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Questions about the Panzer IV Commo headsets
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Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 01:27 AM UTC
On the Panzer IV's there are 5 crewman:
driver, radioman, loader, gunner, and commander, correct?
If this is correct, then does the Panzer IV's have 5 radio (communication) headsets?
Would they all be connected to the main radio in the radiomans compartment?
If not, would the crewman such as the loader, gunner and commander that are not connected to the main radio in the radiomans compartment, where would the connection be made from? If this is the case, then where would the commo box be located for these three personale?
What color is this box or item?
lznt85
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Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 01:40 AM UTC
I think that all for crewmen have a headset.

Simply becouse I think that in a noisy tank it will be very hard to talk to each other while fighting other tanks.
ekke
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Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 01:43 AM UTC
As far as I know the loader didn't have his own headset.
Henk
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Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 01:45 AM UTC
The crew were connected to an intercom system, but not to the 'main' radio. The head sets and throat microphones where connected to a small junction box near their station, loader and gunner on the turrer side walls ( just in front of the turret doors) , commander against to turret ceiling ( to the left front of the cuppola) and the driver and radio operator to their side on the sponson.
These junction boxes where usualy black, as the interior would be painted in an off white color ( Elfenbein or Ivory) but the equipment mounted would be left in the 'factory' finish.

Cheers
Henk
ekke
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Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 02:32 AM UTC

Quoted Text

The crew were connected to an intercom system, but not to the 'main' radio. The head sets and throat microphones where connected to a small junction box near their station, loader and gunner on the turrer side walls ( just in front of the turret doors) , commander against to turret ceiling ( to the left front of the cuppola) and the driver and radio operator to their side on the sponson.
These junction boxes where usualy black, as the interior would be painted in an off white color ( Elfenbein or Ivory) but the equipment mounted would be left in the 'factory' finish.

Cheers
Henk


So the loader had his own headset?
Henk
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Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 02:54 AM UTC

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So the loader had his own headset?


Yes, there is a photo in the Pzr IV book in the Tanks in Detail series, on page 80, of an Ausf. D, with the loader sitting in the door, with his headset on.


Cheers
Henk
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