@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 5 months agoAlso having a semi auto as the standard issues riflesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1431arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1413arrow-down1imageAlso having a semi auto as the standard issues riflesh.itjust.works@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 5 months agomessage-square80fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@cameron_linkEnglish17•5 months agoThere is another: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistel
minus-squareXanthraxlinkEnglish11•edit-25 months agoLeave it to the Germans to name their weapon after what was used to kill the diety EVERYONE liked. (Balder)
minus-square@yesmanlinkEnglish19•5 months agoThe Germans were notorious for using on-the-nose naming conventions. For example a radio-homing system was called “Odin”, which the British correctly guessed was using one transmitter rather than the usual two because Odin only had one eye.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•5 months agoThe lesson here is that when picking code names, pick random words from the dictionary.
There is another: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistel
Leave it to the Germans to name their weapon after what was used to kill the diety EVERYONE liked. (Balder)
The Germans were notorious for using on-the-nose naming conventions. For example a radio-homing system was called “Odin”, which the British correctly guessed was using one transmitter rather than the usual two because Odin only had one eye.
The lesson here is that when picking code names, pick random words from the dictionary.