The following intelligence report on British nicknames for Allied and Axis tanks was originally published in Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 9, Oct. 8, 1942. [DISCLAIMER: The following text is taken from the U.S. War Department publication Tactical and Technical Trends. As with all wartime intelligence information, data may be incomplete or inaccurate. No attempt has been made to update or correct the text. Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the website.]

BRITISH NICKNAMES OF TANKS a. British Tanks     Nickname      Official Designation      Characteristics   Matilda (Medium) Infantry Mk II Heavily armored, slow, used with infantry for attacking prepared positions.   Valentine (Medium) Infantry Mk III ""   Churchill (Heavy) Infantry Mk IV ""   Covenanter (Medium) Cruiser Mk V 40-mm gun, fast, long-range; standard tank of armored divisions.   Crusader (Medium) Cruiser Mk VI ""   Tetrarch Light Tank Mk VII Used with air-borne forces and for mountain warfare, reconnaissance, and protection of airdromes.   Harry Hopkins Light Tank Mk VIII ""     b. American Tanks     General Lee Medium M3 with US turret     General Stuart Light M3     General Grant Medium M3 with British turret     Ram I Canadian-built Same as U.S. Medium M3 except that 2-pounder replaces 37-mm gun in turret.   Ram II Canadian-built Same as U.S. Medium M3 except that 6-pounder replaces 37-mm gun in turret.   General Sherman Medium M4

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