New radio sets for British Army.

[Medvedya]

Typical! Mind you, it had to be done. Believe me, those Clansman's were so prehistoric it was sometimes easier to use a mobile whilst on exercise!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/mai...dio01.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/10/01/ixhome.html

 

[Nonskimmer]

Hmmm, looks like another case of corner cutting. That is typical.
Still, I suppose new radios are better than no radios if the old ones were absolute crap.

 

[Medvedya]

They were designed in the Sixties - antiques.

Here's a pic of the handheld set.

 

[Nonskimmer]

Is that a Sterling magazine on the map case?

 

[Medvedya]

Photo looks too new - I'd say it belonged to re-enactors.

See what I mean? Not good.

 

[Nonskimmer]

True enough. Duh!

 

[Medvedya]

You can see see the huge battery pack that came with it on the right hand side - two fiddly little prongs that you pushed into little pleats on your webbing.

 

[lesofprimus]

Compared to some of the equipment I've used, that thing looks like Thomas Edisons' personal unit...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

 

[evangilder]

I saw quite a blending in my time, some of the stuff was modern, some of it would make Edison's stuff look modern!