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Re: WWII Forums Quiz Part VII
Zumwalt?
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Halfway there Jeff, Zumwalt is the name of the new class of destroyers due to be commisioned in 2013
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The namesake of the new class began his career in WW2 on which ship?
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USS Phelps.
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take her away Jeff
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You can have it back, Mike. I'm not where I can find a good Q to ask.
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OK then here is another. German scientists developed an unusual attachment for certian weapons that would help keep soldiers safe while firing around corners. Name it.
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"Der Gabone Lauf" (the curved barrel)
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correct skunk it came in 30, 45, 60, and 90 degree bends though the 30 degree had the longest lifespan of about 300 rounds. the Germans called it the Krummlauf.
There was also a version for panzers to protect against attacking infantry
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Thanks,
What was the name of the first crippled B-29 to make an emergency landing on Iwo Jima ?
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"Dinah Might"
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Yes it was. It drew a crowd of hundreds.
I was going to ask the name of one who ditched in the water there and was towed 130 yards to shore by landing craft, refurbished and flown again. Alas I only have a picture of it being towed (name under-water) and not the name.
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Thanks Skunk!
Here is a question: What is the name of the former US Navy ship that had made it out of Pearl Harbor and underway on 7 Dec 1941 which was later sunk by British Naval action?
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Here's a pic of that B-29 that was towed ashore & fixed up ... tough plane
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I think you are going to have to throw us hint, Tex.
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USS Phoenix, became the General Belgrano. Sunk by two torpedoes from a British submarine.
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Skunk is right on target ! Over to SkunkWorks!
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In March 1944 P-51 Mustangs of the USAAF started doing something for the first time.
What was it?
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I should've said the 353rd Squadron of the 9th Air Force, started doing this in force at Creil France, other than that ... same question.
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Hint?
There were two of them for each plane.
They weighed 500 lb's apiece.
They had fins.
One under each wing.
They went "Boom" when you dropped them.
They seldom made the trip across the channel without them from then on, unless they were doing a fighter sweep, or providing top cover.
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