Type Radio truck In service 1914-? | Used by US Army Designed 1914-? | |
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The Radio tractor was a mobile Signal Corps Radio used by the U.S. Army for ground communications before and during World War I. Prior to World War I, trucks were referred to as "tractors", and there were also telegraph tractors, and telephone tractors.
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Use
Very little information exists for these trucks, as most of the components were built before standardization. They first made their debut on the Mexican border in a radio intercept role, and later during World War I, some sets may have been reconfigured for RDF and other uses.
Components
Variants
At least 3 variants are known:
The No.3 truck was also accompanied by a tender "Maintenance truck No. 5" later renumbered as K-5.
References
Radio Tractor Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA