kingpenguin
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Do you mean that American civilian boat? I can't come up with the name now, there was an old movie about it.
3rd Cumulative WW2 History Quiz
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FriendlyFire
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cidknee said:
Wasnt that the US destoryer that was sunk by the japanses in China (or Hongkong) in which the japanese paid reperation to the US for ?
This was prior the pearl habour.
Hornblower
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The Japanese fought the Russians (who were actually Mongolians led by Zhukov) in Manchuria in 1939. I'm not sure if this qualifies though.
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The Question is too general
I could answer manchquria or the war in china. but then again these were specific localised wars.
I think you should throw us a HINT ?
I could answer manchquria or the war in china. but then again these were specific localised wars.
I think you should throw us a HINT ?
Ok, no problem. It was NOT a US ship, and it was not a japanese ship. I have found this answer on 5 different web pages and also in 3 books, so i assume it genuine.
Im leaving for a week, so Ill post the answer and pass the turn on to someone else @ 2 pm eastern time.
Im leaving for a week, so Ill post the answer and pass the turn on to someone else @ 2 pm eastern time.
Hornblower
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When you said NOT a ship my memory was jogged. A ship was fired upon!
There was a gun emplacement overlooking the Port of Melbourne in southern Australia. In September 1939 it fired upon a suspicious vessel failing to identify itself near the harbour approaches. The gun crews must have been quite twitchy in those days since this gun is officially credited with having fired the first shots of both WW1 and WW2 in Australia (so by default the allied Pacific war)
There was a gun emplacement overlooking the Port of Melbourne in southern Australia. In September 1939 it fired upon a suspicious vessel failing to identify itself near the harbour approaches. The gun crews must have been quite twitchy in those days since this gun is officially credited with having fired the first shots of both WW1 and WW2 in Australia (so by default the allied Pacific war)
well I got stuck in a dang storm, at a hotel and dont have the exact link with me, but no it was a ship, but it wasnt a United States ship. It was a ship of her majestys royal austalian navy. ( you say it was a gun emplacement, i was sure my book said it was a ship) It fired upon a japanese ship. BUT since you were the closest and Im past my deadline, I pass unto you good man.
Hornblower
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Adler17
Prussian Feldmarschall
Either the battle of the Marianas or the sinking of the IJS Shinano. Both is possible.
Adler
Adler
nonconformist
Miserable
I'm quite sure the guy in partt 2 is Nimitz.
Is it the battle of Wake Island?
Is it the battle of Wake Island?
El_Tigre
Prince
1st pic: Northern Mariana Islands
2nd pic: Tinian airfield on the Northern Marianas, used for strategic bombing of the Japanese islands
3rd pic: The logo of the 5th US Fleet
4th pic: Adm. Raymond A. Spruance
5th pic: I'm not sure, but I think it's Paul Tibbets, pilot of the B-29 "Enola Gay" that dropped the Hiroshima bomb. The plane departed from Tinian airfield.
6th pic: A Japanese I-boat? I have no idea...
2nd pic: Tinian airfield on the Northern Marianas, used for strategic bombing of the Japanese islands
3rd pic: The logo of the 5th US Fleet
4th pic: Adm. Raymond A. Spruance
5th pic: I'm not sure, but I think it's Paul Tibbets, pilot of the B-29 "Enola Gay" that dropped the Hiroshima bomb. The plane departed from Tinian airfield.
6th pic: A Japanese I-boat? I have no idea...
nonconformist
Miserable
You're right, I think!
I think that the last one is a German U-boat tht carriedUranium and scientists to Japan, to continue to potentially manufacture an atomic bomb.
I think that the last one is a German U-boat tht carriedUranium and scientists to Japan, to continue to potentially manufacture an atomic bomb.
Hornblower
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El_Tigre said:
It's not the Marianas turkey shoot or the Shinano sinking. Not German U-boats transporting uranium either but I like that one for a future question.
El Tigre is almost there.
correct on pic 1,2,3,4 and 6.
The guy in pic 5 holds the key but isn't essential for solving it. I would be surprised if anyone identified him. Hopefully with a bit of lateral thinking you can make the connection between all the others.
I'm pretty sure someone will get it soon but if not I shall post one more pic that will be a dead giveaway. I'll give it a couple of hours.
Adler17
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Then is it the sinking of USS Indianapolis, which was on the way back from Tinian, when she was sunk by I 58 (LtCdr. Hashimoto).
Adler
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Hornblower
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Adler17 is correct!
Pic 1 was a map setting the scene.
Indianapolis sailed from the US with critical parts of the A-bomb onboard and dropped them off at Tinian. (pic 2)
At the time she belonged to the 5th Fleet (pic 3) and was the flagship of Raymond Spruance. (pic 4) He was not onboard but was due to rejoin her after she conducted some training in the Leyte Gulf area.
The 5th pic was of the CO of Indianapolis Capt. Charles McVay who was tried with negligence for the loss of his ship and failing to zig zag. He was acquitted on the charge of failing to give the order to abandon ship in adequated time. He never escaped the cloud of this trial and committed suicide in 1968. The 6th was I-58 of the IJN. The boat that sunk the Indy.
It is estimated that over 800 men went into the water that night but only 300 survived when they were spotted by an aircraft some 4 days later and the rescue began. The sinking of the Indianapolis was overshadowed by the bombing of Hiroshima and the subsequent end of the war. Only recently has a joint finding and statement by US Congress and Senate exonerated Capt. McVay from any wrong doing.
Pic 1 was a map setting the scene.
Indianapolis sailed from the US with critical parts of the A-bomb onboard and dropped them off at Tinian. (pic 2)
At the time she belonged to the 5th Fleet (pic 3) and was the flagship of Raymond Spruance. (pic 4) He was not onboard but was due to rejoin her after she conducted some training in the Leyte Gulf area.
The 5th pic was of the CO of Indianapolis Capt. Charles McVay who was tried with negligence for the loss of his ship and failing to zig zag. He was acquitted on the charge of failing to give the order to abandon ship in adequated time. He never escaped the cloud of this trial and committed suicide in 1968. The 6th was I-58 of the IJN. The boat that sunk the Indy.
It is estimated that over 800 men went into the water that night but only 300 survived when they were spotted by an aircraft some 4 days later and the rescue began. The sinking of the Indianapolis was overshadowed by the bombing of Hiroshima and the subsequent end of the war. Only recently has a joint finding and statement by US Congress and Senate exonerated Capt. McVay from any wrong doing.
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