TELEVISION IN WAR
MAPS FAR THE GUIDANCE OF GENERALS. DESPATCH RIDERS ELIMINATED. If there should be another war use will be made of television for direct communication between generals and commanders in the course of a battle. The General Officer Commanding the Army Corps will be able to discuss with divisional generals the tactical moves of all the forces under his command. Maps will be shown on the television screen, and by using a pointer the G.O.C. can describe the whole government of a battle and give local commanders vital information.
Experiments are now being made with short wave sets with a range or 12 to 15 miles. The directional qualities of the ultra short wave aerials will prevent the enemy from hearing or seeing any of the information transmitted.
By means of the television apparatus messages will be sent almost instantaneously, and valuable time saved, by dispensing with dispatch riders.
As jamming in the case of ordinary radio messages is bound to occur in wartime, television will become the only means of rapid communication on the battlefield.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 April 1938, Page 7
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178TELEVISION IN WAR Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 April 1938, Page 7
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