A dedicated wireless operator controlled the set at platoon HQ, speaking via the throat mic. /2
So you're a platoon commander in Normandy, you've got your three infantry sections, and you need to quickly confer with your company commander. You're wireless op is ready with his WS No. 38.
Easy right?
Well... read on. /1
#WW2 #SWW #History
A dedicated wireless operator controlled the set at platoon HQ, speaking via the throat mic. /2
The design also came under heavy criticism for unreliability as the key junction box and six point lead connector was known for a troubling propensity to break. /4
If the junction box broke, it rendered a serviceable set completely and utterly useless. /5
Something that was somewhat taken for granted during earlier exercises. /6
The problem was this also provided the enemy with a rather large target to direct fire at... denoting platoon headquarters. /7
Operational research investigated but found no eye witness accounts of this *ahem* and felt it anecdotal information at best. /8
But it's the sort of the inverse blindside that assumed the enemy could discern stretcher bearer's arm bands at range.
In short, observers could quite clearly discern 38 set aerials in action. /9
Whether it did much is debatable as experiments found 38 set operators were clearly visible at 250 yards./10
Skip zones were a real challenge, as were trees, and woods, and tanks - and it was used to talk to tanks but couldn't as... for another day.
You could shout further. /11
If the wireless op became a casualty, which lets face it he has a big target painted on him, it was a big problem. /12
He also makes himself an even larger target. Any replacement was unlikely to be as good as the original w/op. /13
This led to the 38 set earning a very patchy record in action, and not being particularly popular for good reason. /14
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1/ Last couple of days saw first serious post-war incidents along the new line of contact in #Karabakh conflict zone.
No precise information about casualties. Social media posts combined with official reports suggest at least 8 wounded, 3 killed, 2 Arm POWs - nothing confirmed.
2/ Both locations of reported incidents are of strategic importance.
The village of Taghavard saw toughest fighting during the latest weeks of war. It is located close to the road that connects Azerbaijan-controlled areas with Shushi.
3/ Reportedly Baku is now constructing a new road to connect with Shushi. But it will take time, no one knows if it is gonna be good enough during the year, and it will still have to cross the road for a joint Arm-Az use from Lachin to Stepanakert.
4/ 2nd, and reportedly more serious incident, took place at this enclave. It was almost a miracle that Arm sustained control over this area, mainly due to the stubbornness of the local volunteers.
A larger map by @Krummapper here: https://t.co/8KrUmk8QK2
5/ No precise information whether Az troops took over one, two or all the villages in this enclave. Russ peacekeepers reportedly visited the area, which is not indicated as part of their responsibility on official maps.
No precise information about casualties. Social media posts combined with official reports suggest at least 8 wounded, 3 killed, 2 Arm POWs - nothing confirmed.
2/ Both locations of reported incidents are of strategic importance.
The village of Taghavard saw toughest fighting during the latest weeks of war. It is located close to the road that connects Azerbaijan-controlled areas with Shushi.
3/ Reportedly Baku is now constructing a new road to connect with Shushi. But it will take time, no one knows if it is gonna be good enough during the year, and it will still have to cross the road for a joint Arm-Az use from Lachin to Stepanakert.
4/ 2nd, and reportedly more serious incident, took place at this enclave. It was almost a miracle that Arm sustained control over this area, mainly due to the stubbornness of the local volunteers.
A larger map by @Krummapper here: https://t.co/8KrUmk8QK2
5/ No precise information whether Az troops took over one, two or all the villages in this enclave. Russ peacekeepers reportedly visited the area, which is not indicated as part of their responsibility on official maps.
New mass missile test of Zolfaqar and Dezful BMs, as well as use of suicide drones and Shahed-161 UCAVs.
Reporter in video claimed the BMs have ability to maneuver "outside the atmosphere" but since these missiles are quasi-BMs and don't leave the atmosphere, they may have...
...gas thrusters for extra maneuvering ability at very high altitudes where their control surfaces have less use in the thin air. This will make it much harder for ABMs to intercept.
Now into the images; first up is the 8x8 TEL for Zolfaqar/Dezful missiles first seen in 2019. Proof here it's operational and being made in numbers
Another video showing a lot of very precise impacts from different angles
Here are 4 (visible) targets in close proximity with missiles (numbered according to target) going for each of their designated impact points. Incredible accuracy.
Reporter in video claimed the BMs have ability to maneuver "outside the atmosphere" but since these missiles are quasi-BMs and don't leave the atmosphere, they may have...
\U0001f534\u0627\u0648\u0644\u06cc\u0646 \u0641\u06cc\u0644\u0645 \u0627\u0632 \u0631\u0632\u0645\u0627\u06cc\u0634 \u0645\u0648\u0634\u06a9\u06cc \u0648 \u067e\u0647\u067e\u0627\u062f\u06cc \u0633\u067e\u0627\u0647 \u0645\u0646\u062a\u0634\u0631 \u0634\u062f. https://t.co/aUZzuJWkzl pic.twitter.com/oFnCJlPuTF
— Mahdi Bakhtiari (@Mahdiibakhtiari) January 15, 2021
...gas thrusters for extra maneuvering ability at very high altitudes where their control surfaces have less use in the thin air. This will make it much harder for ABMs to intercept.
Now into the images; first up is the 8x8 TEL for Zolfaqar/Dezful missiles first seen in 2019. Proof here it's operational and being made in numbers
Another video showing a lot of very precise impacts from different angles
Here are 4 (visible) targets in close proximity with missiles (numbered according to target) going for each of their designated impact points. Incredible accuracy.
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