On the History Channel, there was a program about this very thing.
Apparently in WWI, the US shipped "Tanks" to the Front in crates. They
labled them "tanks" in order to confuse spies. The spies thought they were
simply water and fuel tanks. The name stuck.
Someone else I'm sure can add to this......
J
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gavin Broad" <invest@portsmouth-mann.com>
To: <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 1:59 PM
Subject: [MV] "Tank" - why/
> Dear All,
>
> Can anyone enlighten me as to how we came to name a large, mobile,
> traversing gun a "tank"?
>
> This leads me to also enquire as to the defining difference between an SPG
> and a tank??
>
> Gavinthedark
>
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