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November 7th, 2007, 08:36 PM
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Re: Weapons of ww2 Quiz
Hello JT. Apologies but I stole the Colt 1908 answer from you (in another place) I knew that I had heard of it somewhere before. You own a 1908 if my memory serves me right.
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Re: Weapons of ww2 Quiz
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Hello JT. Apologies but I stole the Colt 1908 answer from you (in another place) I knew that I had heard of it somewhere before. You own a 1908 if my memory serves me right.
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No apology necessary. Yes, I own one. But to the best of my knowledge, which admittedly is not great, the OSS in the Orient used mainly .32 and .380 Colt pistols. Whether these were for "assasination," as the topic starter wrote, is doubtful, but it certainly makes for an exciting story.
The OSS did purchase a few of the .25s. Although the number is uncertain, the estimate is 200-400 pistols for OSS use. Compare this to the M1903 .32 at 17,000 (this is for all military use, not only OSS), and the M1908 .380 at 3,100.
This information comes from Charles Pate's book, where there is a photo of an OSS officer in China with a Colt .32 pistol.
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Welrod was British Joe. The answer to number 3 is the Colt 1908 .25Cal Vest Pocket Pistol. Used mainly by the OSS in the far east.
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Yes, I know that now.  But back then, my knowledge of WW2 was nowhere as much as I do now (It surprises me how much I have learned these past few months-so it was a good idea of mine joining these forums!). The reason for my answer being as it was, well, I think thats best kept a secret...
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Re: Weapons of ww2 Quiz
#4: Smith and Wesson
#7: Chi-Ha and Hago
#10: Little Boy (Hiroshima) and Fat man (Nagasaki)
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#8 i believe it was codenamed "David"
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Re: Weapons of ww2 Quiz
No. 10 is "fat man" and little boy
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Try and answer these 10 questions:
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1. What is the name of the USSR's largest mortar? (hint: 120mm, bomb weight: 35.3 lbs)
2. what is the name of the wheel carraige machine gun inveted by P.M Goryunov? (Hint: Russian)
3. What is the name of the Small American pistol that was used as a assination weapon. It was mostly used in the Far East and in China.
4. What company was the maker of American Revolvers used in WW2?
5. Name the tank with the largest main gun out of the whole war(Not tanks detroyers or Self-propelled guns)
6. What was the name of the Soviets fastest tank?
7. Name the 2 Japanese Tank
8. What is the name of the largest american artillery peice. It was originally used for testing aircraft bombs but was going to be used in the invasion of Japan.
9. whats is the name of the german flying grenades with flaps attacked to the end to increase the distance.
10. what is the name of the 2 atomics bombs on nagasaki and Hiroshima?
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1.pm-37
2.pm1910? dshk1938?
3.liberator
4.s&w
5.tiger2
6.t34
10.fat man litttle boy
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Re: Weapons of ww2 Quiz
10. I only Little Boy but I don't know the name of the second one
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I know No.3 but it's name escapes me...
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I think its FP-45 Liberator 
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The russians had a tracked 203mm howitzer...
What about those big German guns, Karl and Bertha etc?
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a tracked 203mm howitzer would be a self-propelled
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a tracked 203mm howitzer would be a self-propelled
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The Soviet tracked 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) was not self-propelled they were towed.
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well i guess the word 'tracked' in the 40s doesn't mean tracked vehicle as it does today. Well the towed gun wouldn't suffice for an answer anyway.
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December 16th, 2008, 07:31 AM
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The towed tracked concept is still in use today by the US Army
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Even the 280mm Br-5 Mortar Mod. 1939 was tracked and towed
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Re: Weapons of ww2 Quiz
well during my 8 years in the marines a 155 was still towed and anything with tracks on it was a track, amtracs tanks, and m88 all of them. and besides that TM manuel is 15 years old and today there are alot of new vehicles out there. even in 2003 in the desert i saw no damn tracked cargo trailers.
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December 16th, 2008, 07:45 AM
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Even the 280mm Br-5 Mortar Mod. 1939 was tracked and towed
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well that looks real logical, looks like some propaganda to me.
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Tracked means it has tracks. Motorised means it has an engine. The two things do not have to occur concutrrently.
That 280mm Mortar photo is not propaganda, your statement does not bear any logic. That mortar was tracked for better ground support, and it did not have an engine.
Most tracked vehicles were motorised. A few, like the examples above, were not. Please bear in mind that we are talking WW2, that is, middle of 20th Century. This forum is not about present time where the same paradigms do not necessarily apply. Please adjust your preconceptions.
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Re: Weapons of ww2 Quiz
152mm gun M1935 (Br-2)
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Pardon me, but isn't this a quiz thread? Where is the question?
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Last time I checked a forum was a place where topics were reviewed and or discussed as Falkenburg and I were doing.
The Nashorn, Ferdinand, Elefant tanks would be considered self-propelled guns. That was all I was trying to say.
Falkenburg, I yield and regret typing what I did last night, I was pretty worn out.
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Pardon me, but isn't this a quiz thread? Where is the question?
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