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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.
The practice became the standard for nomenclature starting in the 1920s, gradually replacing other conventions such as naming based on the year of adoption (M1911, M1919, and M1903 as examples). This led to a lot of M1s in WW2 due to the timing of the nomenclature change.
I find it interesting that the .30-06 caliber is named for year of adoption, with the name of the standard cartridge in WW2 being M1.
Ahhh, 30-06, god's own rifle calibre.
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Meanwhile in Britain, M1 is the name of the first Motorway (i.e. highway) M1 Motorway (Wiki link)
It runs from Leeds to Sheffield in Yorkshire, then goes down South somewhere or other.
So, with a bit of planning, you could drive your M1, full of your other M1s down our M1.
"somewhere or other"
found the Northerner. How's the whippets?
Reet grand.
"Is there a problem, officer?"
Now that's gonna be a difficult one to accomplished on the bucket list. Sounds fun though.
Or drive on the hungarian M1 named so because hungarian in hungarian is magyar
But considering we're talking magyars you need to drive on it on a horse (named M1 ofc)
There's also the M1 Abrams, 105mm M1 artillery shell, and M1 propellant. Probably more, too.
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What’s the last one?
I refuse to believe that frangible is a word. Sounds like something from a Roald Dahl book
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