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Originally posted by Richard Farrant
I know this is right off the original subject, but to carry on regarding Accumulaters, they are, since the 1940's something completely different.
An accumulater is to be found in some hydraulic systems and consist of a cylinder with either a bag filled with compessed gas within it or a piston, one side being charged with gas and the other, oil from the system. They can act as a shock absorber or to store energy within the system. 
Maybe in Southampton it is called something else?
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Nope, just the same here in the deep south as in Hopland. We of course have yet another official meaning of accumulator just to confuse it more: "A bet placed on a series of events, the winnings and stake from each being placed on the next."
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The English language is wonderful for using the same word to mean different things.
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But better than some old languages, I had to interface with a Chinese defence delegation some years ago, via an interpreter of course. . . . . . . . .
English. . . . . . . . . . . .Literal translation.
Missile. . . . . . . . . . . .Troublesome thing
Bullet. . . . . . . . . . . . .Troublesome thing
Bomb. . . . . . . . . . . . .Troublesome thing
Warhead. . . . . . . . . . .Troublesome thing
Shell. . . . . . . . . . . . . Troublesome thing
Initiator. . . . . . . . . . .Troublesome thing
Hmmmmmmmm.
R.