Saturday, 30 April 2011

AN/PRC-6 Radio Set [US-Army]

The Radio Set AN/PRC-6 consists of Radio Receiver-Transmitter RT-196/PRC-6 and other operating components. The frequency band had been chosen to overlap the frequency bands of certain communications equipment used by Armor and Artillery, in the 47 mc to 55.4 mc band. FM modulation is used. The power supply is the BA-270/U battery which provides four voltages in one package: +1.5v, -4.5v, +45v and +90v. There is a single plug to connect the battery. The weight of the complete unit, including battery, is approx. 6.5 pounds.

Radio Set AN/PRC-6, Korea-Vietnam Walkie Talkie.

Radio Set AN/PRC-6 in use.

SCR-194 / SCR-195 Walkie US-Army

SCR-195 consisting of BC-322 with accessories.

	Radio Unit	Frequency	Antenna	Headset/Handset
SCR-194	BC-222	28-52 MHz	AN-29	HS-22, Microphone T-24
SCR-195	BC-322	52-65 MHz	AN-30	Handset TS-11, Remote Control RM-14

The other characteristics of the radio sets were the same:

Modulation	AM
Channel Spacing	400 kHz
No. Channels	One
Frequency Control	VFO
Tx Power	100 mW
Rx Sensitivity	10 uV
Weight	25.1 pounds
Case	Metal, black wrinkle finish
Dimensions (WHD)	5.5 x 7.9 x 8.7 inch (140 x 200 x 220 mm)

SCR-195 with antenna fully extended. Photo: Popular Science, August 1941.

German Schwimmwagen Amphibious Vehicle PD-II

Schwimmwagen was mainly used by the Waffen SS in the roadless wastelands of Russia.

Volkswagen Type 166 Waffen SS Schwimmwagen. Pictured unit built in 1944 as marked on Volkswagen factory data plate (last year of production). Photo: Courtesy Leon DeSpain.

Hawaii-American soldiers of the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 34th Division, move up in the battle for Leghorn, Castellina Sector, Italy using a captured German Schwimmwagen, 12 July 1944.

HMMWV Ambulances

Truck, Ambulance, 1 1/4 ton, 6X6, M792 Gama Goat

Jeep M-718 1/4 Ton Ambulance

Jep & Truk Ambulan PD-II

1941 Cadillac Ambulance

Willys MB Ford GPW Jeep Ambulance

M-3 Halftrack Ambulance

M-43 3/4 ton 4x4 Ambulance Truck

Truck, Ambulance, 1 1/4 ton, 4x4 M725 "five-quarter" (G-890) Kaiser

Marmon-Harrington

Kadang-kadang disebut 'Kakek dari Jeep', Marmon-Harrington dikonversi truk Ford untuk evaluasi oleh US Army sebelum WW II. Ini 1 / 2 ton dan 3 / 4 truk ton dikirim dalam jumlah kecil untuk Angkatan Darat Belgia dan beberapa negara lain sekitar 1936-1940.