Acronyms
Mike
India
Alpha
What is: Missing In Action.
One of the fastest planes in the Second World War, as well as one of the best-selling cars
What is: Mustang.
Vedi, Vini, Vici
Who was Julius Caesar.
Used by guerillas and Soviet bloc nation's alike. The name of this assault rifle contains the name of its designer.
Who is Kalashnikov?
What was known as The Longest Day?
What is the DDay/Normandy Invasion/Operation Overlord
Alpha
Whiskey
Oscar
Lima
What is: Absent Without Leave.
Tom Cruise played one in Vanilla Sky as well as flew one of these in the 1986 hit film Top Gun.
What is: Tomcat
There are no more worlds to conquer.
Who was Alexander The Great.
Eugene Stoner combined new plastics and light alloys to create this iconic weapon
What is the M16/AR15?
This famous battle led to Winston Churchill saying: "Never was so much owed by so many to so few."
What is The Battle of Britain?
Lima
Zulu
What is: Landing Zone.
While its animal counterpart may be extinct, this warbird certainly isn't for it is one of the fastest and most advanced jet fighters today.
What is: F-22 Raptor
A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
Who was George S Patton.
It was known by George Patton to be “the greatest battle rifle ever invented” and was nicknamed after its designer.
Who is (John) Garand?
This battle contains the single-bloodiest day of the US Civil War.
What is Antietam/Sharpsburg
Sierra
November
Alpha
Foxtrot
Uniform
What is: Situation Normal, All Fouled Up.
Sharing this feature unique for this animal but not for the planes of the time. This biplane served as the backbone of the RAF.
What is: (Sopwith) Camel
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte
Although a gun maker, Hugo Schmeisser's name was anachronistically used to describe this German submachine gun
What is the MP 38/40/41?
Shakespeare captured this battle during the climactic scene where the defeated Richard III shouts "...my kingdom for a horse!"
What is the Battle of Bosworth Field
Juliette
Alpha
Golf
What is: Judge Advocate General.
It was the first jet fighter to reach production and nicknamed for this fast-flying songbird.
What is: Swallow
It is good that war is terrible, lest we grow too fond of it.
Who was Robert E Lee
Used by the US military from the 1980s all the way up to the 2020s the US sidearm was designed and produced by the oldest arms manufacturer in the world
What is Betetta
This famous battle was the site where Gaius Julius defeated Vercingetorix and ended Gallic independence.
What is the Battle of Alesia?