Morris C8 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Just bought some photos of some Humber Heavy Utility Cars [box] from the late 1940s, they are taken in Germany at a REME Base and the RAF one has BAFO [british Army Force of Occupation]? and 3 MREU on the back?. What does 3 MREU mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 British air forces of occupation Missing research and enquiry unit It's all in this link http://www.heritagecharlotte.com/documents/Military-Abbreviations.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Interesting link, can't have enough glossaries. Although this one amused me: ATGW – Army Tank Guided Weapon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goanna Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 That Humber has personality ..it's got a smiley face on the spare wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Interesting link, can't have enough glossaries. Although this one amused me: ATGW – Army Tank Guided Weapon No. You've stumped me there. WHY? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 No. You've stumped me there. WHY? Apart the strange concept of calling something an "Army Tank", it should be Anti-Tank Guided Weapon. (As in my avatar, which contrary to believe is not a Malkara, but is an Orange William) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Try TEWT, Tactical Excircise Without troops, or NEWN Night Excersise Without Night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Apart the strange concept of calling something an "Army Tank", it should be Anti-Tank Guided Weapon. (As in my avatar, which contrary to believe is not a Malkara, but is an Orange William) Strewth. I dunno how many times I read your original and read ANTI-TANK. It's only now when it's pointed out that it smacks me in the face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Apart the strange concept of calling something an "Army Tank" It did help tremendously when we were transporting a Ram Kangaroo hulk from the UK to Holland. The customs officer scanned the from which described the load as "tank". He started to ask all sort of questions about the type of liquid the tank contained, until we mentioned "no, no, it´s an Army Tank". He then gave a sigh of relief, scribbled on the form and signed and stamped it. Off we went! (And the rest of the story can be read here: http://www.mapleleafup.org/vehicles/restorations/restore7.html.) - Hanno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 It did help tremendously when we were transporting a Ram Kangaroo hulk from the UK to Holland. Yes it does depend where you are & who you are dealing with. American Ferret owners have terrible problems with some authorities wanting to describe a Ferret as a tank. I remember the surprise when I read the release papers for my Dutch Army Land Rover that was apparently a "Jeep". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) I remember the surprise when I read the release papers for my Dutch Army Land Rover that was apparently a "Jeep". That is because to 99% of the world´s population any 4x4 is a jeep. . . . The current 4x4 utility truck of the Dutch Army, the Mecedes-Benz 290GD Geländewagen, is most commonly referred to as "jeep", quite often even as "MB jeep"! H. P.S. sorry to get off topic, although the 290GD shown below could be referred to as a descendant of the Humber Box . . . Edited January 28, 2009 by mcspool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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