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Originally Posted by Levsha
Very interesting photo.
By the way, it seems that 2 of the soldiers at the rear of the tank are speaking into radios/telephones. Now I would have thought that one radio is enough for such a small section of men. But I do remember reading somewhere, that in the present 'war' in Iraq that there was a problem with infantry troops communicating with M-1 Abrams crews. Consequently, a special exterior telephone was fitted to the tanks to allow for easier communications "from the outside to the inside" of the tank.
Did M-4 Shermans ever have such a telephone fitted during WW2?  |
Us Tanks from WW II all of the way up through the M60A3 had a telephone on the back of the tank so dismounted infantry could talk to the tank commander. In later years they grew notoriously unreliable. When the US Army adopted the M1 we dropped the phone box. Ever stand behind an M1? The heat from the turbine engine exhaust was unbearable!!! The newest version of M1A2 is a field modification for use in Iraq. The phone is not going to be adopted as a permanent item.
As for the 93rd ID, here is it official history synopsis from the US Army's Center For military History
Combat Chronicle- 93d Infantry Division
Here it is for the 24th ID
Combat Chronicle- 24th Infantry Division
There were no black troops in the 24 ID in WW II...and it did not fight in the Solomons.