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Why do we call it an "ammunition ship" when we could call it a "missile bus"?
@cerebrate
Because using both terms allows us to distinguish between a cargo vessel that carries ammunition and a (semi-)disposable craft that launches missiles.
...you know I had to know that to make the pun, right?
(Given my particular skillset, "missile bus" is totally the name for my post-apoc madcap technical.)