The official AHF Winter & Continuation War quiz thread

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Re: The official AHF Winter & Continuation War quiz thread

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 18 Mar 2016, 19:25

Soviet origin

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Re: The official AHF Winter & Continuation War quiz thread

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Post by Marsalkka Mahtimeisseli » 18 Mar 2016, 21:03

It's a decoy machine gun, which shot bursts of fire on it's own to fool Finns while Soviets evacuated from Hanko?


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Re: The official AHF Winter & Continuation War quiz thread

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 18 Mar 2016, 21:17

Yep,

Well done.
A battery powered, clockwork guided, self operated gun the soviets left behind at Hanko 1941, to cover their evacuation of their last troops there.
From SA-photos 67876-7.

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Re: The official AHF Winter & Continuation War quiz thread

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Post by Marsalkka Mahtimeisseli » 19 Mar 2016, 09:19

The first questions are "What is the name of this song and where this song originally came from?":

Addis-Ebeba ja maa Abessinian
on kaikkein huulella, tuulella,
mielellä, kielellä, juu

Haile Selassie ja setä Mussolini
on sota saapasniemellä mustalla
miehellä juu.

Varjossa palmujen on kenttäkeittiö
kookosta keittävi siell' musta heittiö.


And the following question is "Which Finnish propaganda song is based on this?".

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Re: The official AHF Winter & Continuation War quiz thread

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Post by John Hilly » 19 Mar 2016, 13:36

Well, it is 'Eldankajärven jää', but it wasn't a propaganda song?

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Re: The official AHF Winter & Continuation War quiz thread

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Post by Marsalkka Mahtimeisseli » 19 Mar 2016, 17:58

John Hilly wrote:Well, it is 'Eldankajärven jää', but it wasn't a propaganda song?

With best, J-P :milwink:
"Eldankajärven jää" is the correct answer to the latter question. Whether it can be called a propaganda song or not; it depends. I guess the original version wasn't really propaganda, but the later version had it's lyrics slightly rewritten. I think later versions "Ei ryssillä heiniä" -part can be considered propaganda. "Eldankajärven jää" also can be found from a record "Molotohvin koktaili – Sota-ajan propagandaa levyillä 1940–1942", which (as the name suggests) contains propaganda music.

Even though you forgot to answer the first questions "What is the name of this song and where this song originally came from?", I think it's your turn.

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Post by John Hilly » 21 Mar 2016, 14:39

I answer it now! :D

German foxtrot "Ali Baba" by Alfred Markush.

A new quiz coming soon...

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Post by John Hilly » 21 Mar 2016, 15:13

What gun is being drilled here?
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Re: The official AHF Winter & Continuation War quiz thread

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Post by Prts » 21 Mar 2016, 15:31

Had to take this one! 40 ItK/38 B

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Post by Prts » 21 Mar 2016, 15:32

Would You give the SA-pictures number? Looks like interesting subject ;-)

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Post by John Hilly » 22 Mar 2016, 15:01

Prts wrote:Had to take this one! 40 ItK/38 B
Photo caption says 40 ItK/38 V (as Valton kivääritehdas?), but your answer is right and acceptacle.

Source: SA-Kuva #88333 40 ItK/38 V rekyylimanttelin poraus.

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Re: The official AHF Winter & Continuation War quiz thread

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Post by Prts » 23 Mar 2016, 08:05

Thanks!

Here's next one. This might be easy. The weapon in the picture is quite familiar, but id the two tanks in the picture. The basic model will do, no precise year model identification this time.

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Re: The official AHF Winter & Continuation War quiz thread

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Post by Panssari Salama » 24 Mar 2016, 15:40

The national marking in the turret seems to indicate winter war timeframe, so perhaps BT-5 in the background with T-26 in the fore?
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Re: The official AHF Winter & Continuation War quiz thread

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Post by Prts » 24 Mar 2016, 17:14

T-26 is correct (T-26 model 1937), but the tank in the background is not a BT-5. It's turret has the Finnish national emblem: white - blue - white stripes. The tank in the front is actually nowadays in Parola Tank Museum!

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Re: The official AHF Winter & Continuation War quiz thread

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Post by Panssari Salama » 24 Mar 2016, 17:50

Yes, saw the stripes hence the winter war era. Is it one of the Finnish Vickers 6 tons then?
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