WWII Forums Quiz Part VI - Page 12

skunk works · #**276** (**permalink**) December 30th, 2006, 01:36 AM

More than I knew Flea, yer ball.
Ya learn something everyday, or yer not trying, eh?
I only knew of "8" copies of a British class. Must have been my book on E-boats I've been reading.
The E-Boat Threat, by Bryan Cooper

skunk works · #**277** (**permalink**) December 30th, 2006, 01:50 AM

5.
Unyo, Taiyo, Chuyo, Kaiyo, Shinyo.
The rest are last ditch "Maru" conversions.
Do those count?
If so, add 3 more.
Plus 4 for auxiliary vessels (loosely) considered "escort carriers".
Actually (17) including all landing/assult escort carriers.
Some from Brazil, some with no givin name.
It was clear towards the end, that carriers were needed (pilots as well) to carry on the fight. Desperate attempts were made to fly off and land planes on virtually anything.
Many were sunk before they were completed, or started, or proposed.
A tough number to pin down exactly.

Fleaman · #**278** (**permalink**) December 30th, 2006, 02:28 AM

Hey, pretty much correct Skunk.

skunk works · #**279** (**permalink**) December 30th, 2006, 02:42 AM

November 29th 1944.
What were the coordinates of Shinano's demise?
Courtesy J.F.Enright, USS Archerfish.

Fleaman · #**280** (**permalink**) December 30th, 2006, 02:59 AM

I will try this again hmmm.....33-07'N and 137-04'E i believe as it stayed afloat for more then 7 hrs after being struck by USS Archerfish.

skunk works · #**281** (**permalink**) December 30th, 2006, 07:59 PM

I have 32-00 North, and 137-00 East
Close enough
Yer go
Poor/non-existant damage control, or it wouldn't have sunk at all!
4 torpedo hits, not really enough to sink something of that size/armor.

Fleaman · #**282** (**permalink**) December 31st, 2006, 01:50 AM

Yeah big shame it sunk was actually a very nice carrier.Ok an easy one this time.The IJN obtained 2x EX Chinese light cruisers in 43-44.What were their original chinese names and their names when in IJN service.

skunk works · #**283** (**permalink**) December 31st, 2006, 03:25 AM

Yasoshima...x-Ping Hat
Ioshima.....x-Ning Hai

skunk works · #**284** (**permalink**) December 31st, 2006, 03:31 AM

How many of the 300 "Flower" class Corvettes built by Britain and Canada were handed over to the U.S. (when it entered the war) as an emergency measure.
For whos emergency is unclear. All I guess.

Fleaman · #**285** (**permalink**) January 1st, 2007, 12:59 AM

Whoa hard one but i take another stab at it.10 UK units and 8 canadian units were tranferred to the USN.Oh other than a small spelling mistake,you are spot on again skunk good work.

skunk works · #**286** (**permalink**) January 1st, 2007, 09:15 PM

25 according to my book (not unexpected)
close enough.
Yer go

skunk works · #**287** (**permalink**) January 6th, 2007, 09:55 PM

At the risk of cutting in line on Mr. Fleaman;

How many torpedos were fired off in anger by the Royal Navy (as a whole, including naval aircraft) throughout the war?
As well, how many were fired by MTBs?
As well, how many were certain hits, and how many were probable hits?

Here are the numbers...unscramble them.

7381382310277

skunk works · #**288** (**permalink**) January 7th, 2007, 01:37 PM

The numbers are exactly backwards.

7720 fired
1328 fired by MTBs
318 hits
37 probables
the rest, flotsam & jetsam

TA152 · #**289** (**permalink**) January 7th, 2007, 04:40 PM

Wow ! that is only a 4% return on your investment. [img]graemlins/no.gif[/img] Can't win any wars like that.

I remember reading Swordfish dropping some on their on ships by mistake when hunting for the Bismark but they did not explode.

skunk works · #**290** (**permalink**) February 6th, 2007, 01:18 AM

I believe it's still Fleamans turn, but.
In response to TA152 I found another interesting fact about torpedos fired and hits made.
The Japanese fired 152 torpedos in the seven hour battle of Java Sea, with only three hits.

Otto · #**291** (**permalink**) March 30th, 2007, 08:06 AM

This thread is kind of dead, closed and continued here:

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