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5th May 1945 a woman and five children died when inspecting a wreckage of a Japanese "intercontinental" hydrogen balloon carrying incendiary bombs.
Regards, Juha
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That's right, Juha - a Japanese 'Balloon bomb' was indeed the weapon used.
Over to you.....
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August 24th, 2003, 07:36 PM
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Didn´t Kai-Petri gue..knew it before me?
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August 24th, 2003, 07:41 PM
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Whoops ! That's what happens when the 'page' switches over and I can't be bothered to check ! [img]redface.gif[/img]
You're right, Juha - Kai got there first - and I thought this'd be a difficult one.... 
( BTW ; These Finns are such honest people ...  )
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Ok, here´s the question:
Which Russian weapon was called "Kratsch-boom" by Germans and why?
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I read about this years ago & now can't remember where... 
Was it the 76mmK36, and because of its' high muzzle velocity ( 688 m/s ) ?
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August 25th, 2003, 05:35 PM
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To my knowledge you´re right Martin!
The name came from the idea of hearing the explosion first and then the voice of the gun shooting.
The Finns called the weapon the " Whip " cannon for the same reason.
Over to you Martin!
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Just one of these Allied Anti-Aircraft vehicles arrived in NW Europe in 1945 and couldn't find any aircraft to shoot down .
What was it called and what sort of gun did it mount ?
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martin is it the M19 armed with 2 40mm M2 dual purpose guns.
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August 27th, 2003, 04:37 PM
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martin i retract that last answer i know believe it to be the anti aircraft tank Skink based on the Grizzly I. it was armed with 4 20mm polsten gun in a turret mounting. the mounting rotted at four times the speed of a sherman turret.
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Mahross, the 'Skink' is absolutely right !
Interesting point about the 'rotting' turrets, though, I mean, who needs a Panzerschreck ? Wait around long enough in wet weather, and the turret will fall apart in front of your eyes... 
Sorry ( [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) - your question !
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Well, it wasn't the Skink as that vehicle never went into production. The M-19 was typed and in production in June 44. In NorthWest Europe, the vehicle you likely have in mind is the Centaur AA Mk II armed with 2 20 mm Polsten cannon. It's turret mount is the same as that on the Crusader AA Mk III that it replaced.
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August 27th, 2003, 05:05 PM
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T.A.Gardner - while it never went into production one vehicle did go into action with the canadian 2nd armoured brigade.
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Which SPG was based on the CHI-HA chassis and fired a 79lb shell? What gun was mounted on the chassis?
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Was it the 120mm Gun Tank ( can't find the Japanese name )...mounting a naval 12-cm gun ?
( PS : Mahross is definitely right about the Skink. Although not going into production, one Polsten-equipped prototype was shipped to Europe just before the end of hostilities ).
[ 27. August 2003, 11:14 AM: Message edited by: Martin Bull ]
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Nope next try. Its an SPG not a gun tank.
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How about the Type 1 Ho-Ro 15cm, mounting a 150mm howitzer ?
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Thats better. your go martin
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A 'sniper' question...
The British sniper of WWII initially had to use a telescopic sight which was originally designed for a quite different weapon to his Lee-Enfield.
What was the sight, and which weapon was it designed to be used with ?
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3.5 powered No. 32 Mk1. Introduced to service in February of 1942, this sight was intended to mount on a BREN machine gun.
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Kai, you are, how shall I put it ? Bang on target... [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Your question !
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