Naughty boy!.jarndice wrote:I see your 13 and proffer my slightly dodgy 14,
Little Willy, Matilda1, Matilda 2, Whippet, Valentine, Independent, Excelsior, Valiant, Tortoise, Black Prince, Avenger, Tetrarch, Scorpion, Saladin.
I read the article and noted the comments that offered alternative reasons.
The Saladin was an armoured car, not a tank. Little Willy was WW1 vintage, and therefore before the 'C' preference system began..as per the Grauniad article. Black Prince was a Churchill, and never went into production.
The Tortoise never got beyond prototype trials. Had it gone into production it would probably have been called 'Colossus', or 'Crikey!!" (That's Massive one !!:O ).
So...after dropping the dodgy, that's back to 10, Shaun