The museum that I work with has recently acquired a Stug III G reproduction. It was purchased to have some opposition to the Allied armor during the annual show battle. For a small museum, the Allied collection is very respectable. This year we will likely have 2 Shermans, a Stuart, a M18 Hellcat, a Chaffee and a M8 Armored car on the field.
The interior of the Stug is actually pretty good. Most repros seem to look like "a dog's breakfast", as my dad used to say. I am in charge of the vehicle and I want to bring the interior up to scratch with regards to radios and intercoms.
The problem is, I know what the stuff looks like, but don't know much about how it operates. The first thing we need to achieve is a working intercom that at least looks correct. I have working throat microphones, hand microphones and regular headphones. I don't have any "panzer" headphones.
On another thread, it was mentioned that a UK w E. with a yellow stripe was one that had intercom capabilities. One of my Ukw E's has the yellow stripe and one doesn't. Would the tank commander have the ability to speak directly on the radio or would that be up to the radio operator alone?
Does the Tank commander's intercom switch between the radio and the intercom? If so, where would the switch be located?
The Stug will be marked as a tank destroyer in a panzer division. Would it be fitted with a Ukw E and 10 watt transmitter plus a Fusprech F?
It would likely be a command tank so should it have another Ukw E ?
Neil
The interior of the Stug is actually pretty good. Most repros seem to look like "a dog's breakfast", as my dad used to say. I am in charge of the vehicle and I want to bring the interior up to scratch with regards to radios and intercoms.
The problem is, I know what the stuff looks like, but don't know much about how it operates. The first thing we need to achieve is a working intercom that at least looks correct. I have working throat microphones, hand microphones and regular headphones. I don't have any "panzer" headphones.
On another thread, it was mentioned that a UK w E. with a yellow stripe was one that had intercom capabilities. One of my Ukw E's has the yellow stripe and one doesn't. Would the tank commander have the ability to speak directly on the radio or would that be up to the radio operator alone?
Does the Tank commander's intercom switch between the radio and the intercom? If so, where would the switch be located?
The Stug will be marked as a tank destroyer in a panzer division. Would it be fitted with a Ukw E and 10 watt transmitter plus a Fusprech F?
It would likely be a command tank so should it have another Ukw E ?
Neil
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