Abbreviation Relevant to Gunners

DEL Defence Electric Light (Early name for a searchlight) Demented Lawnmower Nickname given to the Phoenix UAV, due to the sound made by its engine. DEMS Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships. Merchant ships in WW2 provided with light AA guns manned by Army crews (initially, not necessarily RA). This role was taken over by the RA in Feb 1942. ................
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