The official AHF Winter & Continuation War quiz thread

[Juha Tompuri]

Captured enemy gliders in Petroskoi?

Yep, well done.
Photos from http://sa-kuva.fi/
#64015-64019

Over to you Markus

Regards, Juha

[peeved]

Thanks Juha,

The successful Finnish use of what weapon led to a parliamentary inquiry in the British House of Commons?

Markus

[John Hilly]

Two possibilties I can even think of is Molotov Coctail or ... I forgot what I thought of.

A sure bet is that this inquiry came from very left-wing mebers of Parlament.

[peeved]

OOPS,

Just noticed this is a recycled question; A sign of advancing age I guess.

Can't remember if the inquiry was from a right honourable member for the lunatic fringe but I doubt it since to my recollection the MP inquired as to whether His Majesty's Government had plans to put a similar weapon into service. The piece of ordnance had its origins in seaborne weaponry.

Markus

[Juha Tompuri]

OOPS,

Just noticed this is a recycled question; A sign of advancing age I guess.

Nice to note that I'm not the only one here with similar "problems".
Anyway, thanks for "dropping" there a revealing hint

Regards, Juha

[peeved]

Anyway, thanks for "dropping" there a revealing hint

Hope that helps this quiz take to the air.

Markus

[Juha Tompuri]

Hope that helps this quiz take to the air.

Regards, Juha

[Juha Tompuri]

Airborne depth charges?

Regards, Juha

[peeved]

Exactly so, Juha,
And thanks for maintaining continuity,

The source of my recollections: Merilentäjät sodan taivaalla by Joppe Karhunen. Episode also mentioned in Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birger_Ek

Over to you,
Markus

[Juha Tompuri]

Thanks Markus,

Seems that Blackburn Ripon code RI-150 bombing a Soviet sub M-77 on 7th January 1940 was the first such case at least in Finland.
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... t#p1207278
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... =#p1046040
http://digi.narc.fi/digi/view.ka?kuid=1545827

Now another Navy related question.
Name this vessel:

[Juha Tompuri]

If the gun at the bow at the previous photo was from the rare side as a Finnish naval gun, the same can perhaps be said about the mount at the rear deck:

[peeved]

45 mm ATG and twin Madsen; Escort Viipuri (761)?

Markus

[Juha Tompuri]

45 mm ATG and twin Madsen; Escort Viipuri (761)?

Sorry, but no.
AFAIK Viipuri (and other Finnish ships) had the ex-Soviet 45mm AA version (21-K) as their armament.

Also the mg mount at the bridge roof (photo top left corner) was not of the most common Finnish Navy type:

[Juha Tompuri]

The vessel in question started the WWII under not Finnish nor Soviet flag.

Regards, Juha

[peeved]

Sounds like transport ship Aunus, ex-Ilga; although the calibre of the "main battery" in the sources I've seen is given at 47 mm.

Markus