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God, I need an M1 right now (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Explanation: The US military, historically, has used the designation of 'M' followed by a number to differentiate types of equipment. "Light Tank, M1" being, for example, the 'Model 1' or first model of light tank.

This uh, has led to a very large number of 'M1s' throughout the years.

[โ€“] Gust@piefed.social 10 points 2 weeks ago

I suspect this is a consequence of people I learned from using the phonetic alphabet over noisy radio, but m1 has always been mark 1 (rather than model 1) to me.

Also, didn't list the m1 eyeball? Radar engineers in shambles

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