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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

World War 2, Type 2, Japanese Field Telephone

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Communications Gallery - Centenary of Royal Australian Corps of Signals

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The Type 2 field telephone was a standard field communication device employed by the Japanese Army during the World War 2. The telephone is of conventional design and normally used on a ground return circuit. Features include a buzzer with key arrangement for sending code. The unit is contained in a wooden cabinet with metal reinforced corners. The handset; batteries, generator, bell, condenser and induction coil are housed in three compartments. The set may be operated on local or common battery circuits, while magneto signaling facilities also are included. The generator hand crank folds up and fits within the generator armature shaft. A fiber driving gear on the generator eliminates noise to some extent during cranking.

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