Eli5: Why are weapons(guns, tanks, some planes) named with numbers and letters?

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Eli5: Why are weapons(guns, tanks, some planes) named with numbers and letters?

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In the US military, aircraft are coded according to function. The “F” in F-14, F22, etc. stands for “fighter.” A “B,” as on the B-2, B-52, etc., stands for “bomber.” The AH-64 Apache is an “assault helicopter.”