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04-28-13, 09:27 PM
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The Old Man
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Question about British Weapons System Designations
Okay, incredibly esoteric question coming up, so bear with me...
What does the asterisk at the end of the designation of a large number of British weapon systems actually mean? As in "Mk IIC*" or "Type 273*"? I've been seeing that darn asterisk for years now, but haven't been able to find a straight answer about what it actually means. This dumb Yank just wants to know so he can sleep at night. 
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04-28-13, 09:49 PM
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Stowaway
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I think it refers to a modified version - see for example here: http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/Gun_Data.htm
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04-29-13, 12:36 AM
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Eternal Patrol
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The asterisk denoted minor changes between Mod numbers. Where an American gun might be Mark 2 Mod 1, the British version would be Mk 2*. Then would come Mk 2** and so on.
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04-29-13, 07:20 AM
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