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Subject: Re: Images of the Eastern Front 1433.jpg
From: John Szalay <john.szalay.at.att.net>
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Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.invalid> wrote in
news:pmke8aldub0ci75ehkdhhhcrjc8ss5a7c6@4ax.com:
> On Tue, 09 Dec 2014 13:05:23 -0500, Erinnerungen <ugh@bingbam.com>
> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know, positively, what the overhead tubular structure on
> these vehicles was for?
>
> Speculating, I wonder if these vehicles were intended for use in urban
> environments / cities and the structure was intended to interfere with
> objects thrown or falling from overhead? I am just speculating and
> would like to know for sure.
No they are radio antenna
there was one on display at the Patton museum at Ft Knox, Ky
its been moved to a new museum at Ft Benning Ga.
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