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Originally Posted by handtohand22
In "Brazen Chariots" the author describes how the US Stewart M3 tank was given that nickname. It was accredited to the first British driver who stepped out of the tank exclaiming "She's a honey!"
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I thought the name came from service in the Western Desert and was related to its easy to live with nature (they had auto boxes??) and its superb reliability.
Kev