tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post7522748237609971437..comments2024-03-28T14:35:30.147-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: Soviet Intel on British TanksPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-63162124207691903912016-06-07T15:45:08.273-04:002016-06-07T15:45:08.273-04:00I don't really see the relevance as the articl...I don't really see the relevance as the article *explicitly* refers to the names used in the British media.<br /><br />Moreover, Soviet spooks would have had obvious interest in new types under developement (as opposed to obsolete PoSes that were long out of service) and, as pointed out already in the discussion under the aforementioned previous article, nicknames were by that point certainly already well established for the infantry tanks. (Cruisers apparently didn't start getting them before the Crusader, but eh - kinda different branches.)Kellomieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915110653443066212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-23265674534854024542016-06-07T09:14:59.250-04:002016-06-07T09:14:59.250-04:00The media also made no mention of the Churchill, a...The media also made no mention of the Churchill, as it was top secret and discussion was forbidden. And yet, the name Churchill also surfaces in Soviet documents in 1941.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-69624463885326727262016-06-07T09:05:26.360-04:002016-06-07T09:05:26.360-04:00Not like the British media had any reason to ever ...Not like the British media had any reason to ever mention the infantry tank MkI in '41... .-.Kellomieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915110653443066212noreply@blogger.com