OT - WWII quiz

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: danlongman

Good Old "Ma Deuce" Browning M2 Heavy Machine gun was introduced in the 1920's and still in use today.
I loved that Old Lady but she was bad to carry anywhere.
cheers

Warspite1

Are you talking about granny again?

[danlongman]

sort of

[Extraneous]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

did Exeter ever fight in the Med?

Naval History Net Service Histories by Name, Type, and Class

ORIGINAL: danlongman

Good Old "Ma Deuce" Browning M2 Heavy Machine gun was introduced in the 1920's and still in use today.
I loved that Old Lady but she was bad to carry anywhere.
cheers

"Ma Deuce" is a term made up by some REMF officer because it sounded cool.

Or is "M" in the military phonetic alphabet now "MA" instead of "MIKE"? [:D] (I'm in "MA" company) [:D]

*SIGH* the kinder gentler U.S. Military.


What was wrong with using the original nickname "The Fifty" for the Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun?

Note: please don't look up military abbreviations if you are under 18 or abhor bad language.

[ezzler]

Which {infantry} weapon, introduced in WW2...

[michaelbaldur]

which units had a name change, because they did not wanted to be confused with WW1 units.

[danlongman]

I never wondered how the nickname came about that is what we always called it and I am not young.
I worked around but not in the US military..Lotsa other countries use it.
And I clearly said introduced in the 1920's and in use today.
Mike has been the phonetic for "M" since WW2 as far as I know.
Anybody who actually called that gun a "Mike Two Bravo" when he wasn't being monitored for Phraseology
would have been giggled at ..at the very least.
The references to youth escape me. Unless you were born before Eisenhower was pres you are younger than me.
cheers

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

which units had a name change, because they did not wanted to be confused with WW1 units.

Warspite1

Australian Army?

[Extraneous]

ORIGINAL: danlongman

I never wondered how the nickname came about that is what we always called it and I am not young.
I worked around but not in the US military..Lotsa other countries use it.
And I clearly said introduced in the 1920's and in use today.
Mike has been the phonetic for "M" since WW2 as far as I know.
Anybody who actually called that gun a "Mike Two Bravo" when he wasn't being monitored for Phraseology
would have been giggled at ..at the very least.
The references to youth escape me. Unless you were born before Eisenhower was pres you are younger than me.
cheers

[:D] Harry S. Truman was president when I was born [:D]


[:)] Your younger [:)]

[danlongman]

My younger what?
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[danlongman]

Australian WW 2 infantry battalions serving overseas were numbered 2/# to distinguish them from WW 1 AIF battalions which were then numbered 1/#.
I do not know about any of the others I am sure there is a Stroin or 2 around who knows....
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[ezzler]

Which {infantry} weapon, introduced in WW2...

clue 1# It uses no ammunition.

[danlongman]

Hmmmm I'd wanna say the K-Bar but that was issued to the USMC and later the USN. I think they still use it.
I do not know anything about official issuance to the US Army.
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[michaelbaldur]

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

which units had a name change, because they did not wanted to be confused with WW1 units.

1. they changed name, not to be confused with their much more famous namesakes

[warspite1]

Canadian highland infantry?

[michaelbaldur]

good guess but no

[ezzler]

KA-Bar it is.

Still going strong.

[michaelbaldur]

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

which units had a name change, because they did not wanted to be confused with WW1 units.

1. they changed name, not to be confused with their much more famous namesakes

all troops in those units were volunteers

[michaelbaldur]

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

which units had a name change, because they did not wanted to be confused with WW1 units.

1. they changed name, not to be confused with their much more famous namesakes

all troops in those units were volunteers

3. the first world war units were famous from the western front and they were also volunteers

[JeffroK]

The Australian Imperial Forces?

Battalions were numbered 1 to 60 in WW1.

When the 2nd AIF was raised in 1939-40 the Battalions were numbered as in WW1 but quickly renamed 2/1st, 2/2nd etc to distinguish them from the WW1 units and Battalions of the Australian Military Forces (Militia)

All members if the 2nd AIF were volunteers.

[michaelbaldur]

correct