Talk:rear gunner

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rear gunner

I have never heard it used as someone defending an organisation. Conrad.Irwin 09:37, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Neither have I. The nearest was something like "We were fighting a rear-guard action" used in a non-military sense.--Dmol 13:54, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

tail gunner is slightly more common, so I created an entry for it with the RfVd sense. I think it is a colloquial sense that has less and less currency with the death of the WWII generation and the departure of their children from the workplace. DCDuring 15:43, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

I misread the definition. The sense given should read somewhat more generally as someone who defends the organization from attackers. "Insults" are just one kind of weapon. I will take a run at a better sense at tail gunner. DCDuring 15:48, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

synced tail and rear, removed rfv - [The]DaveRoss 14:27, 19 April 2008 (UTC)