jpm1 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 what does hokum means werewolf ? SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfa Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 :huh: .. "Hokum" is an English word that Nato assigned as code name for the Ka-50 - helicopters are assigned names beginning with "H" for "Helicopter"......other examples are "Helix", "Havoc", "Hind", "Hip" etc. "Werewolf" was the name initially given to the Ka-50 by Kamov, but it was later changed to "Black Shark" :) 1 JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpm1 Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 the english traduction's very strange .? SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit_Radar_Dude Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 As Alfa said: NATO simply pick at random a name that starts with an "H" (H for Helicopter) when a new Russian helicopter is seen. All NATO names for Bombers star with B (Backfire, Blinder, Bear), Fighters with F (Flanker, Foxbat, Fulcrum), etc. It makes it more easy for a soldier to remember a name when learning to identify aircraft, etc. But actual meaning of the English word, Hokum - Something apparently impressive or legitimate but actually untrue or insincere. Hokum - Quelque chose apparent impressionnante ou légitime mais réellement faux ou pas sincère. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Sorry Death, you lose! It was Professor Plum.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfa Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 But actual meaning of the English word, Hokum - Something apparently impressive or legitimate but actually untrue or insincere. Hokum - Quelque chose apparent impressionnante ou légitime mais réellement faux ou pas sincère. Heh yeah - something tells me that whoever picked that reporting name didn't believe much in the concept of a single-seat combat helicopter :) . JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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