Re: Wombat Rampage (was something else altogether).

Brian Thomas wrote:
> 
> At 05:05 PM 11/28/2000 -0600, you wrote:
> >
> >As an aside, perhaps moderately on topic, I believe there was a Brit
> >recoilless rifle called a Wombat. Originally mounted on two wheels
and
> >dragged around, it was later mounted on a Land Rover, I think.
> 
> It was the WOMBAT; Weapon Of Magnesium, can't remember the rest of
this.
> (Maybe British Anti-Tank?)

I have a vague memory that the BAT stood for 'Battalion Anti Tank', and
the WOM was probably to make it into a word.

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