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Armor/AFV: Allied - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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erichvon
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Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 07:42 AM UTC
Might sound a bit of a numpty question but here goes. Does anyone have any idea of the length of antennae/ariels on British Shermans and Bren Carriers. I've looked all over and drawn a total blank. Thanks!
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Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 07:59 AM UTC
US Shermans were 105mm in length. If the British did not replace the radio sets, I would think the antennae length would be the same.
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Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 06:19 PM UTC
British Shermans mostly carried the 19 Set which had two different aerials

19 Set

The longer aerial was mounted on a conical rubber base in the pot on the left rear of the turret, the shorter on the extra base on the turret roof to the right of it. This picture from Tanxheaven shows the locations:



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Posted: Friday, November 17, 2006 - 04:36 AM UTC
Brilliant chaps! Thanks for that I knew someone would know the answer on here!
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