Re: "Grunt" Slang for Tankers?
From: John Leary <john_t_leary@y...>
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 21:54:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: "Grunt" Slang for Tankers?
....
so I need a slang term
> for tank crew. Here's
> the
> > thing, I don't want to use the term "tankers"
.....
> Well, I don't know if it's 'real' slang, but
> 'treadheads' is a good one for
> armour crews. It certainly works for wargamers who
> like armour.
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How about 'LMTs'... Large Moving Targets!
> Artillery branch people are often referred to as
> 'redlegs', but I _suspect_
> that may be only US army slang. (I think that was
> due to a uniform
> differentiation, red stripe on the trousers)
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Branch of service color color.
Inf. = blue
Cav. = yellow
Art. = red
When the color was used on the trousers,
the stripe was in the branch color, and only for NCOs.
>
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