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6. "RE: and a tank"
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   >The solution? Develop a radio system that the infantry and tanks
>could use to talk directly to each other? Noooo, of course not, that
>would have been far too complicated and taken too long, and there's
>probably some kind of rule about any military communications system
>interoperating that obviously.

Don't forget one other important thing at the time: Radios were not general issue, most of the infantrymen wouldn't even have one.

Adding an external access for the intercom system meant that anyone stuck on foot could talk to the tank crew, not just the one guy in the squad with a radio.

--
Chakat Firepaw - Inventor & Scientist (Mad)


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  Subject     Author     Message Date     ID  
 "... and a tank." [View All] Gryphonadmin Aug-14-15 TOP
   RE: "... and a tank." ratinoxteam Aug-15-15 1
      RE: "... and a tank." Gryphonadmin Aug-16-15 2
          RE: "... and a tank." MoonEyes Aug-17-15 3
   RE: and a tank Gryphonadmin Aug-28-15 4
      RE: and a tank Wiregeek Aug-29-15 5
     RE: and a tank rwpikul Aug-30-15 6
          RE: and a tank Star Ranger4 Aug-30-15 7
      RE: and a tank The Traitor Aug-31-15 8
          RE: and a tank Gryphonadmin Aug-31-15 9
              RE: and a tank The Traitor Aug-31-15 10
                  RE: and a tank Gryphonadmin Aug-31-15 11
                      RE: and a tank The Traitor Aug-31-15 13
                          RE: and a tank Gryphonadmin Aug-31-15 14
                      RE: and a tank Pasha Aug-31-15 16
                          RE: and a tank Verbena Sep-01-15 18
                  RE: and a tank Gryphonadmin Aug-31-15 12
                  RE: and a tank SpottedKitty Aug-31-15 15
                      RE: and a tank Gryphonadmin Sep-01-15 17
                      RE: and a tank CdrMike Sep-01-15 19
      RE: and a tank Willard Sep-01-15 20
          RE: and a tank Gryphonadmin Sep-01-15 21
      RE: and a tank McFortner Sep-02-15 22


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