Top Ten Rejected M4 Slogans:

AbsntMndedProf · Post by **AbsntMndedProf** » Mon Apr 07, 2003 7:28 pm

10. M4s: Armor isn't everything.

9. M4s: made by 4Fs and driven by 1As.

8. M4s: because live targets are the best targets.

7. M4s: guaranteed to withstand lightning strikes.

6. There's plenty where this one came from!

5. With M4s, Don't put a tiger in your tank!

4. M4s for victory! (Subsequently used by panzer units.)

3. M4s: they're embarassing, but they're ours.

2. M4: the army ant of AFVs.

And the number one rejected M4 slogan:

1. Try the M4 excersize program: drive to battle, then walk back!

:D:D

Eric Maietta

Bernie · Post by **Bernie** » Mon Apr 07, 2003 7:40 pm

Originally posted by AbsntMndedProf
10. M4s: Armor isn't everything.

9. M4s: made by 4Fs and driven by 1As.

8. M4s: because live targets are the best targets.

7. M4s: guaranteed to withstand lightning strikes.

6. There's plenty where this one came from!

5. With M4s, Don't put a tiger in your tank!

4. M4s for victory! (Subsequently used by panzer units.)

3. M4s: they're embarassing, but they're ours.

2. M4: the army ant of AFVs.

And the number one rejected M4 slogan:

1. Try the M4 excersize program: drive to battle, then walk back!

:D:D

Eric Maietta

#11 Size isn't THAT important, right? RIGHT?!?

#12 Mk4 Panzer Speed Bumps

#13 Purina Panther Chow

#14 Edsel Prototype Mk4 Mod 1A

#15 Easy-Open Top!

AbsntMndedProf · Post by **AbsntMndedProf** » Mon Apr 07, 2003 7:56 pm

Bernie posted:

"#13 Purina Panther Chow"

ROFLMAO!

:D

Eric Maietta

Orzel Bialy · Post by **Orzel Bialy** » Mon Apr 07, 2003 8:00 pm

I LIKEE!!! LOL

Goblin · Post by **Goblin** » Mon Apr 07, 2003 8:54 pm

Very Nice!! LMFAO!!

Goblin:p

Bernie · Post by **Bernie** » Tue Apr 08, 2003 12:06 am

How about:

#16 100% Recycled Scrap Metal (oddly enough, it's almost true!)

Griefbringer · Post by **Griefbringer** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 5:13 pm

#17 Much better than anything we had before (M3's that is)!

#18 Faster than a horse-carriage!

#19 And with the dozer add-on you can even use it for gardening!

#20 Almost floating (for amphibious variants)

#21 Panthers are for wussies! Real men can win even with M4's!

Pity that TV-shop doesn't sell any M4's round here!

Griefbringer

Belisarius · Post by **Belisarius** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 7:12 pm

Originally posted by Griefbringer
#20 Almost floating (for amphibious variants)

I thought the whole deal with being "amphibious" was floating.

But you're right - amphibious M4s did almost float....

Griefbringer · Post by **Griefbringer** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 1:47 pm

Actually, I think the meaning of amphibious is originally "something that can move on water and ground" - so no floating capability required.

I guess the M4 amhibious tanks would have made it to the shore in Normandy landings, if they had been waterproof and able to move along the bottom.

Griefbringer

Belisarius · Post by **Belisarius** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 4:41 pm

.....a really tight "collar" around the turret and a loong snorkel might have done it, eh? :p

Actually, that'd been cool. How surprised wouldn't those Germans been if it was like; no tanks....no tanks......no tanks..... holy...! Tanks everywhere.

Voriax · Post by **Voriax** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 5:26 pm

Originally posted by Belisarius
.....a really tight "collar" around the turret and a loong snorkel might have done it, eh? :p

Actually, that'd been cool. How surprised wouldn't those Germans been if it was like; no tanks....no tanks......no tanks..... holy...! Tanks everywhere.

And what if there is engine malfunction..the crew would go out and push....

Tragic.

Voriax

Bernie · Post by **Bernie** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 9:19 pm

Originally posted by Belisarius
.....a really tight "collar" around the turret and a loong snorkel might have done it, eh? :p

Actually, that'd been cool. How surprised wouldn't those Germans been if it was like; no tanks....no tanks......no tanks..... holy...! Tanks everywhere.

The Germans already had such tanks. Take a good look at the data for the Pz-IIIm

Griefbringer · Post by **Griefbringer** » Mon Apr 14, 2003 10:41 pm

Bernie: are you talking about the tank that the Germans were planning for the Operation Sealion (invasion of Britain) in around 1940, that had a real long snorkel?

And I forgot one slogan

#22 Available in more flavours than anything else

I think that the US army has 17 variants in SPWAW, plus then there are the variants for the marines, Brits and Aussies. And a number of other variants not listed (searchlight, bridge-laying, rocket-carrier, recovery vehicles etc.). They were just missing one variant - a one that could stand up to a Panther one-to-one, that is!

But a one funky tank anyway! And pretty good as a tank, by the original meaning of the word (a big thing for holding fluid inside, that is).

Griefbringer

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