Yes, Eisenhower, that is correct. But, note that only 3 actually were fitted with a catapult (DD's 477, 479 and, 480) the others never received one. Also, those three landed their catapults in October 43 after it was decided that destroyers and airplanes were not a good mix. For the curious, these were all Fletcher class DD's. The catapult replaced #3 gun and the aft bank of torpedo tubes.

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Thanks for the extra info, T.A...

As one of the many gadgets that were not used in Operation Overlord, what tank could drop a bridge capable of covering a 30 foot gap in 30 seconds and had the capacity of 40 tons. What was the name of this gadget?
(probably too easy)

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Well there are several vehicles that fit this description;
First there are the various Sherman and Churchill ARK's (Armored Ramp Carriers). These could span this type of gap.
Then there is the Great Eastern rocket propelled ramp for bridging gaps, ditches and, walls. It was never used in actual combat but did get demonstrated in Deventer Holland on VE day.
Lastly, there are various bridges that could be carried by Churchill AVRE's and dropped into place.

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fit the entire description? alright, my apologies. I think you answered the question fuller than I expected...haha. Your go, T.A.

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What are the crew positions on a US Mk 37 DP fire control director?

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Well, that was underwhelming. How 'bout this one: Towards the end of the war British destroyers began to be equipped with an AA gun mount that originally began development in the Netherlands. What was this weapon called?

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*...pin drops...*

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haha...be proud of yourself, T.A, you've left us all in your dust. Somebody call Martin, we need his help... [img]tongue.gif[/img]

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Alright, I'll relent and ask something on, like, German stuff next. Give me a few hours to dig up something good though.
The answers are:

Mk 37: 7 men. Range taker, rangefinder operator, illumination control officer (radar), talker, control officer, pointer and, trainer.

The gun mount was the infamous 40mm twin Bofors 'Hazemeyer' (aka the "Hasslemeer" as its maintenance men typically called it....eg "Auch, I see tha Hasslemeer she be eel again!"). This was developed into the STAAG (Stabilized Tachymetric Anti-Aircraft Gun) on the British Battle class destroyers. 17 tons to get two 40mm guns in action....This mount was often refered to derisively as the "Antlered beast" for its propensity to break down and the maintenance it required.
The Hazemeyer was developed in the Netherlands in 1939 - 40 by Dutch Philips company scientists von Weller and Staal who smuggled out the prototype and plans on 14 May during the invasion of Holland in 1940. A working example was on the HNMS Isaac Sweers at the time.

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Possible, but I'm not so sure. This is from 'Flying Guns: the Modern Era' (due out next year):

"At that time Germany was well in advance. Flettner actually achieved the helicopter's first quantity production order, from the Kriegsmarine in 1940, for the Fl 265, which had two intermeshing rotors. This was succeeded by the two-seat Fl 282 Kolibri (humming bird), which was used operationally in the Second World War, both for general liaison purposes and from various ships, including cruisers and merchant vessels, for scouting and anti-submarine reconnaissance in the North, Baltic, Aegean and Mediterranean Seas."

Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion
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Sorry about leaving a word out, Tony. Iwas kind of excited to find what I had been looking for for about 2 hours (look what you've done to me, T.A! haha ) Anyway, the question was phrased like this:
I meant to say the first British helicopter flight and landing at sea. Whether this was the absolute first or not is open to discussion, just not in the weapons quiz.

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Ok, what's the difference between a Sdkfz 267 and 268? There, a nice easy German equipment question.

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8 is higher than 7?

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Sd.Kfz. 267/268 Befhelswagen Tiger I - Mid Production

i cant find a diference

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You are close on the vehicle and, the difference is subtile and has to do with the function of what a Befelspanzer does.

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The 267 was equipped with a radio unit FuG 8, and 268 with a FuG 7 (ironical )- the latter for ground to air transmission.

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Very good Knightmove. The tank was the Panther not the Tiger for those particular Sdkfz numbers though. But, that does answer the question. Your turn.

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Thanks T.A. But according to my sources, the numbers were the same for any kind of chassis for this purpose. Can you confirm/refute this?


New question... identify this type of aircraft:

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Macchi MC202 Folgore with DB601?

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Correct. A little easy question did well after T.A.'s brainteasers, right? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Your turn, Martin.

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Oh - I only had a go because I knew that one....

OK, here's something easy - an Army Captain named C. Aubrey Smith had a significant impact on the Battle Of Britain.

What did he do ?

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This is not easy at all... for now, I do not have a reasonable answer, even though I have quite some traces.

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You could take a wild guess....

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I didn't find any other C Aubrey Smith than the actor, but I could not find any trace yet that he had any significant impact on the Battle of Britain, neither the battle itself, nor a movie about it. Neither did I find him to act in any movie that might have had a 'significant' impact on British propaganda, or maybe an early "Top Gun" that made more youngsters join the RAF...

He was knighted for his services to Anglo-American friendship - that's all atm, but not really a significant impact...

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