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How did ww2 pilots communicate?
By the Second World War, radar had become the chief medium of air-to-ground and air-to-air communication. Since then, transponders have enabled pilots and controllers to identify planes automatically, greatly improving air security.
Did ww2 fighters have radio?
All fighters were equipped with radios. Usually only the formation leaders were communicating with the higher command, but all aircraft had the means to do so. And of course they could talk between the formation.
Did Sherman tanks have radios?
It replaced the earlier SCR-293 and SCR-245 and was used primarily in the M5 Stuart light tanks as well as the M4 Sherman medium tanks. It provided voice communications between tanks and other vehicles/units equipped with FM radios (such as the SCR-510 and others) operating in the same frequency range.
When did tanks get radios?
By early 1943 ‘all’ Soviet Armoured formations had radios in company and platoon commanders tanks, though this might have been later on the ‘quiet’ fronts.
How did WW1 pilots communicate with each other?
In World War 1 there were aircraft spark gap transmitters and the pilot could send messages in Morse code to receivers on the ground but he could not receive wireless (now called radio) signals. There was limited communication from ground to aircraft using the following three methods; Ground Strips. Lamp Signals. Poppet Panels.
Why did the military use radiotelegraphy in WWII?
Military aircraft frequently used radiotelegraphy (Morse code) well into WWII, if not ’til the end. The binary nature of it (on/off constant amplitude signal*) gave greater effective range and more resistance to degradation by static than radiotelephony (voice).
How did they communicate in WW2?
Air-to-ground and air-to-air spoken radio communication became common between the wars, and was widespread in major air forces at the start of it. Military aircraft frequently used radiotelegraphy (Morse code) well into WWII, if not ’til the end.
How did they send messages in WW1?
Lamp signals, used later in WW1, used ‘Lucas’ signalling lamps. The operator aimed the light beam at the pilot when he thought it would be visible to him and send the message in Morse Code. The Poppet Panel was a canvas shutter arrangement fixed to the ground and was worked by pulling a cord which made a white patch visible from the air.