DOUG
Of course, I agree with you! It is a bad habit to just say the M and a
number. If it is WWII I may be able to understand what is it quite easily,
but sometime not... I would like to suggest the List to be more specific.
This suggestion has already been made in the past by more people,
especially newcomers. If it is post-WWII (especially 80's or 90's) well, I
shall be in trouble and I have to check my library...!
>There is a variant of Jeep that is called an M20!
DOUG!
Don't be "sadic"! What is a M20 Jeep??? Any picture?
>
>It was the English that bestowed names onto the majority >of US
military>vehicles; such as "Sherman" onto the M4 >Medium, "Grant/Lee"
(depends on>turret type) onto the M3 >Medium and "Stuart" onto the M3/M5
series Light.
>Someone decided that tanks would be named after US >Generals, armoured
cars after dogs.
>In the case of the Stuart, the crews called them "Honeys" >because they
had never had such a reliable easy to >maintain vehicle as this. It is>not
hard to see why they >used names when an M3 could be a
>medium or a light tank in the same unit.
>
>Whether or not you use the name is probably your own >"personnal country
of origin" thing, but I do find it >curious when I see the English names
converted to >American spellings eg., Stuart becomes Stewart, Greyhound >to
Grayhound, just doesn't look right somehow!
>As to the lack of a name for the M20 Light Armored 6x6 >Utility Car, I am
guessing the English did not use a >significant enough number of them (if
any at all) and did >not bestow a name? One curious thing is that there
>appears to be no name for the M3 Scout Car, despite >extensive use by
Commonwealth countries; they are >commonly known in
>Australia as a "White Scout Car".
>
>Regards
>Doug
In the beginning, I thought that the Greyhound (correct spelling!) was a
modification of the M8 6x6 Light Armored Car made for the british...
Later, I learned that it was just a nickname...
NOW: what is a "Lynx" (spelling?)?
Go to http://home.wxs.nl/~buka/images/bussum989.jpg
Which is the full correct denomination? Is this a "Lynx"?
Again: http://home.wxs.nl/~buka/images/bussum9718.jpg
What is it?
Thanks Doug (and Lars and the List!)
O.D. is Much Better and
Keep Them Rolling (while you can)!!
Raimondo - M.V.P.A.
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