Radio Tractor

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Radio Tractor
Radio tractor new mexico.jpg
Radio Tractor No. 3 on White Chassis
TypeRadio truck
Place of originFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Service history
In service1914-?
Used by US Army
Wars World War I
Production history
Designed1914-?
Manufacturer FWD, White Motor Company
Produced1914
Variants3
Specifications
Mass1 1/2 ton
Crew7

Armor none
Main
armament
none

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. [1]

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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, [1] some sets may have been reconfigured for RDF and other uses.

Components

Variants

Radio Tractor No.2 Radio tractor No 2.jpg
Radio Tractor No.2

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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "A century of Army cryptology and signals intelligence". Goodfellow Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 2025-06-16. Retrieved 2025-09-02.