@TotesTanked have you heard this claim before about where the Valentine tank's name came from?
It's new to me.
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@TotesTanked have you heard this claim before about where the Valentine tank's name came from?
It's new to me.
@rpbook @militaryhistory news to us!
@TotesTanked @militaryhistory I'm sceptical, but it's an interesting idea. After all, the Sten and Bren were both named in similar ways.
@rpbook @militaryhistory the question is whether it was a post hoc backronym?