
Panzer being the German word for tank.
Indeed when refering to British tanks German troops would never call them panzers, prefering to use the term 'Scheißekasten'.
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Thu 2 Aug 2007, 11:26,
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Indeed when refering to British tanks German troops would never call them panzers, prefering to use the term 'Scheißekasten'.

Modern day terminology "fucked her in the shitbox" is believed to have been derived from the german phrase "zielen Sie für das Absaugventilatorrohr, Sie kann den Treibstoffbehälter schlagen"
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Thu 2 Aug 2007, 11:28,
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aim for the Absaugventilatorrohr, you can strike the fuel container
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Thu 2 Aug 2007, 11:33,
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zielen Sie für den Absaugventilator, Sie kann den Treibstoffbehälter schlagen
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