OT - WWII quiz

[brian brian]

Hanoi first, Rangoon later I believe. (The Burma Road had to be built).






Where was the Royal Navy's "Port T" ?

[brian brian]

I'll open two at once now...for the British Army, what was their "first large-scale amphibious assault since the Dardanelles twenty-seven years before?"

[Neilster]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

I'll open two at once now...for the British Army, what was their "first large-scale amphibious assault since the Dardanelles twenty-seven years before?"

Dieppe? Or does Madagascar sneak in there?

Cheers, Neilster

[brian brian]

Madagascar it was. Early May, 1942 I believe. Dieppe was in August.


I thought someone on this forum had mentioned 'Port T' in a map thread.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

Hanoi first, Rangoon later I believe. (The Burma Road had to be built).






Where was the Royal Navy's "Port T" ?

Warspite1

Trincomalee??

[brian brian]

close. I will say though that even the occasional Ministry of Silly Things British wouldn't use a code name for a location that started with the same letter as the actual location. Or would they? That might be clever. Anyway, it's not Trincomalee.

[Norman42]

Their secret base in the Maldives I think.  Male atoll?

[brian brian]

I'm not sure if the "Male" on the WiF map is exactly the same, but yes...Churchill called it "Addu Atoll"


Trick question: who's sea mines did the Gneisenau and Scharnhorst hit at the end of the Channel Dash?

[mlees]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

I'm not sure if the "Male" on the WiF map is exactly the same, but yes...Churchill called it "Addu Atoll"


Trick question: who's sea mines did the Gneisenau and Scharnhorst hit at the end of the Channel Dash?

According to this site: http://www.scharnhorst-class.dk/scharnh ... berus.html , the first mine that the Scharnhorst hit was laid by the RAF. It doesn't mention the nationalities of the other two mines, though.

But neither Scharnhorst nor Gneisenau had come through the experience unscathed. The trouble had begun at 14:31, shortly before the destroyer attack. Scharnhorst rocked to a violent explosion and all the lights went out. As she was passing the approaches to the Scheldt, Scharnhorst was mined in compartment XVI. The mine was laid by the RAF 36 hours earlier. The engines stopped at once and she swung out of line.

[Neilster]

ORIGINAL: mlees

ORIGINAL: brian brian

I'm not sure if the "Male" on the WiF map is exactly the same, but yes...Churchill called it "Addu Atoll"


Trick question: who's sea mines did the Gneisenau and Scharnhorst hit at the end of the Channel Dash?

According to this site: http://www.scharnhorst-class.dk/scharnh ... berus.html , the first mine that the Scharnhorst hit was laid by the RAF. It doesn't mention the nationalities of the other two mines, though.

But neither Scharnhorst nor Gneisenau had come through the experience unscathed. The trouble had begun at 14:31, shortly before the destroyer attack. Scharnhorst rocked to a violent explosion and all the lights went out. As she was passing the approaches to the Scheldt, Scharnhorst was mined in compartment XVI. The mine was laid by the RAF 36 hours earlier. The engines stopped at once and she swung out of line.

What happened to the "no looking stuff up" gentlemen's agreement? [&:]

I see what's happened. This WW2 quiz has turned into a "Total War" quiz! Any ruthless method of answering is now being used. It's a quiz "with the gloves off" etc etc. Soon boys as young as 12 will be fighting for answers and women (err...maybe your wife, sister or mother) will be drafted into the struggle. [:'(]

Cheers, Neilster

[brian brian]

since it is a trick question, reference materials would have been fine. Churchill ascribes the mines to his side. Other writers have said some of the hits (I think there were three total, 2 on the Scharnhorst and one on the Gneisenau) were inside of German minefields. Tricky stuff, navigating a minefield.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

close. I will say though that even the occasional Ministry of Silly Things British wouldn't use a code name for a location that started with the same letter as the actual location. Or would they? That might be clever. Anyway, it's not Trincomalee.

Warspite1

I dont think my guess was as silly as its sounds as you did not say it was a code name. A simple letter is a lot easier than saying Trincomalee when you`re in a hurry! Oh well it was worth a try.

[michaelbaldur]

ORIGINAL: Neilster

ORIGINAL: mlees

ORIGINAL: brian brian

I'm not sure if the "Male" on the WiF map is exactly the same, but yes...Churchill called it "Addu Atoll"


Trick question: who's sea mines did the Gneisenau and Scharnhorst hit at the end of the Channel Dash?

According to this site: http://www.scharnhorst-class.dk/scharnh ... berus.html , the first mine that the Scharnhorst hit was laid by the RAF. It doesn't mention the nationalities of the other two mines, though.

But neither Scharnhorst nor Gneisenau had come through the experience unscathed. The trouble had begun at 14:31, shortly before the destroyer attack. Scharnhorst rocked to a violent explosion and all the lights went out. As she was passing the approaches to the Scheldt, Scharnhorst was mined in compartment XVI. The mine was laid by the RAF 36 hours earlier. The engines stopped at once and she swung out of line.

What happened to the "no looking stuff up" gentlemen's agreement? [&:]

I see what's happened. This WW2 quiz has turned into a "Total War" quiz! Any ruthless method of answering is now being used. It's a quiz "with the gloves off" etc etc. Soon boys as young as 12 will be fighting for answers and women (err...maybe your wife, sister or mother) will be drafted into the struggle. [:'(]

Cheers, Neilster

agree .... it´s to easy to Google the answers on the net ... book ... that is a gentleman tool .... [:D]

[Neilster]

Speaking of gentlemen's tools (stop that sniggering you boys in the back row!), I think these would be acceptable to use. It's a functioning PC. The "book" is actually a flatbed scanner.

I'm quite interested in this steampunk stuff. Part of the philosophy is that objects used to be made to last and could be repaired or modified. The exact opposite is the case with most electronic devices and steampunk computing is a reaction against that. It attempts to reconcile the feel of solidity and quality of brass, wood and leather with the latest technology.

Cheers, Neilster

[Neilster]

Here is another. These keyboards are made by modifying PC ones with, amongst other things, keys from old manual typewriters.

Cheers, Neilster

[Neilster]

And another. Something else I like about this stuff is that they often use salvaged materials.

Cheers, Neilster

[Neilster]

And here's an amazing mouse.

Cheers, Neilster

[Shannon V. OKeets]

ORIGINAL: Neilster

And another. Something else I like about this stuff is that they often use salvaged materials.

Cheers, Neilster

Very nice. Thanks for the picture.

[composer99]

Time to see if I can get one at the office.

[mlees]

My Apologies. I did not know there was an agreement not to look stuff up on the net. (I didn't start reading the thread until about a page ago.)
 
There is another web forum that I participate in that expects "cites" to back up assurtions, so now I link to reference sources out of habit.