everything "Mark"??

raduz · 08-03-07, 06:17 AM

there is something that keeps bothering me: why the americans named almost each weapon "Mark"? there are tanks Mark, grenades Mark, torpedoes Mark... It is pretty confusing. Would not it be simplier to have tanks Mark, grenades Peter, torpedoes Jack etc??:hmm:

Deep6 · 08-03-07, 06:23 AM

Roger

nomdeplume · 08-03-07, 06:45 AM

At least they use a real name. All the German and Japanese stuff is called "Type". What kind of name is that!?

raduz · 08-03-07, 07:10 AM

heh we slovaks too have invented a couple of interesting weapons and guess what - they are named as women. Big howitzer is called Zuzana (Susan) and the minesweeping vehicle is Bozena

theluckyone17 · 08-03-07, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raduz

heh we slovaks too have invented a couple of interesting weapons and guess what - they are named as women. Big howitzer is called Zuzana (Susan) and the minesweeping vehicle is Bozena

Yeah, but that actually makes sense

Torpex752 · 08-03-07, 07:57 AM

Look it up in Webster, that might explain.

mookiemookie · 08-03-07, 09:07 AM

From the dictionary.com definition:

12.(usually initial capital letter

) U.S. Military. a designation for an item of military equipment in production, used in combination with a numeral to indicate the order of adoption, and often abbreviated: a Mark-4 tank; an M-1 rifle.

Simply put, "mark" has the same definition as "type" or "version"

tater · 08-03-07, 10:06 AM

Brits did (do) it as well (glances to my gun safe containing my Number 1 Mark III rifle)

Seaman_Hornsby · 08-03-07, 10:25 AM

Don't forget Big Bertha! She was short but packed a punch.

http://www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/bigbertha.htm

Sailor Steve · 08-03-07, 10:28 AM

We name our guns, too. The U.S. Army had a 155mm gun called "Long Tom".
http://www.efour4ever.com/long_tom.htm

raduz · 08-03-07, 11:49 AM

Point taken

I just cant understand why "Mark"...

tater · 08-03-07, 11:57 AM

"Mark" is just another word for "variation" or "version." That there is also a person's name "Mark" is coincidence.

orangenee · 08-03-07, 03:32 PM

Us Brits use the same A whatever thing as well, e.g. the SA-80A3 but it's still s**t!!

PULSEOX · 08-03-07, 06:34 PM

What do you have against Mark??????

Signed,
Mark:rotfl:

Ducimus · 08-03-07, 06:55 PM

Somewhere in this tangled mess of gear i used from my hitch in the service, i have this pigsticker called a "Mark 3 Mod 0" go figure that one out for names. lol

08-03-07, 06:17 AM	#1
raduz Engineer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slovakia Posts: 205 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	everything "Mark"?? there is something that keeps bothering me: why the americans named almost each weapon "Mark"? there are tanks Mark, grenades Mark, torpedoes Mark... It is pretty confusing. Would not it be simplier to have tanks Mark, grenades Peter, torpedoes Jack etc??:hmm:

08-03-07, 06:23 AM	#2
Deep6 Gunner Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 95 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Roger __________________ Let\'s play Hide and Seek\'n\'Destroy!

08-03-07, 09:07 AM	#7
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	From the dictionary.com definition: 12.(usually initial capital letter) U.S. Military. a designation for an item of military equipment in production, used in combination with a numeral to indicate the order of adoption, and often abbreviated: a Mark-4 tank; an M-1 rifle. Simply put, "mark" has the same definition as "type" or "version" __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

08-03-07, 10:25 AM	#9
Seaman_Hornsby Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Don't forget Big Bertha! She was short but packed a punch. http://www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/bigbertha.htm __________________ Friends, when once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid farewell to hopes and fears, otherwise death or deliverance will both come too late to save his honor and his reason.

08-03-07, 10:28 AM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	We name our guns, too. The U.S. Army had a 155mm gun called "Long Tom". http://www.efour4ever.com/long_tom.htm __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-03-07, 06:45 AM	#3
nomdeplume Seaman Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 36 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	At least they use a real name. All the German and Japanese stuff is called "Type". What kind of name is that!?

08-03-07, 07:10 AM	#4
raduz Engineer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slovakia Posts: 205 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	heh we slovaks too have invented a couple of interesting weapons and guess what - they are named as women. Big howitzer is called Zuzana (Susan) and the minesweeping vehicle is Bozena

08-03-07, 07:57 AM	#6
Torpex752 Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep River, CT Posts: 255 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Look it up in Webster, that might explain.

08-03-07, 10:06 AM	#8
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Brits did (do) it as well (glances to my gun safe containing my Number 1 Mark III rifle)

08-03-07, 11:49 AM	#11
raduz Engineer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slovakia Posts: 205 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Point taken I just cant understand why "Mark"...

08-03-07, 11:57 AM	#12
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	"Mark" is just another word for "variation" or "version." That there is also a person's name "Mark" is coincidence.

08-03-07, 03:32 PM	#13
orangenee Engineer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 211 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Us Brits use the same A whatever thing as well, e.g. the SA-80A3 but it's still s**t!!

08-03-07, 06:34 PM	#14
PULSEOX Helmsman Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Tombstone AZ Posts: 102 Downloads: 417 Uploads: 0	What do you have against Mark?????? Signed, Mark:rotfl: __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]*"We build them well in Germany....eh Heinie?"*

08-03-07, 06:55 PM	#15
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Somewhere in this tangled mess of gear i used from my hitch in the service, i have this pigsticker called a "Mark 3 Mod 0" go figure that one out for names. lol