As a variation on the thene:
General Inscription.
David
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Notton" <Richard@fv623.demon.co.uk>
To: "Military Vehicles List" <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2000 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] "Tank" - why/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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/
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>
> > 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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