Tank model alias request thread

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BUR #45130 has been approved by @nonamethanks.

create alias stridsvagn_103 -> strv_103
create alias stridsvagn_122 -> strv_122
create alias stridsvagn_74 -> strv_74
create alias stridsvagn_m/40 -> strv_m/40
create alias stridsvagn_m/42 -> strv_m/42
create alias stridsvagn_74_(personification) -> strv_74_(personification)
create alias stridsvagn_103_(personification) -> strv_103_(personification)
create alias stridsvagn_122_(personification) -> strv_122_(personification)

"Strv" is short for "Strdisvagn" (Swedish for "tank").

Second half of the BUR is their personification tags.

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nonamethanks said:

Wikipedia uses the full names. Why are we switching to short names?

Same reason why we use "Panzer" and "StuG" instead of "Panzerkampfwagen" and "Sturmgeschütz" respectfully - it's way, way shorter. The latter's page on Wikipedia uses the full name as well.

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evazion said:

Wikipedia uses M3 Lee to refer to both.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3_Lee

Only in the title. The only times the text refers to "Lee" or "Grant" is when comparing the specific turret types, otherwise the text of the page almost always uses "M3". The big reason why the two tags had such a disparity in post count was because Girls Und Panzer features the "Lee" variant.

If anything, this should've been an implication rather than an alias, similar to the varieties of M4 Sherman, but since it's now aliased here we are.

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