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The difference is that the base noun is at the end. "Panzerglas" literally translates as "armored glass" "Glaspanzer" would be a "glass tank" And the Gepard'

• logifail 4y ago
  > The difference is that the base noun is at the end The German [base]noun "Panzer" cannot simply be translated to the English "tank"[0] without context, and specifically the noun "Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer" shouldn't be translated to any kind of tank. Unless of course one thinks any vehicle with tracks and a gun is a tank(?) > The Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard ("anti-aircraft armoured fighting vehicle 'Cheetah'", better known as the Flakpanzer Gepard) is an all-weather-capable German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG)[1] Like the Bradley[2], it's an armoured fighting vehicle.[3] [0] https://dict.leo.org/german-english/panzer https://dict.leo.org/german-english/panzer [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flakpanzer_Gepard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flakpanzer_Gepard [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Fighting_Vehicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Fighting_Vehicle [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_fighting_vehicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_fighting_vehicle
  • brazzy 4y ago
    Yes - it's a translation mistake because (as is often the case the words in different languages) the words do not cover exactly the same concepts. Therefore I see little reason to assume that it's "deliberate misdirection" as you wrote in your original comment.