My son-in-law (US Army Mechanized Infantry) says all tracked vehicles are called "Tracks", and only refered to as 'tank' or 'IFV' if you need to be specific.
Alternate names for "Tank"
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Going to set a record for myself and try to quote all of you guys.
"The barrel battalion is on the move!"
How do you pronounce "Cataphract"? Is it "Ka-tuh-fract"?
Land cruiser might be okay but I can't get the idea of "warship for supporting battleships and carriers" out of my head.
Though I suppose with a shift of doctrine...
The shorter and more functional, the better. I was thinking of some variant of "train" myself.
Yeah, but "tread division"? "Tread tactics"? "Heavy treads"? "World of Treads"?
You sure?
Yes I knew someone would bring that up. In fact I was going to say "don't say 'barrel'!" but got too lazy. Barrel does sound kind of cool though.
"The barrel battalion is on the move!"
How do you pronounce "Cataphract"? Is it "Ka-tuh-fract"?
Land cruiser might be okay but I can't get the idea of "warship for supporting battleships and carriers" out of my head.
Only appropriate if these are Rattes we're talking about.
term is already in use, and tanks IRL don't always work as cavalry anyway.
Though I suppose with a shift of doctrine...
Rollers sounds too...round and benign.
The shorter and more functional, the better. I was thinking of some variant of "train" myself.
Too fancy, even if cool-sounding.
I actually like this one the best so far.
Yes but in German and Japanese those longer terms get shortened to Panzer and Sensha. I think that "Panzer" (lit. Armor) works better for the Germans than "Armor" works for us because the consonants happens to have a distinct piercing sound.
Someone brought of Mechanized Cavalry earlier. Maybe this would be shortened to just "mech" or even "mecha" after some time?
I like the logic behind this one, but the mythological connection is probably too strong for people to adopt it as a general term.
Plain
Hm.
You mean a bomb?
Seems a bit unweidly but the logic seems as good as any.
Hey, you and your linguistics, what do you suppose the Russians might call such a vehicle if they were the ones to invent it? I was thinking about "ustanovka" (unit) or "samokhodnaya ustanovka" (self-propelled unit), but that might be too broad of a concept to apply to just tanks.
The problem with cataphract to me is that it's too complex and sounds really... antiquated, like the word 'sextant' or 'automobile'.i've been trying to think of alternatives like this myself but always defaulted back to "tank". personally, i like the use of "cataphract" but only in a certain context, namely in it being used by countries that were once part of the Byzantine Empire (or alternatively count that as a name for mecha). "land battleship" is a good default, since it has the Wells precedent.
Yeah, but "tread division"? "Tread tactics"? "Heavy treads"? "World of Treads"?
You sure?
Explain to me the meaning of the last two.
Interesting. Might be too broad though, since they do need more specialized terms.
Glad you like. ^_^
Imagine if they were disguised as field bakeries instead. And then once combat crews had to actually get IN the Mark 1 and turn the engine on...
Behold, the Oven.
Still a better name than Barrel imo.
1. Iron Chariots, Irocha (pronounced EYE-ROLL-CHA) or Icha (pronounced EYE-CHA) for short?
2. Mobile Fortress, Mofo for short?
3. Trolls?
Marc A
2. Mobile Fortress, Mofo for short?
3. Trolls?
Marc A
The Burstyn "tank" (1911) was called "Motorgeschütz" so if any army had adopted it the name might stick - at least in German speaking countries.
If translated literally ot would translate to:
MotorGun, or Motor Cannon.
But as OTL first tanks were often NOT armed with "guns" but "Machine Guns" this might not stick. (The Burstyn design had a gun and a rotating Turret - it was similar to OTLs FT-17 deign)
As Armored Cars were "older" the invention of "tanks" might lead to call them something like armored Tractor (Burstyn got his idea for tracks when he saw a Holt tractor) - shorten it to "artrack".
If translated literally ot would translate to:
MotorGun, or Motor Cannon.
But as OTL first tanks were often NOT armed with "guns" but "Machine Guns" this might not stick. (The Burstyn design had a gun and a rotating Turret - it was similar to OTLs FT-17 deign)
As Armored Cars were "older" the invention of "tanks" might lead to call them something like armored Tractor (Burstyn got his idea for tracks when he saw a Holt tractor) - shorten it to "artrack".
Delta Force
Banned
How about armored battery? After all, early tanks were just artillery/machine gun batteries in an armored mount.
"Rommel went around the Maginot Line, trolling the French so hard they surrendered in tears".
Sigged.
Marc A
Still better then being defeated by guys riding bicycles."Rommel went around the Maginot Line, trolling the French so hard they surrendered in tears".
Charts...
The French term was "Char." If the French invented them, I can see, at first, the French term being used. But--people may well change it to a word they already know that sounds the same, and start calling them "Charts," or "Those Bloody French Contraptions." Perhaps soldiers start calling them "BFC's..."
The French term was "Char." If the French invented them, I can see, at first, the French term being used. But--people may well change it to a word they already know that sounds the same, and start calling them "Charts," or "Those Bloody French Contraptions." Perhaps soldiers start calling them "BFC's..."
Grey Wolf
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Char is only an abbreviation of Char D'Assaut - = cart of attack
Battle Wagons!
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Grey Wolf
In German it is called "Panzer Kampf Wagen", or PzKW, meaning: Armored Combat Vehicle. Why not using this simple sort of naming. (In English Abriviation: ACV, simmilar to the armored Personel Carrier being: ACP
