A QUICK QUIZ - WW2

BDL · November 5, 2005, 6:38pm

Close but no banana [/quote]

Didn’t want to win your stupid quiz anyway

goes into the corner to sulk

Topor · November 6, 2005, 12:29am

Ook :!:

Cuts · November 6, 2005, 6:09am

Brilliant system - beat seven colours out of Decca (codename ELSAN)

Topor · November 6, 2005, 12:42pm

Another clue:

Archimedes 8)

Topor · November 7, 2005, 3:45pm

As in what Archimedes exclaimed when he made an important discovery.
C’mon you lot, it can’t get much easier

FluffyBunnyGB · November 7, 2005, 3:57pm

The Eureka / Rebecca / BABS / Lucero radio location beacon system?

Topor · November 7, 2005, 4:38pm

'tis indeed Rebecca-Eureka

BABS etc. were variations/improvements on the system.

Took yer long enough

FluffyBunnyGB · November 7, 2005, 5:55pm

I didn’t have the foggiest about it until your last clue.

I’ll think up a question and post it soon. I’ll be away from Tues lunch until Friday. Is there anyone who will volunteer to keep an eye on the answers for me?

Thanks

Fluffy

FluffyBunnyGB · November 7, 2005, 6:48pm

3 questions about the WW2 tank in the picture above, in ascending order of difficulty:

a. What country made it?
b. What was it called (model name will do, unless you’re a real ninja smartarrse )
c. What was this particular variant designed to do?

Kind regards

Fluffy

BDL · November 7, 2005, 7:27pm

I haven’t got a clue mate, PM me the answer if you want and I’ll watch it

FluffyBunnyGB · November 7, 2005, 8:39pm

Thanks BDL.

PM to follow.

F

Topor · November 8, 2005, 4:04pm

a) Australian

b)Sentinel (MkIV, I think)

c)It was fitted with two 25pdr guns to test the turret prior to fitting the 17pdr gun that they didn’t yet have.

This particular tank; E1 was subsequently fitted with the 17pdr.

BDL · November 8, 2005, 4:35pm

You’re right mate. According to FB - the Sentinal was cancelled before the 17pdr version was ever used in anger.

Topor · November 10, 2005, 12:08am

OK, easy one (so I can pass on responsibility ).

In which type of aircraft did the RAF’s highest scoring fighter pilot gain the majority of his victories?

Timbo_in_Oz · November 10, 2005, 2:04am

he did well on Gladiators before that, too.

I know he’s NOT the RAF’s official highest scorer, Johnnie Johnson is IIRC.

But Pattle is reliably known to have shot down a lot of aircraft in Greece.

Topor · November 10, 2005, 6:54pm

Pattle’s the pilot that I’m referring to.

Which aircraft though?

pdf27 · November 10, 2005, 11:14pm

15 in the Gladiator, 9 confirmed and roughly 25 unoffical in the Hurricane (probably confirmed at the time, but the squadron records were lost in the fall of Greece).

Topor · November 10, 2005, 11:41pm

pdf27:
Same figures as I have.

Your turn

Timbo_in_Oz · November 11, 2005, 6:30am

so Do I get to ask a question now?

BDL · November 11, 2005, 9:03am

You have to get the previous question right first mate