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Originally posted by ben91069
Schrapnellmine 35 (SMi-35) mine = bouncing betty
Nebelwerfer 41 - 15cm Rocket Launcher - "Screaming Meamies"
Originally posted by titus
Originally posted by Odd Man
... e.g. SS-18 Satan
interesting, NATO surely gives some scary names... and that missile deserves it.
I heard that the Allied pilots called the ME-262 a "blow job."
Originally posted by Silcone Synapse
Originally posted by ben91069
Schrapnellmine 35 (SMi-35) mine = bouncing betty
Nebelwerfer 41 - 15cm Rocket Launcher - "Screaming Meamies"
I think we (the brits) used to call the nebelwerfer "moaning minnies"-similar to the above,because of the noise they made.
Originally posted by Silcone Synapse
OK this is a bit vague,but I heard talk of Hitler`s giant mortar,nicknamed "thor"
I think it is mentioned once or twice on the net,but I first heard of it from the Brit TV documentary made after WW2,called "the world at war" (a classic series BTW)
The episode which talked of "thor" was about operation barbarossa and the siege of Stalingrad.
It sounded a fearsome weapon,with 2 or 4 ton mortar rounds.It was used to level whole city blocks in one hit,during the battle for Stalingrad.
Think it had to be delivered by train?not sure though.
Anyone happen to know anymore about this beast?--I would be very interested.
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Originally posted by HowardRoark
I heard that the Allied pilots called the ME-262 a "blow job."
Originally posted by Strangerous
These aren't weapons but they're British Army slang and quite funny (IMO)
Tea/Coffee:
NATO - white with 2 sugars
Julie Andrews - White Nun (no sugar)
Whoopi Goldberg - Black Nun
Originally posted by Lonestar24
Originally posted by Silcone Synapse
Originally posted by ben91069
Schrapnellmine 35 (SMi-35) mine = bouncing betty
Nebelwerfer 41 - 15cm Rocket Launcher - "Screaming Meamies"
I think we (the brits) used to call the nebelwerfer "moaning minnies"-similar to the above,because of the noise they made.
German soldiers called several versions of the Nebelwerfer "StuKa zu Fuß" (StuKa on foot); or "Heulende Kuh" (Howling Cow).