Off topic- Quiz Section

Who or what was Wojtek?

Would it be the ammo carrier of 2 Polish Corps at Cassino ?

Oh, he was a brown bear by the way. :slight_smile:

Yes - how does everyone find my questions so frigging easy though?

Your question

Ok, an anorakky question, I had to get something a bit obscure as otherwise they’re too easy.

I’m not sure if it can be found on a search engine but we’ll find out.

What was the original designation of the German leMG 136(e) ?

Captured Bren guns - not Googled either, by the way

Glad you didn’t Google it BDL, 'cos it’s incorrect !

Brens are le Mg 138(e)

Lewis guns are le Mg 137(e)

le Mg 136(e)'s are feckedifiknows :?

The (e) refers to the ammunition being English, i.e. .303"

That’s all I can find for now.

Just to make things fun there was also a designation: leMG 136(g)

Is it easier now ? :lol:

well making a wild stab if (e) is .303 cal then (g) should be a larger Calibure 50 cal Browning MG.

shas

I’m afraid the Wild Stab needs to do the ATD again :wink:

It’s not the M2 BMG.

The answer needs research in a place other than the net - I’ll give it a bit more time.

Wild stab in the dark, if it has (e) - English and (g) - German(?) versions, is it a Maxim type machine gun? In which case the (e) would probably be the Vickers MMG.

Nice logic PDF, but I think Jerry would have used (d) for Deutschland (or Das Reich ? :smiley: )

As far as I’m aware designating the country of origin only occured for non-German wpns, and then only after the Fremden Gerät system was officially taken into service.

By the way if you can’t sleep without knowing, the “Gun, Machine, Vickers, 0.303 in, Mk1” in German service was called “sMG 230(e)”

Got to admire the way the Boxes made things easier :roll:

This is getting way too spotterish isn’t it ?

I did think of that too, but couldn’t think of any countries that begin with a G using my rather bad and rusty German. Not having access to any suitable books and with little knowledge of WW2 small arms I’m rather screwed on this one.

I did think of that too, but couldn’t think of any countries that begin with a G using my rather bad and rusty German. Not having access to any suitable books and with little knowledge of WW2 small arms I’m rather screwed on this one.[/quote]

(g) für griechisch, von Griechenland ?

Hotchkiss M1922/26

It’s the only LMG I can find that both the British & the Greeks used.

That’ll do Topor.

You have the chair.

Oh bugger :frowning:

Here’s an odd one, which may or may not be based on facts:

What part did Mule manure play in the Allied victory?

Explosive devices were disguised as mule & camel manure by the Brits, and spread around the Western Desert to destroy Axis vehicles.

Yep - one way to blow the crap out of your opponent :lol:

Your turd - sorry- turn :wink:

Saw a programme called something like “Dirty Tricks of WW2” the other day, where they recreated the idea.

Taking a mould from a heap of camel poo isn’t my idea of a fine day at work.

Wonder what he puts on his passport as “occupation”?

Apparently the effect on Axis morale was considerable; the desert having rather a lot of mule & camel droppings, each one of which may explode.

Freckles anyone?

Question follows.