4th Cumulative WW2 Quiz

[Dragonlord]

Nashorn I believe, the only other vehicle I can think of the with 128mm gun was the Jagdtiger, which was not open topped. As I have no idea who the guy is that part is up to someone else.

Sorry, not the Nashorn either!

As a further hint: this was a prototype, only 2 were built, but those 2 were used in battle at Stalingrad and were quite successful.

 

[Illdisposed]

This fearsome machine came to be known as "Sturer Emil." Two prototypes of the vehicle (named Max and Moritz) were made, both of which served on the Eastern Front. One vehicle was destroyed, the other captured at Stalingrad in January 1943, after destroying 36 soviet tanks. Sheer terror, isn’t it? This captured vehicle is now displayed at Kubinka Tank Museum, which I have had a chance to visit in the summer of 2003.
Edit: Oh, end the correlation with Wilhelm Bush is in the names of the prototypes (Max and Moritz), who were characters in his classic children's story.

 

[say1988]

Never thought about prototypes, and now realize I was stupid as the Nashorn had an 88.

The Emil (or something Emil). Since there are only two I assumed they were named after two of Busch's characters.

 

[Dragonlord]

Illdisposed got it to 100%, beating say1988 by one minute!

Illdisposed, you're up!

Just one question: where did you find the 36 kills? My sources all said there were no battle reports to be found, only that the one in the museum had 22 (21? not sure now) kill rings painted on the cannon.

Fearsome enough in any case, no tank in 1943 had the slightest chance against that 12,8 cannon!
I read that it could penetrate a Sherman's armor from any angle at 3 kilometers!

 

[Dragonlord]

Since Illdisposed seems to be.... ill disposed to put up a new question, how about you, say1988? You had it right, too, and were only nosed out by a minute, after all..

 

[Dragonlord]

Since Say has nothing to say either .... ... anyone else? I don't think I'm allowed to pose a new question by the rules, so.....


The floor is open!

 

[Loki130]

american wwii aircraft have met russian wwii aircraft in combat twice-during the korean war, and another time in wwii-what aircraft and how did it happen?

 

[say1988]

The Finns used Buffalos, I believe.
I know the Germans put some captured ALlied planes into combat service, so others could have fought the Soviets then.

 

[Cutlass]

The US was using F4U Corsairs and Mustangs still during the Korean War and the Soviets supplied aircraft to North Korea. I recall a Corsair shot down a Mig jet. I don't recall the models of other Russian aircraft involved.

 

[vogtmurr]

I was going to say it's possible US and Russian made fighters encountered eachother in the Chinese civil war but the question said WWII, so Finland's my guess too. US P-36 Hawks maybe ?

 

[say1988]

I don't recall the models of other Russian aircraft involved.

Pretty sure the North used Yak 9s early on, at least (the Migs in question are jets, so post WWII). The only WWII plane I can think of. Along with the American aircraft you mentioned were bombers such as the B-29. But I believe the question refers to the WWII encounter, and I was wondering if it means at time where Americans fought Soviets.

 

[Loki130]

Pretty sure the North used Yak 9s early on, at least (the Migs in question are jets, so post WWII). The only WWII plane I can think of. Along with the American aircraft you mentioned were bombers such as the B-29. But I believe the question refers to the WWII encounter, and I was wondering if it means at time where Americans fought Soviets.

yes, it was americans vs. soviets. forgot aout the winter war, but no, that wasn't what I was referring to

 

[say1988]

Was it the airdrops in support of the Warsaw uprising attacked by Soviets?
B-17s I guess.

 

[Loki130]

Was it the airdrops in support of the Warsaw uprising attacked by Soviets?
B-17s I guess.

I don't they were attacked (or I never heard of it)

here's a hint:

Spoiler :

the russian planes were yak-9s

 

[Loki130]

No one? All right then-it was p-38s versus yaks, on 7 november 1944. P-38s from italy had recently provided air support to the russians near belgrade, and they requested that they do it again, but apparently failed to tell the pilots that they'd advanced since the last mission. So the pilots attacked the russians, and they scrambled yak 9s (and, on further research, some yak 1s and 3s) to respond. Their was a fierce air battle before anyone realized what was happening, in which the p-38s shot down 3 yaks and lost between 3-5 planes (depending on who you ask) to the sov planes and aaa. Pretty obscure, but it's mentioned in a few books and makes for an interesting comparison.

I feel like I cheated the people who guessed the finns, so they get first dibs

 

[Volum]

New question time:

The German cruiser Konigsberg got sunk in Bergen April 10. 1940, she became a first. Of what?

 

[privatehudson]

She was the first major warship to be sunk in action by aircraft

 

[Volum]

Correct. Took just a little over an hour

Go on privatehudson, give us one of your challenges

 

[privatehudson]

Ahhh well I'm afraid I was reading an After the Battle magazine last week about the sinking of Blucher and it mentioned Konigsberg as part of the article. I'll come up with something in a little while.

 

[privatehudson]

What connects a Millipede, the brother of a future US president, the son of another US President and a Greek Goddess?