The official AHF WW2 in Africa & the Med quiz thread
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Quickly correct!
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hi,
let's stay in the naval realm: which was the largest (GRT) Allied merchanship lost in the Med ?
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let's stay in the naval realm: which was the largest (GRT) Allied merchanship lost in the Med ?
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(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
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hi,
OK, I forgot to provide the usual hints ...
This was what it looked like ..
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OK, I forgot to provide the usual hints ...
This was what it looked like ..
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Peace hath her victories no less renowned than War
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
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hi,
hint #2 ... during the probably most famous (and the one with the highest losses) Allied convoy in the Med ..
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hint #2 ... during the probably most famous (and the one with the highest losses) Allied convoy in the Med ..
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Peace hath her victories no less renowned than War
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
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MV Waimarama?
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hi, Dili,
that is correct !
over to you,
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that is correct !
over to you,
greetings, the pb
Peace hath her victories no less renowned than War
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
Re: The official AHF WW2 in Africa & the Med quiz thread
Okay.
Which was the name of the ship hit by a successful stern release torpedo attack, but not done by a submarine.
Which was the name of the ship hit by a successful stern release torpedo attack, but not done by a submarine.
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Hint. Was an allied military ship
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Dili,
As there have been no replies, can you please give the answer and allow someone else to post a new question?
As there have been no replies, can you please give the answer and allow someone else to post a new question?
"Air superiority is a condition for all operations, at sea, in land, and in the air." - Air Marshal Arthur Tedder.
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Hello, maybe the Mohawk, by Tarigo on april, 16th, 1941 (I'm not sure, frankly) ?
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Fabrizio
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Nopes. Tarigo doesn't have a torpedo launcher at stern.
Target:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Eridge_(L68)
Stern torpedo launch:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTSM_motor_torpedo_boat
Target:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Eridge_(L68)
Stern torpedo launch:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTSM_motor_torpedo_boat
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As Dili hasn't posted the correct answer, I'll post a new question to get the quiz moving again?
Q: Which US Brigadier General mysteriously disappeared during the invasion of Sicily in 1943?
Q: Which US Brigadier General mysteriously disappeared during the invasion of Sicily in 1943?
"Air superiority is a condition for all operations, at sea, in land, and in the air." - Air Marshal Arthur Tedder.
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Brig. Gen. Charles L. Keerans, Jr. , the assistant commander of the 101st Airborne Division.
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nmao,
Correct - the Keerans disappearance is one of the more unusual events that happened in the war:
http://www.thedailyobserver.ca/2011/03/ ... ll-keerans
Your turn to ask a question.
Correct - the Keerans disappearance is one of the more unusual events that happened in the war:
http://www.thedailyobserver.ca/2011/03/ ... ll-keerans
Your turn to ask a question.
"Air superiority is a condition for all operations, at sea, in land, and in the air." - Air Marshal Arthur Tedder.
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Easy
Who was the first italian general captured in north africa?
Who was the first italian general captured in north africa?