Is there any reason why it's call Firefly?
Is it because of it's appearance? If so why?
Is it because of the way it fire? If so why?
2007-11-09 15:31:36 · 4 answers · asked by edmundlkm 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Lots of vehicles get a nickname however they used to codename lots of special vehicles so as to confuse the enemy should he overhear conversation about the equipment.
Much like "tank" was used in WW1 to talk about the tracked vehicles they started to use. Now you never hear anything but Tank. originally the term was to make the enemy believe you were talking about fuel or oil tanks. Somebody probably has more details than I have stay tuned
2007-11-09 15:47:26 · answer #1 · answered by vladoviking 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As other people have said - Firefly was just the name that the British designated it with, like they did with planes too - Tank incidentally, comes from the 1st world war when it was used as a codename for the "Tank" vehicles, especially as they were transported similarly to water tanks
2007-11-10 17:41:59 · answer #2 · answered by John tb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firefly was just a name. The flamethrowing version of the Churchill tank was called the Crocodile.
But the Matilda tank got its name for its similar appearance to a cartoon duck.
2007-11-10 00:25:28 · answer #3 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its because the light shin sherman lit up when hit by the heaver caliber panzers.
2007-11-10 00:41:10 · answer #4 · answered by hunter 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋