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B-17 Flying Fortress—Aine heavy bo Porcupine” for its bristling guns Their American crews called them Queen of the Skies

Brass—The brass, also known as brass hats and various less G-rated terh-up officers such as enerals

C-47—The Douglas C-47 Skytrain was an ah-value freight, officers, paratroopers, and more

C-47

Deuce-and-a-Half—The GMC CCKW was the workhorse truck of the US Army The name refers to the fact that the truck could carry two and a half tons of men or supplies, despite the relatively pitiful ninety-one-horsepower engine

DUKW (Duck)—The Duck was a ned to be a boat in the water and a truck on dry land

DUKW—Duck

Focke-Wulf 190—Single-engine Gerhter They were superior to early versions of the British Spitfire

Focke-Wulf 190

Half-track—Half-tracks are trucks heels at the front and treads at the rear, enabling them to steer as easily as a wheeled vehicle, but cope with mud like a tank The idea was American, and the Germans liked it so much they made their own version

German half-track

Jerry can—A siallon can used to haul fuel or water It was initially designed by the Ger feature is that it cannot be filled co it will always have some air space and hence be able to float

LST—Landing Ship Tank At 347 feet long, 55 feet wide, they were shallow-draft vehicles with a hinged door at the front through which tanks could drive directly out onto the beach

M1 Garand—Perhaps the best rifle carried by any arreatest battle implement ever devised” Powerful, accurate, and durable

Me 109—The Messerschhters