Military Name Origins
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Most of the military characters of Fullmetal Alchemist are named after modern military transport and weaponry, especially planes from around WW2, although minor military characters have their names chosen at random. [1]
Roy Mustang - P-51 Mustang
The North American P-51 Mustang was a long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allied air forces in the middle years of World War II and became one of the conflict's most successful and recognisable aircraft. [2]
Riza Hawkeye - E-2 Hawkeye
The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an all-weather, aircraft carrier-based tactical Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft nicknamed "Super Fudd" because it replaced "Willy Fudd", (the E-1 Tracer). [3]
Jean Havoc - Douglas DB-7 - had the nickname "Havoc"
The Douglas DB-7 was a family of attack, light bomber and night fighter aircraft of World War II, serving primarily with Soviet, US and British air forces. The DB-7 was also used by Australian, South African, French and Dutch services during the War, and Brazil afterwards. The aircraft was known as the "Boston" among Commonwealth air forces, while the night fighter variants were known as the "Havoc". The USAAF assigned the DB-7 the designation "A-20" and gave it the popular name "Havoc," adopted from the RAF moniker. [4]
Maes Hughes - Hughes_P-73
The Hughes Aircraft XP-73 is a mysterious aircraft; many authors maintain that it never existed and the P-73 designation was never used. Constructed from Duramold, the Hughes D-2 was developed by Howard Hughes as a high-speed, long-range aircraft powered by two Wright Tornado engines, and with a configuration similar to that of the P-38 Lightning. [5]
Alex Louis Armstrong and Olivier Mila Armstrong - Rifled Breech Loader - aka "Armstrong cannon"
A rifled breech loader (RBL) is a large artillery piece which unlike the cannon and rifled muzzle loader (RML) which preceded it, has rifling in the barrel and is loaded from the breech at the rear of the gun. Typical guns weighed 30 tonnes and had 10" barrels.The gun was adopted by Sweden in 1854. Whitworth and Armstrong introduced improved designs in the 1850s and 1860s. These were adopted by the British Army, but concerns about armour penetration of the shells and wear rates led them to revert to the RML in 1870. [6]
Heymans Breda - Breda 88
Roll: Ground-attack Crew: 2 First flight: October 1936 Entered service: 1940 Manufacturer: Breda [7]
Vato Falman - Farman F 402
The Farman F 402 was a wooden-built, high-winged aircraft which was designed and constructed in France in the 1933.The Farman series "400" was a revolution for its builder because it had a thin, cantilever-constructed, high wing, With round edges, which could be dismounted for better storage and transportation. [8]
Kain Fuery - F-1 Fury
The North American FJ Fury was the first operational jet aircraft in United States Navy service. Ordered in late 1944 as the XFJ-1 in competition with proposals from Douglas and Vought, the Fury began as a straight-wing, tricycle gear fighter with a single turbojet passing through the fuselage. The design was also the basis for the design of the XP-86 prototype of the USAF F-86 Sabre.[9]
Black Hayate - Nakajima_Ki-84 - aka "Hayate"
The Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate ("Gale") was a single-seat fighter used by the Japanese Imperial Army in World War II. It was the last in Nakajima's line of classic fighters and considered one of the best-performing craft from any country. The Allied codename was "Frank"; the Army designation was "Type 4 Fighter" [10]
Maria Ross - USS Ross
USS Ross (DD-563) was a U.S. Navy Fletcher class destroyer named for Captain David Ross, a former Continental Navy lieutenant. The Ross was laid down on 7 September 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Washington and launched on 10 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. William J. Malone. She was commissioned on 21 February 1944, Commander Benjamin Coe commanding. [11]
Denny Brosh - Bloch 175
The Bloch MB.170 and its family of derivatives were French reconnaissance and bomber aircraft designed and built shortly before World War II. They were, by far, the best aircraft of this type available to the Armée de l'Air at the outbreak of war, with speed and maneuverability that allowed them to evade interception by the German fighters of the time. Although the aircraft could have been in service by 1937, vacillation over what role to give the aircraft delayed deliveries until 1940. Too few in number to make any measurable impact on the Battle of France, they continued in service with the Vichy forces after the armistice. The MB.174 will also be remembered as the aircraft flown by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince during the campaign. [12]
General Grumman - Grumman Aerospace Company
The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, later Grumman Aerospace Corporation, was a leading producer of military and civilian aircraft of the 20th century. Founded in 1929 by Leroy Grumman with Jake Swirbul, its independent existence ended in a 1994 merger with the Northrop Corporation to form Northrop Grumman. [13]
Zolf J Kimberly - USS Kimberly
The first USS Kimberly (DD–80) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for Lewis Ashfield Kimberly. Kimberly was launched 14 December 1917, by Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, daughter of Rear Admiral Kimberly; and commissioned 26 April 1918, Comdr. A. W. Johnson in command. [14]
Fuhrer King Bradley - M2 Bradley
The M2 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) and M3 Bradley CFV (Cavalry Fighting Vehicle) are American infantry fighting vehicles manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments, (formerly United Defense).[15]
Izumi Curtis and Sig Curtis - Curtiss P-40
The Curtiss P-40 was a U.S. single-engine, single-seat, low-wing, all-metal fighter and ground attack aircraft which first flew in 1938, and was used in great numbers in World War II. When production ceased in November 1944, 13,738 P-40s had been produced; they were used by the air forces of 28 nations. [16]
General Raven - EF-111A Raven
The EF-111A Raven was an electronic warfare aircraft designed to replace the elderly and obsolescent Douglas EB-66. In 1972, the USAF contracted Grumman to convert some existing F-111As into electronic warfare / ECM aircraft. The Air Force had considered the Navy Grumman EA-6B Prowler, but was reluctant to adopt a Navy aircraft. [17]
Storch - Fieseler Fi 156 - nicknamed "Storch"
The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (stork) was a small liaison aircraft built by Fieseler before and during World War II, and production continued in other countries into the 1950s for the private market. It remains famous to this day for its excellent STOL performance, and French-built later variants are a common fixture at air shows. [18]
Jollet Comanche - RAH-66 Comanche
The Boeing/Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche was an advanced U.S. Army military helicopter intended for the armed reconnaissance role, incorporating stealth techniques. Had it entered service, it would have been the first U.S. helicopter specifically designed for the all-weather armed scout mission and the first 'stealth' helicopter, but it was canceled in February 2004. [19]
References
- ↑ Volume 15 Omake "Tales from the Barn"
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-51_Mustang
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-2_Hawkeye
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DB-7
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_P-73
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifled_Breech_Loader
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breda_88
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farman_F_402
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-1_Fury
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_Ki-84
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Ross_(DD-563)
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloch_175
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kimberly_(DD-80)
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2_Bradley
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_P-40
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EF-111A_Raven
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieseler_Fi_156
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAH-66_Comanche
