field telephone
Portable military phone
A field telephone is a portable telephone designed for military use in combat zones, connecting command posts to front-line positions via wire.
Unlike civilian phones, field telephones are ruggedized to withstand harsh conditions and rough handling: The sergeant cranked the field telephone to reach headquarters.
The technology dates to World War I but remained in use through the twentieth century.
Held telephone component
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- crankRotary operating handle
- magnetoPermanent-magnet AC generator
- leather caseContainer of tanned hide
canvas bag · batteries · earpiece · mouthpiece · buzzer · ringer · terminal · connector
Exchanging ideas or information
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- infantryGround combat troops
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- headquartersCentral command location
command post · tactical · operations · secure line · transmission · relay · bunker · artillery
First global military conflict
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- military surplusExcess armed forces goods
- analogComparable equivalent
electromechanical · switchboard · lineman · vintage · wartime · voice transmission
handset
Held telephone component
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- crankRotary operating handle
- magnetoPermanent-magnet AC generator
leather case · canvas bag · batteries · earpiece · mouthpiece · buzzer · ringer · terminal · connector · rugged
communication
Exchanging ideas or information
headquarters · command post · tactical · operations · secure line · transmission · relay · bunker · artillery · coordination
World War I
First global military conflict
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- military surplusExcess armed forces goods
analog · electromechanical · switchboard · lineman · vintage · wartime · voice transmission
field telephonewalkie-talkie
Portable handheld radio transceiver
field radio · satellite phone · wireless communication · cellular phone · radio
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