Battleship Personality Quiz

Gary Grigsby's strategic level wargame covering the entire War in the Pacific from 1941 to 1945 or beyond.

Moderators: Joel Billings, wdolson, Don Bowen, mogami

User avatar
Tankerace
Posts: 5408
Joined: Fri Mar 21, 2003 12:23 pm
Location: Stillwater, OK, United States

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by Tankerace »

The Rio de Janerio was built by England for another country. However, on the outbreak of WWI, she was taken over by the Brits, and remaned HMS Agincourt. Agincourt is most famous for Participating in the Battle of Jutland (31 May-1 June 1916), where observes thought she blew up when she fired all 7 12" gun turrets at once. IN 1919 she was converted to a depot ship, and scrapped after the Washington Treaty of 1922.
Designer of War Plan Orange
Allied Naval OOBer of Admiral's Edition
Naval Team Lead for War in the Med

Author of Million-Dollar Barrage: American Field Artillery in the Great War coming soon from OU Press.
User avatar
Oleg Mastruko
Posts: 4534
Joined: Sat Oct 21, 2000 8:00 am

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by Oleg Mastruko »

I'm one of the rare Bismarcks around here... [8D]

O.
SeaWolF K
Posts: 143
Joined: Wed Oct 01, 2003 5:28 pm

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by SeaWolF K »

Iowa, not bad considering that's where I was born
User avatar
52nd Lowland
Posts: 244
Joined: Wed Jun 16, 2004 4:38 pm

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by 52nd Lowland »

Another Iowa...cant have too many of a good thing[:D]
User avatar
Gudgeon
Posts: 21
Joined: Sat Jul 31, 2004 8:50 pm

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by Gudgeon »

Iowa as well. Does the best battleship equate to the best personality?
Desertdaddy
Posts: 74
Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2004 3:37 am
Location: Tampa, FL

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by Desertdaddy »

ORIGINAL: Tankerace

The Rio de Janerio was built by England for another country. However, on the outbreak of WWI, she was taken over by the Brits, and remaned HMS Agincourt. Agincourt is most famous for Participating in the Battle of Jutland (31 May-1 June 1916), where observes thought she blew up when she fired all 7 12" gun turrets at once. IN 1919 she was converted to a depot ship, and scrapped after the Washington Treaty of 1922.

Firing all her guns at once, sounds like a bombardment TF to me. I'm sure she was trying to soften up main land Europe for one of Sir Winstons "diversions". The whole battle of Jutland was just a cover for a well planned invasion. The German High Seas Fleet just got in the way.
cyberwop36
Posts: 308
Joined: Mon Jul 05, 2004 7:22 pm
Location: Valparaiso, Indiana

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by cyberwop36 »

Iowa [:D] i was born in Illinois, that's between Iowa and Wisconsin

Image
Attachments
1089181508..smotext2.jpg
1089181508..smotext2.jpg (38.76 KiB) Viewed 223 times
User avatar
Tankerace
Posts: 5408
Joined: Fri Mar 21, 2003 12:23 pm
Location: Stillwater, OK, United States

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by Tankerace »

Hey remember, the Illinois was an Iowa class. However she and Kentucky were cacelled in 1945.
Designer of War Plan Orange
Allied Naval OOBer of Admiral's Edition
Naval Team Lead for War in the Med

Author of Million-Dollar Barrage: American Field Artillery in the Great War coming soon from OU Press.
User avatar
Admiral DadMan
Posts: 3402
Joined: Fri Feb 22, 2002 10:00 am
Location: A Lion uses all its might to catch a Rabbit

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by Admiral DadMan »

ORIGINAL: Tankerace

Well Fallschirmjager, I would advise you not to eat any Swordfish, they might jam your steering gear! [:D]
Never bend over when there's a Swordfish about your steering gear...
Scenario 127: "Scraps of Paper"
(\../)
(O.o)
(> <)

CVB Langley:
Image
User avatar
dtravel
Posts: 4533
Joined: Wed Jul 07, 2004 6:34 pm

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by dtravel »

ORIGINAL: Synjin

First one to get the Texas [;)]

You are the USS Texas. You are the flagship for today's Third Texas Navy and a museum piece linked with the pride of Texas. Built by the US navy with ten 14 inch guns, you're a symbol of Texan pride with a proud history in combat. World War I was really more your speed, though. As far as warships go, though, you don't measure up very well to the more modern battleships, lacking sorely in armor and speed. Nevertheless, a proud history lies behind you.

Nope, sorry, that would be me who was first. [:D]

(Although why I'm taking pride in that I have no idea.)
This game does not have a learning curve. It has a learning cliff.

"Bomb early, bomb often, bomb everything." - Niceguy

Any bugs I report are always straight stock games.

Image
User avatar
BossGnome
Posts: 658
Joined: Sat May 29, 2004 12:13 am
Location: Canada

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by BossGnome »

and just to make that clear, I am french canadian
"Hard pressed on my right; my left is in retreat. My center is yielding. Impossible to maneuver. Situation excellent. I am attacking."
-Gen. Joffre, before the battle of the Marne
User avatar
Herrbear
Posts: 883
Joined: Sun Jul 25, 2004 9:17 pm
Location: Glendora, CA

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by Herrbear »

Iowa Class
User avatar
Captain Ed
Posts: 533
Joined: Sun Mar 21, 2004 3:53 am
Location: Victoria BC

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by Captain Ed »

gangut[8D]
THE FIRST DAY OF YOUR DIET IS THE HARDEST
THE SECOND DAY IS EASY CAUSE YOU QUIT
Nixuebrig
Posts: 198
Joined: Tue Jan 02, 2001 10:00 am
Location: (c) Lübeck, now Berlin

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by Nixuebrig »

Does size really matter? No! So guess,I am the


Yamato [:D]
Tiornu
Posts: 1126
Joined: Thu Apr 01, 2004 7:59 pm

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by Tiornu »

"The Gangut class was the largest native class of battleship actually used by the USSR in WWII."
It's easy to be the largest, when you're the only.

"although a heavier battleship class, the Sovietski Soyuz, was under construction as WWII opened up, it was never brought into action, leaving the Gangut the largest Soviet battleship on record. "
Actually, Arkhangelsk would be the largest Soviet battleship on record. ParKom (ex-Sevastopol) was a close second, but she at least was Gangut's sister. Novorossiysk was also larger than Gangut.
bradfordkay
Posts: 8596
Joined: Sun Mar 24, 2002 8:39 am
Location: Olympia, WA

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by bradfordkay »

Another Richelieu here. Interesting quiz, interesting results.


"Elegant, distinctive, innovative, and excellent." Yep, that's me!
fair winds,
Brad
User avatar
Grotius
Posts: 5842
Joined: Fri Oct 18, 2002 5:34 pm
Location: The Imperial Palace.

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by Grotius »

Another Iowa class here. I'm kinda happy about that. :)
Image
Central Blue
Posts: 695
Joined: Fri Aug 20, 2004 5:31 pm

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by Central Blue »

for all you Iowa fans...

I got to see the Iowa pass under the Golden Gate Bridge on her way to the bone yard up in Suisun Bay. It was a totally awesome and inspiring sight.

She passed under the bridge at about 2359 with all kinds of search lights playing on her from her tugs, escort boats, and the shore.
USS St. Louis firing on Guam, July 1944. The Cardinals and Browns faced each other in the World Series that year
Image
User avatar
Luskan
Posts: 1673
Joined: Thu Jul 11, 2002 4:00 pm
Location: Down Under

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by Luskan »

Me too. Not exactly sure how it figured that out, my answers seemed pretty unlikely to end up with the biggest bb of all . . .
With dancing Bananas and Storm Troopers who needs BBs?ImageImage
User avatar
Ron Saueracker
Posts: 10967
Joined: Mon Jan 28, 2002 10:00 am
Location: Ottawa, Canada OR Zakynthos Island, Greece

RE: Battleship Personality Quiz

Post by Ron Saueracker »

ORIGINAL: Luskan

Me too. Not exactly sure how it figured that out, my answers seemed pretty unlikely to end up with the biggest bb of all . . .

Not sure how my answers got me the Agincourt. Perhaps seven turrets and seven distinct personalities which emerge during a night of irresponsible drinking. [:D] On a Halloween night party at my bar in Ottawa about six years ago, we had The Swinging Neckbreakers playing, some of my staff and friends all came as dressed as me. They wore unbuttoned checkered shirts, blue jeans, baseball caps, a pillow! under a T-shirt which they made with "The seven faces of Ron" printed on it. If I remember correctly, the "faces" were Chicken eating Ron, self depracating Ron, Al (my cocaine addicted ass of a business partner) hating Ron, angry Ron...can't remember the other three but were funny as hell.
Image

Image

Yammas from The Apo-Tiki Lounge. Future site of WITP AE benders! And then the s--t hit the fan
Post Reply

Return to “War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945”