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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 21, 2012 15:21:11 GMT 12
It has been traditional in the past for NZ and overseas Armoured Regt crews to give their tanks an individual nickname, often which was painted onto the tank. I am wondering, do the current day NZ Army LAV crews give names to their personal LAV?
And is there a collective nickname for the type too or just Lav?
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Post by ianbw12 on Aug 20, 2012 17:45:25 GMT 12
Crew I spoke to post-earthquake last year said they just call them "Lavs" when I asked them that question... their vehicle was name "Annihilator" too, in black, just like the Scorpions and PCs used to be.
Cheers,
Ian
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 21, 2012 8:55:30 GMT 12
Thanks Ian
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Post by themantis on Oct 5, 2012 11:58:14 GMT 12
I have yet to see an NZLAV with an individual name painted on it. Being a newish, multi million dollar piece of equipment probably means the fun police would frown upon the practice. When we had the M113s they would have nicknames based on the squadron they belonged to, for example: Arsekicker, Bezerker, Shakka to represent Alpha, Bravo, or Support Squadron. I don't know if the CVR(T) vehicles used a similar naming convention as I didn't see them around much before they were withdrawn from service.
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Post by beagle on Oct 5, 2012 16:38:25 GMT 12
I thought the LAVs names were, storage1, storage2 throught to 30, then forsale1 , goingcheap1,
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Post by meo4 on Oct 5, 2012 21:00:28 GMT 12
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Post by meo4 on Oct 5, 2012 21:23:56 GMT 12
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Post by 30sqnatc on Oct 5, 2012 22:06:07 GMT 12
I thought the LAVs names were, storage1, storage2 throught to 30, then forsale1 , goingcheap1, Some of the 'S's have been changed from 'storage' to 'Saving Lives in Sandpit'  |
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