WWII Forums Quiz Part VII

There is a picture of them being towed:

Chapter 12: Rome and "The Forgotten Front"

and their 'success'

and Anzio: Slide 34 of 57

 

A better name might be "Death Gliders".
On "Par" with the German attempt to add infantry support to Ferdinands by "Jerry-Rigging" platforms (mildly armored) on the rear of the TD. These poor fellas suffered badly at the hands of the Russians and accomplished little.
A candidate for the foolish weapon thread ?

 

The "infantry platforms" on Ferdinands / Elefants is not supported by either photographic or historical evidence, nor is the myth of their failure as a weapons system at Kursk. Elefants proved relatively effective there and afterwards on the Eastern Front fighting there all the way to the end of the war.

 

One example of a German/Axis sled (posted by VP on another forum so he may have more details)

 

Skunk Works you are right, please continue.
They removed them, not becase sand would get stuck beneath, but becase the tracks with mudguards on throw sand toward drivers causing visibility problems.
Gerry Chester, North Irish Horse: KingForce

 

Name the only Battleship attached to Admiral Sir James Somerville's British Eastern Fleet which was capable of keeping up with the Sratoga and the Illustrious ?

 

Yep-ers, the Free French Richelieu... 32 knots
carry on soldier

 

shore batteries?

I really am useless on naval stuff

 

the 2 twin 15: from Courageous became X & Y turrets, and the 2 from Glorious became A & B turrets of HMS Vanguard ?

 

On the dawn of April 20th, 1942 the USS Wasp, after traveling to within 620 miles of Malta, launched (out of the original 52 MkVcs)(with "Slipper" tanks) 47 Spitfires to reinforce the garrison there.
How many arrived ?

 

I use a Titleist, titanium, 8.5 degree.
What do you use ?

46
your driver got it, your go.

 

Ha! You say it was a well known ship-but I am absolutly stupid about naval stuff. hate getting wet, you see.

 

You mean the ones that were loaded at King George V dock Glasgow? All 47 landed safely (by 1147). But, the Luftwaffe stepped up their actions against Malta as a result and 23 were lost by 30 April including several that were destroyed on the ground almost immediately after they landed.
Oh, these aircraft were stored in the Wasp's hanger and launching started at 0400 when Wasp put a CAP of 11 Wildcats in the air. This was followed by the Spitfires that had already started their engines and warmed up in the hanger. Each Spitfire was placed on the aft elevator, took an eight second ride to the flight deck and immediately launched. All 58 launches took 61 minutes to complete at 0501.
Wasp made a second, similar, trip on May 7 launching another 47 Spitfires in similar fashion. Of note this time was that one Spitfire lost its auxiliarly fuel tank on take off and managed to land without arresting gear back on the carrier!