"Marc A. Schindler" wrote:
> *Have you ever noticed that military nomenclature loses in the
> translation? We think of "Desert Storm," and call our missiles
> "Minuteman" [Russian commander to his intelligence aide: "Wass iss? Some
> kind of rice?"
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Grampa Bill comments:
And then there's the "Hell Fire" missile. I suspect that translates pretty
well into most modern cultures! Among my favorites for aircraft are the F-14 "Tom
Cat" (Just pure mean and ready for a fight! "Any time, Saddam baby, any time!)
and the B-70 "Valkyrie," named for the Norse War Maidens.
Love y'all,
Grampa Bill in Savannah
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