OT - WWII quiz

[Orm]

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I am looking for a weapon used during WWII.

1) During WWII it was used by many different nations. Among those countries you find both Japan and Germany.
2) Versions of this weapon are still in use today.

3) US decided to get this gun 1940 and begun production illegally and later on got licence to produce the gun. US made around 60,000 of this gun during the war.

4) There is actually a English movie (not WWII movie) with the same title as the common name for this gun.

[Orm]

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ORIGINAL: Orm

I am looking for a weapon used during WWII.

1) During WWII it was used by many different nations. Among those countries you find both Japan and Germany.
2) Versions of this weapon are still in use today.

3) US decided to get this gun 1940 and begun production illegally and later on got licence to produce the gun. US made around 60,000 of this gun during the war.

4) There is actually a English movie (not WWII movie) with the same title as the common name for this gun.

5) The first version of this gun was completed 1933 and named 40 mm lvakan m/36. But the name I am looking for is what the gun is commonly called. (Most versions (all?) of this gun is called by the name I am looking for.)

[ItBurns]

I'm thinking of the Bofors 40mm gun but I don't know of any nick name. Maybe pom-pom?

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: ItBurns

I'm thinking of the Bofors 40mm gun but I don't know of any nick name. Maybe pom-pom?

Bofors 40mm or just the Bofors gun is the correct answer. That is actually a nick name. The real name would be 40 mm akan M/32 but since it was built by Bofors the gun was often called Bofors 40 mm L/60 and later on Bofors 40mm or just the Bofors gun.

In the quiz I accidently wrote m/36 when I should have written M/32. The name Bofors 40 mm L/60 is actually misleading since the barrel length is not of caliber 60.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Orm

In the quiz I accidently wrote m/36 when I should have written M/32. The name Bofors 40 mm L/60 is actually misleading since the barrel length is not of caliber 60.

Warspite1

Orm! I would have known the answer if you'd correctly written M/32 [;)][:D]

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Orm

In the quiz I accidently wrote m/36 when I should have written M/32. The name Bofors 40 mm L/60 is actually misleading since the barrel length is not of caliber 60.

Warspite1

Orm! I would have known the answer if you'd correctly written M/32 [;)][:D]

According to this site HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Nelson was among the first Royal Navy ships fitted with the Bofors gun and for a while I considered mentioning that as a clue. But I decided to avoid all references to the Royal Navy in my clues since that would have made it to easy to you.[;)] [:D]

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_4cm-56_mk12.htm

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Orm

In the quiz I accidently wrote m/36 when I should have written M/32. The name Bofors 40 mm L/60 is actually misleading since the barrel length is not of caliber 60.

Warspite1

Orm! I would have known the answer if you'd correctly written M/32 [;)][:D]

According to this site HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Nelson was among the first Royal Navy ships fitted with the Bofors gun and for a while I considered mentioning that as a clue. But I decided to avoid all references to the Royal Navy in my clues since that would have made it to easy to you.[;)] [:D]

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_4cm-56_mk12.htm

Warspite1

What were the first two Royal Navy ships to be fitted with radar?

Clue: The first was a cruiser and the second a battleship.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

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Warspite1

Orm! I would have known the answer if you'd correctly written M/32 [;)][:D]

According to this site HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Nelson was among the first Royal Navy ships fitted with the Bofors gun and for a while I considered mentioning that as a clue. But I decided to avoid all references to the Royal Navy in my clues since that would have made it to easy to you.[;)] [:D]

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_4cm-56_mk12.htm

Warspite1

What were the first two Royal Navy ships to be fitted with radar?

Clue: The first was a cruiser and the second a battleship.

I feel I should know at least one of those ships. I have a feeling that one of those ships was among the ships that hunted for Bismarck. But which ship eludes me. [:(]

Edit: This have me so annoyed with my memory so I had to look it up. And it turns out that I recently read about this ship. Go figure that there is a question about something that I recently read and I had already forgotten the name of the ship.

[warspite1]

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According to this site HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Nelson was among the first Royal Navy ships fitted with the Bofors gun and for a while I considered mentioning that as a clue. But I decided to avoid all references to the Royal Navy in my clues since that would have made it to easy to you.[;)] [:D]

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_4cm-56_mk12.htm

Warspite1

What were the first two Royal Navy ships to be fitted with radar?

Clue: The first was a cruiser and the second a battleship.

I feel I should know at least one of those ships. I have a feeling that one of those ships was among the ships that hunted for Bismarck. But which ship eludes me. [:(]

Edit: This have me so annoyed with my memory so I had to look it up. And it turns out that I recently read about this ship. Go figure that there is a question about something that I recently read and I had already forgotten the name of the ship.

Warspite1

Well there's another clue; they were both involved in the hunt for the Bismarck.

[Centuur]

One of the cruisers in the Denmark Strait had a radar. I don't recall if it was the Suffolk or the Norfolk. I go for the first one (might be wrong here). The other one is a gamble on my part: I go for the Prince of Wales...

[ezzler]

Sheffield must be the cruiser. The Battleship was mentioned a few posts back. HMS Rodney.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: ezz

Sheffield must be the cruiser. The Battleship was mentioned a few posts back. HMS Rodney.

Warspite1

Is the correct answer [:)]. Out of interest, why must Sheffield be the cruiser?

[ezzler]

I remember Sheffield was keeping Bismark in contact and was there to direct the Swordfish to attack. Sheffield was attacked by the Swordfish. Without casualties I think.

I just reread the part about Rodney/Nelson and radar. I thought that the placement of an Admirals flag bridge on Nelson meant there wasn't room for the radar. Seems this is incorrect. Rodney got the radar because otherwise the admiral's FLAG would be partly obscured by a radar mast.

Q: Which country had an artillery piece designed in 1904, that saw extensive use in WW1. Some of these mothballed guns were recalled for combat use in 1940. Amazingly, 110 years later, they are still in use in that army today.

[paulderynck]

ORIGINAL: ezz

I remember Sheffield was keeping Bismark in contact and was there to direct the Swordfish to attack. Sheffield was attacked by the Swordfish. Without casualties I think.

I just reread the part about Rodney/Nelson and radar. I thought that the placement of an Admirals flag bridge on Nelson meant there wasn't room for the radar. Seems this is incorrect. Rodney got the radar because otherwise the admiral's FLAG would be partly obscured by a radar mast.

Q: Which country had an artillery piece designed in 1904, that saw extensive use in WW1. Some of these mothballed guns were recalled for combat use in 1940. Amazingly, 110 years later, they are still in use in that army today.

France. 75mm

Edit:... is the wrong answer.

[ezzler]

The gun is a 13pdr quickfire. it was obsolescent in 1914.

[brian brian]

not quite a quiz question, but not sure how else to figure this one out. perhaps not even from WWII, but I think so.

Who said "the first casualty of contact with the enemy is the plan" ? Or something quite similar? Could be an American Civil War quote perhaps too.

[warspite1]

The phrase I know of is:

No plan survives contact with the enemy.

It has been attributed to Napoleon, von Moltke the Elder and von Clausewitz. As far as I know, no one knows.

[brian brian]

ORIGINAL: ezz

The gun is a 13pdr quickfire. it was obsolescent in 1914.

but, but ... tell us what country. 'pdr' implies England ... ???

[brian brian]

Here is a quiz question. During WWII where in the world did the US Coast Guard capture a war prize (ship) and sail it away for continued use with their own forces?

[ezzler]

Correct!

It is England.
The 13pdr was the gun designed to overcome the problems encountered by the Royal Horse Artillery in the Boer war. It was in action successfully in 1914 but was soon seen to be too light and too small for the Great War.

It was pulled out of storage to equip pillboxes in the UK in 1940.

It remains in service with the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery for ceremonial and salute purposes.