[Northkeep] Motto Stuff

Marc Carlson marc-carlson at utulsa.edu
Wed Jun 20 08:51:40 PDT 2001


At 07:34 AM 6/20/01 -0700, Baulsac wrote:
>>>>i have a new battle cry....IM A SHERMAN TANK !!
>>> Pathetically thin armor, and you always light the
>>> first time?
>>what does that meen?

The Sherman Tank, when it was introduced, was quickly found to be
pathetically underarmored against the German artillery, and soon earned the
nick name of "Zippo" (or "Ronson", depending on whose telling the story)
because it always "lit the first time" (meaning it quickly and easily caught
fire when Germans hit them).

M/D




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