"The Best Service Weapons Nicknames of the US Military" Topic
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| Tango01 | 14 Jun 2022 9:09 p.m. PST |
"Military culture is different from mainstream culture, and predictably, military cultures around the world are different from American military culture. However, there seems to be one tradition every military culture keeps, and that's nicknames. Specifically, nicknames for gear. I've trained with a half dozen different military forces. In that time, I learned we all love nicknaming equipment. From trucks to rifles, they all earn some alternative name. Today we are going to look at the nicknames for service weapons, specifically American service weapons over time…"
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| Blutarski | 15 Jun 2022 6:59 p.m. PST |
Can't believe that the "Bloop Tube" did not make the cut. B |
| Tango01 | 16 Jun 2022 3:15 p.m. PST |
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| Wolfhag | 21 Jun 2022 9:23 a.m. PST |
The M16 was also known as the "The black stick", "the black rifle", and the "Mattel toy." We called the M79 the "Blooper". An old nickname for the recoiless rifle was the "reckless rifle." Wolfhag |
| Tango01 | 21 Jun 2022 3:29 p.m. PST |
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