Talk:List of tanks in the Spanish Civil War

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 * As requested at WP:GOCE, only the lead section of this article has been copy edited. Pol430  talk to me 18:26, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Terminology
The article uses the term Popular Front to refer to forces opposed to the Nationalists. I'm not sure this is the best term. The Popular Front was the political coalition that government Spain, and the term does not necessarily encompass some of those who fought alongside the Popular Front but weren't coalition members. Also, the coalition broke apart before the Republic fell. I think the term "Republicans" is probably best. Are there reasons to prefer "Popular Front" to "Republicans"?--Bkwillwm (talk) 05:04, 22 January 2009 (UTC)


 * The spanish civil war uses the phrase "Republicans" (which i think many English speakers would recognise) and also Ejército Popular Republicano ("Republican Popular Army") to define the military force including the automously-minded Basques and Catalonians.GraemeLeggett (talk) 12:31, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Furthermore, at the time, the Basques did not consider themselves part of the Second Republic; they had been fighting for autonomy since 1933. JonCatalán(Talk) 15:05, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Captured tanks
There is only an entry for tanks captured by the Nationalists. A short note could be added to explain that the Republicans never captured and used Nationalist equipment just to clarify that it is not an omission. GraemeLeggett (talk) 12:25, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I have no verifiable source to make that claim. JonCatalán(Talk) 15:03, 22 January 2009 (UTC)