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

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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.

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, 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.