OT - WWII quiz

[Froonp]

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Name the plane…

It is the famous Grumman G-21 Goose, named JRF by the US Navy.

[Extraneous]

ORIGINAL: Froonp

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Name the plane…

It is the famous Grumman G-21 Goose, named JRF by the US Navy.

[:D] Correct! (or one of its numerious variants) [:D]

[Extraneous]

[:D] Answer 2 of the 3 and you can surf for the answer [:D]

[:D] Name the tank, country of origin, or owner [:D]

Crew: 3
Weight: 12.5 tons
Length with gun: 13’ 9 3/4’’
Height:  8’ 1 7/8’’
Width: 7’ 8’’
Main armament: 37mm
Machine guns: 2 or 3
Armor thickness: 1/2"
Speed: 25mph

[Froonp]

Hotchkiss ? France ?

[Extraneous]

Sorry not France or Hotchkiss. [:(]


This model of tank was purchased from the country of origin in 1941.

The suspension is a dead givaway for the country of origin.

This was a 3 man light medium tank.

[Plainian]

Polish 7TP? Manufactured in Poland but I believe it was based on the Vickers tank?

[Extraneous]

ORIGINAL: Plain Ian

Polish 7TP? Manufactured in Poland but I believe it was based on the Vickers tank?

No. [:(]

Specifications are all wrong for both the Polish 7TP and Vickers Mark E.

The Polish 7TP (7 ton Light tank)

The Vickers Mark E (6 ton Light tank)


The tank was a 12.5 ton "Light Medium Tank".

[zeal4u]

How about the Marmon Herrington CTMS-ITBI ?

[Extraneous]

ORIGINAL: zeal4u

How about the Marmon Herrington CTMS-ITBI ?

[:D] Correct Name of the tank [:D]

Country of origin: USA

Owner: Mexico

Marmon Herrington CTMS-ITBI Purchased in 1941, this was a 3 man light medium tank

[brian brian]

I came up with a question recently. What do these ships have in common, aside from all being WiF Counters?

USS Baltimore
USS Brooklyn
USS Honolulu
USS Montpelier
USS Tennessee
USS Washington

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

I came up with a question recently. What do these ships have in common, aside from all being WiF Counters?

USS Baltimore
USS Brooklyn
USS Honolulu
USS Montpelier
USS Tennessee
USS Washington

Warspite1

They are all American [:D]

[brian brian]

yes, very true but they have something else in common.

I thought you would get it immediately but no one else would know.

[Shannon V. OKeets]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

yes, very true but they have something else in common.

I thought you would get it immediately but no one else would know.

They didn't see action in WW II?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

ORIGINAL: brian brian

yes, very true but they have something else in common.

I thought you would get it immediately but no one else would know.

They didn't see action in WW II?

Warspite1

No - Tennessee was at Pearl and was repaired after in time for the later Pacific campaigns. Washington saw action in Europe and the Pacific. Four cruisers and Two battleships.....mmmm [&:]

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

ORIGINAL: brian brian

yes, very true but they have something else in common.

I thought you would get it immediately but no one else would know.

They didn't see action in WW II?

Warspite1

No - Tennessee was at Pearl and was repaired after in time for the later Pacific campaigns. Washington saw action in Europe and the Pacific. Four cruisers and Two battleships.....mmmm [&:]

Warspite1

I think a clue is required here!

[michaelbaldur]

maybe where they were constructed

[brian brian]

hmmm, a clue is hard for this. the answer is a person.

[brian brian]

this has nothing to do with the list of USN ships question, I just ran across this for the first time and like the quote...

who said this:

"The enemy is in front of us, behind us, to the left of us, and to the right of us. They won't escape this time!"

[Extraneous]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

this has nothing to do with the list of USN ships question, I just ran across this for the first time and like the quote...

who said this:

"The enemy is in front of us, behind us, to the left of us, and to the right of us. They won't escape this time!"

[:D] Colonel Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller [:D]

[composer99]

I rather like the reckless optimism in that quote.
 
Were all those ships commanded by the same person at some point during the war?
 
Or did that Kilroy fellow mark off his 'Kilroy was here' chalk when they were under construction to show that whatever he was overseeing had been doen correctoly?