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From: <RoughDoc@aol.com>
To: "Military Vehicles List" <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2000 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] "Tank" - why/
> We can blame/credit the Brits for this one.
>
Absolutely.
> The large armored land battle ships (in England) were under the direction
of
> the Navy, not the Army. The disguise of these as water tanks is a
completely
> true rumor. And the name stayed!
>
> How about that other wonderful nickname, the "GI"?
>
General Intake, "Draft".
Richard
Southampton - England
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