Re: [Epic] Epic 40K Facts

From: A. Allen McCarley <allen_at_...>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 14:32:31 -0600

> BTW, I just heard this little tidbit, and I was wondering if anyone could
> confirm/deny it: The reason armor is called "Tanks" in English is that
> during WWI when the British were transporting them they would ship them in
> big crates. In order to keep what was really in them secret they would list
> them on manifests and mark the crates "tank" (as in water or oil tanks,
> obviously). Is this true? Just the linguist in me . . .
>
> Temp

That was the story I got back in history class.


-Allen
Received on Mon Mar 31 1997 - 20:32:31 UTC

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