:31

M1942 US Marine cart model ??

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