OT - WWII quiz

[NeBert]

ORIGINAL: terje439

Q2: Who was the most successful German Uboat commander in terms of tons of sunk merchant ships?

Otto Kretschmer (U99) - 46 ships - 273073 tons within 1 1/2 years.
POW from 17-Mar-1941. One of the few U-Boat men that survived WW2.

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: NeBert

ORIGINAL: terje439

Q2: Who was the most successful German Uboat commander in terms of tons of sunk merchant ships?

Otto Kretschmer (U99) - 46 ships - 273073 tons within 1 1/2 years.
POW from 17-Mar-1941. One of the few U-Boat men that survived WW2.

Seems I need to hand out another sigar then [;)]

[tigercub]

ORIGINAL: Neilster

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: tigercub

when was the worlds first computer made and what for?

Warspite1

Don`t know what that`s got to do with WWII - but from my computer studies lessons back in the early 80`s wasn`t it something to do with Charles Babbage and Napier`s bones?? Late 1700`s/early 1800`s.

Babbage, working from the 1820s until his death in 1871, didn't complete his mechanical computing machines. He kept tinkering with the designs and was a hard man to work for. His Difference Engine has since been built and it works. His Analytical Engine would have been a true computer.

There are some other contenders but generally it's considered the first electronic computer was Colossus, built by the British. It was used for code-breaking and generally on the Fish (German High Command) intercepts if I remember correctly.

Cheers, Neilster

Neilster thanks i am late getting back to look but yes the Colossus was the worlds first computer and had it not been made we may have lost WW2 or at least millions more would have died. The germans code was the most advanced code in the world bar none and the computer cracked it and now look at what computers have done and were it has taken the world. This was a massive leap in technology was keep a secret for many years after the war and should never be underestamated.

[Neilster]

Neilster thanks i am late getting back to look but yes the Colossus was the worlds first computer and had it not been made we may have lost WW2 or at least millions more would have died. The germans code was the most advanced code in the world bar none and the computer cracked it and now look at what computers have done and were it has taken the world. This was a massive leap in technology was keep a secret for many years after the war and should never be underestamated.

No worries but the Enigma codes were mostly broken using mathematical techniques, clues and electromechanical computers called "bombs". The first Colossus didn't begin operation until early 1944 and was used on the highest level codes. These were very important but the really crucial work was done by Polish, French and British code-breakers immediately before the war and in the years 1939-1943.

Cheers, Neilster

[tigercub]

All true, Neilster[8D] jan 1944 colossus came to life, the rate that humans could decode was very slow taking weeks(the smartest mathematics guys in the UK) to do what Colossus could in hours and D-Day was in jeopardy and speed was needed,These were very important but the really crucial work was done by Polish ,yes they stole a early 3-4 ?wheel Enigma and the germans thinking it was lost in action took no action[X(].

Von

[oscar72se]

ORIGINAL: terje439

Q1: What German tank model was the most common? (PzI, PzII, PzIII, PzIV, PzV, PzVI)

Q2: Who was the most successful German Uboat commander in terms of tons of sunk merchant ships?

Q3: What Norwegian warship was captured by the Germans, renamed Nymphe and rebuilt as a floating AA-battery?

Q3 was not a terribly easy question to answer, I had to do some searching on the internet (cheating) before I could find the right answer... [;)]
Found the history of the vessel here: navalwarfare.blogspot.com

EDIT:
Obviously I didn't examine your signature close enough [:D]

/Oscar

[oscar72se]

ORIGINAL: terje439

ORIGINAL: Neilster

ORIGINAL: terje439

Q1: What German tank model was the most common? (PzI, PzII, PzIII, PzIV, PzV, PzVI)

Q2: Who was the most successful German Uboat commander in terms of tons of sunk merchant ships?

Q3: What Norwegian warship was captured by the Germans, renamed Nymphe and rebuilt as a floating AA-battery?

If by most common you mean most produced, my guess would be the Pz IV as it was produced throughout the war.

Cheers, Neilster

I did indeed, PzIV would be correct.

I am not trying be clever here, but wasn't the Pz III produced in greater numbers than the Pz IV? My assumption is based on the fact that germans used the Pz III chassis for their StuG IIIs, which essentially means that they equipped their tanks with a different gun and renamed them. The StuG III was by far the most common german assault gun during WW2. If I remember correctly however, the Pz IV was the most common panzer during WW2.

/Oscar

[Neilster]

I am not trying be clever here, but wasn't the Pz III produced in greater numbers than the Pz IV? My assumption is based on the fact that germans used the Pz III chassis for their StuG IIIs, which essentially means that they equipped their tanks with a different gun and renamed them. The StuG III was by far the most common german assault gun during WW2. If I remember correctly however, the Pz IV was the most common panzer during WW2.

But assault guns weren't tanks. The question was about tanks. No turrent...no tank. Them's the rules [:-] [;)] Not that I care really.

Cheers, Neilster

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Neilster

I am not trying be clever here, but wasn't the Pz III produced in greater numbers than the Pz IV? My assumption is based on the fact that germans used the Pz III chassis for their StuG IIIs, which essentially means that they equipped their tanks with a different gun and renamed them. The StuG III was by far the most common german assault gun during WW2. If I remember correctly however, the Pz IV was the most common panzer during WW2.

But assault guns weren't tanks. The question was about tanks. No turrent...no tank. Them's the rules [:-] [;)] Not that I care really.

Cheers, Neilster

Correct, or almost correct. To get a 100% it should have been revolving turret [:)]

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: oscar72se

ORIGINAL: terje439

Q1: What German tank model was the most common? (PzI, PzII, PzIII, PzIV, PzV, PzVI)

Q2: Who was the most successful German Uboat commander in terms of tons of sunk merchant ships?

Q3: What Norwegian warship was captured by the Germans, renamed Nymphe and rebuilt as a floating AA-battery?

Q3 was not a terribly easy question to answer, I had to do some searching on the internet (cheating) before I could find the right answer... [;)]
Found the history of the vessel here: navalwarfare.blogspot.com

EDIT:
Obviously I didn't examine your signature close enough [:D]

/Oscar

Hehe [:D]
You are ofc correct, and yes just looking to the left would have been a rather good hint [;)]

[terje439]

Q1: During the German attack on Norway, the city of Narvik was attacked. When reports of this reached the Admiralty in England, they thought the name Narvik to be misspelled, what city did they think was attacked instead of Narvik?
Q2: What German ship was renamed for fear of morale losses at home if she was sunk with her initial name?
Q3: During the later stages of the war, the IJN experimented by rebuilding some of their BBs, into what?

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: terje439

Q1: During the German attack on Norway, the city of Narvik was attacked. When reports of this reached the Admiralty in England, they thought the name Narvik to be misspelled, what city did they think was attacked instead of Narvik?
Q2: What German ship was renamed for fear of morale losses at home if she was sunk with her initial name?
Q3: During the later stages of the war, the IJN experimented by rebuilding some of their BBs, into what?

Yay!

At last a question I can answer. Ofc you all can answer it but I am fastest. [:D]

Q2: The ship Deutchland was renamed Lützow.

-Orm

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: terje439

Q1: During the German attack on Norway, the city of Narvik was attacked. When reports of this reached the Admiralty in England, they thought the name Narvik to be misspelled, what city did they think was attacked instead of Narvik?
Q2: What German ship was renamed for fear of morale losses at home if she was sunk with her initial name?
Q3: During the later stages of the war, the IJN experimented by rebuilding some of their BBs, into what?

Yay!

At last a question I can answer. Ofc you all can answer it but I am fastest. [:D]

Q2: The ship Deutchland was renamed Lützow.

-Orm

It was indeed [:)]

[Froonp]

ORIGINAL: terje439
Q3: During the later stages of the war, the IJN experimented by rebuilding some of their BBs, into what?

Carriers !

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Froonp

ORIGINAL: terje439
Q3: During the later stages of the war, the IJN experimented by rebuilding some of their BBs, into what?

Carriers !

Aye, or a gobetween but I'll allow carriers [;)] Either CVs with BB guns in the front, or BBs with CV deck in the rear

[terje439]

Have to post some more Qs just to get 500 posts before I go to bed [:D]

[b)Q1[/b]: see previous post
Q2: 1942 is said to be the year of 3 great turning-battles in 3 different theathres of war, which battles and which theaters?
Q3: How would allied fighter pilots handle V1 rockets apart from firing at them (which was not something to recomend)?

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: terje439

Have to post some more Qs just to get 500 posts before I go to bed [:D]

[b)Q1[/b]: see previous post
Q2: 1942 is said to be the year of 3 great turning-battles in 3 different theathres of war, which battles and which theaters?
Q3: How would allied fighter pilots handle V1 rockets apart from firing at them (which was not something to recomend)?

Q2: The Battle of Stalingrad - The Battle of El Alamein - The Battle of Midway

Q3: The allied fighter pilots would fly alongside the V1 rocket and be so close to it with their wingtips that the turbulence (or whatever it is called) made the V1 turn and spin out of control.

-Orm

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: terje439

Have to post some more Qs just to get 500 posts before I go to bed [:D]

[b)Q1[/b]: see previous post
Q2: 1942 is said to be the year of 3 great turning-battles in 3 different theathres of war, which battles and which theaters?
Q3: How would allied fighter pilots handle V1 rockets apart from firing at them (which was not something to recomend)?

Q2: The Battle of Stalingrad - The Battle of El Alamein - The Battle of Midway

Q3: The allied fighter pilots would fly alongside the V1 rocket and be so close to it with their wingtips that the turbulence (or whatever it is called) made the V1 turn and spin out of control.

-Orm

Yup on both. Stalingrad - Europe, El Alamein - Africa, Midway - Pacific.
Some pilots would even place their wings under the wing of the V1 and flip it over with their own wing as well.

[Orm]

I think The Battle of El Alamein is often included for it was fought by the british and had an huge impact on morale. Some (most?) even claim it as a turnig point in afrika. The battle(s) of El Alamein was not close to the other two in the impact they made on the outcome of the war.

The british had already won the fight in Africa. El Alamein just showed it to the masses and is as such a turning point.

-Orm

PS: I have a feeling I will regret that I wrote this.

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Orm

I think The Battle of El Alamein is often included for it was fought by the british and had an huge impact on morale. Some (most?) even claim it as a turnig point in afrika. The battle(s) of El Alamein was not close to the other two in the impact they made on the outcome of the war.

The british had already won the fight in Africa. El Alamein just showed it to the masses and is as such a turning point.

-Orm

PS: I have a feeling I will regret that I wrote this.

Hehe, well...
There were in fact several battles of El Alamein, and I agree, at the start of this one (the last one), the Allies had allready won due to numbers. It is often included due to the fact that this was the (to steal from the ACW) Axis high tide in Africa, from now on they were driven back.
And to say that El Alamein determined the battle for Africa is of course only half truth at best, it determined the outcome in North Africa, the rest of the continent was largely firmly at allied hands and was never really threathened by the Axis.