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September 14th, 2003, 12:33 PM
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Was Martin? NO paint books?
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T.A. Gardner,
Well concluded. You got it correct.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2072/breed.html (at the end of Me 109 section)
Your turn
Regards, Juha
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September 14th, 2003, 05:13 PM
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On many WW II C-47 transports there are two small antennas, one on each side slightly below the cockpit side windows. They look a bit like German nightfighter radar antennas. What is their purpose, what is the name of the system and, what was its original purpose to be?
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Are they peto tubes, they are used to work out the air speed and altitude of the aircraft, or am I miles of?
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September 15th, 2003, 09:19 PM
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No, you are thinking of the two 'L' shaped tubes on the bottom of the fuselage. The two antennas I am refering to are on the side of the aircraft just below the side cockpit windows. They look a small version of a German Nightfighter radar antenna (an H shaped yagi array). I'm going to have to get my scanner hooked up....I'll see if I can post a picture of what I am talking about later today.
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September 16th, 2003, 06:19 AM
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I know exactly what you mean, T A and I really ought to know the answer... 
Was it something like H2X...?
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September 17th, 2003, 02:11 AM
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Although I don't know what the grace period for answering is here is the answer and a new question on a different tact:
The antennas in question are for the Rebecca homing system. This was used in conjunction with the Eureka series portable beacon transmitters.
Originally this system was designed to allow transport planes to make accurate drops to partisan units in Europe.
But, it was soon turned to uses such as marking drop zones for paratroops and resupply drops (this is why the troops in Bastogne didn't starve or run out of ammo...the drops were made on Eureka transmitters that had + / - 114 meter CEP for a drop).
One model was air droppable as a marker beacon for bombing another was made for use in blind landing approaches for night landing aircraft. Most of the Eureka transmitters were designed to be buried as well. This allowed partisans and paratroops to plant the transmitter and leave it concealed without supervision.
Rebecca was used starting in the US invasion of North Africa as a marker. It was in service in Sicily and Italy with parachute drops there. Where the marker beacons were in operation (not damaged in landing or run out of power) results on drops were usually good.
In Normandy many were masked by the hedgerows making reception difficult.
At Arnheim they worked well. Unfortunately, over half the drop zones were either captured or the Eureka beacon was damaged for various reasons leaving only a couple of zones functional. While the beacons were working aircraft using Rebecca had very good success delivering air drops.
Anyway, enough on that.
How 'bout in late 1944 the Kriegsmarine developed a new prototype midget amphibious submarine. What was it called?
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OOH, close, Kai but the Seehunde wasn't amphibious. The one I had in mind had tracks!
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Biber??
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September 18th, 2003, 01:18 PM
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Getting colder. Biber, Molch and, the Niger / Marder series were first generation midgets.
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Wow, Kai, That looks like a whale...
A true seeteufel... 
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September 18th, 2003, 10:03 PM
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Congrats Kai on your second try! Picture and all.
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Just a little added history note on the Seeteufel.
Also known as "Elefant" or as Projekt Loedige it was the only advanced midget submarine project to attain actual construction and trials. The need for a tracked vehicle that could launch itself was apparent from the difficulties in getting other midget submarines in the water. Launching locations were usually limited to major ports.
Dipl Ing Alois Loedige, head of the development division at the Kiel/Eckernförde torpedo testing establishment proposed this submarine as a solution.
The first and only prototype to be built was completed in July 1944. It was fitted with an 80hp Opel truck engine although the original design called for a diesel. None of the latter were available.
Trials were held in Eckernförde Bay. The Seeteufel proved capable of 8 knots submerged, 10 kts surfaced and had good maneuverability. On land it proved seriously underpowered and the tracks too small to adequitely support the weight.
The decision was made to build a second prototype (pre-production model) using a 250 hp diesel and a 100 hp electric motor. This model was ordered from the Borgward Car factory at Bremen but was never built. The single existing prototype was blown up to prevent its capture at training camp 'Blaukoppel' outside Lübeck prior to the end of the war.
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Thanx T.A.!
Question:
Which WW2 weapon was called the "record player"? And why?...Should be easy..
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The Russian Pulemet Degryareva Pekhotnii (DP) machine gun for its flat ammunition pan on top.
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What was the make, model and, size of the largest gun fitted to any British Mk IV light tank (in any form)?
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Well, that didn't work so well.....It was the 10.5cm (f) auf Geschultzwagen Pzkpfw VI(e), mounting the Canon de 105 court mle 1934s (in German service the 10.5cm leFH 324(f)). This was one of those many Bekker conversions that ended up in Normandy mostly with the 21st Panzer Division in 1944.
Here's something a bit different:
What is the highest point reached by a tank in WW II (under its own power)?
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Brocken (Berg )( Germany by US troops ) 1141 meters....???
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Brocken (Berg )( Germany by US troops ) 1141 meters....???
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