WWII Forums Quiz Part VI

A Mystery, Rumor, Maybe...
A ship which shrouded in secrecy was ruputed to have "pilfered""absconded with""pinched" much Gold, but was sunk before it made good its escape.
The "Wreck" was dived on many times by different groups, but nothing was found.
The former owners (after war) then salvaged & scrapped the wreck, saying nothing.
This made no sense because there were more lucrative prizes, in shallower water, and closer to home. Not one bit of it remains.
Adding to the Mystic, and fueling more rumors.
Name the ship, and where it was sunk (whos gold).
Rumors only now, no proof will ever be.

 

Hint?

An IJN Heavy Cruiser

 

Perhaps too vague, too (silly?)
IJN Nachi, rumored to have Phillipine gold.
Sunk by planes from USS Lexington, blown in 3 pieces.
Sunk West of Manilla Bay, not off Corrigidor, in the main sea channel.
The dived wreck produced documents, but no gold when the US inspected it immediately afterwards.
The masts were dynamited to avoid a navigation hazzard at that time.
Salvaged in the 70s.
Any ballast area in any ship could hide alot of gold, and be un-reachable (except by a full salvage operation) after a sinking in which the remains are at a 45% angle (3 pieces)in a "mucky" bottom.

Another question.
How many ships were "sunk" by Kaitens & Kamikazes combined?

 

-The Kamikaze missions sank 34 ships, damaged 368 others, kiling 4900 sailors and wounded over 4800.
-The Kaiten missions sank only two ships, the USS Mississinewa on November 20, 1944 and the USS Underhill on July 25, 1945.

So that's 36 combined.

 

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1939?

 

28-01-39, Kommadore.

 

The next question.
What was that "C" shaped goodie on the hilt of Japanese bayonets for?

 

To catch and broke opponent's bayonet?

 

Question: What was the highest rank Karl Donitz obtained?

 

Fuhrer

 

As to the bayonet thing...yes.
I've tried this, you can actually take another bayoneted rifle out of your opponents hand by locking up (hilt to hilt) and twisting your rifle.
Arisaka vs ought 3 Springfield.
Unfortunately...if your opponent knows you are attempting this, and is a bit quicker...he can do the same to you!

 

Ali is correct!
Here is another question...
(just found this out the other day)
How many PT/MTBs did the Japanese build?
Not suicide boats, armed barges, sampans, rowboats with machine guns.
Genuine "purpose built" P(T)(for torpedo) Boats.
Hint?
They copied a captured British design.

 

hey Skunk will try to answer this one.First IJN pt boats were the T1 class built 1941 and 6 units were built.Second was the 238 units of the T23,T25and T31-T39 classes built in 1943-44.In 1944-45 the T14 class with 47 boats were completeted followed by the T15 class with 29 boats.Then there was the T51 class which was base on German S boats and 8 were completed.Of the captured units there were 2xEx chinese PT boats,around approx 20x Ex dutch boats and 1 Ex Phillipine boat call QIII which was salvaged and incoporated into the IJN as No.114.Numerous MGB were also built but as your question only states MTB well i think here is ur answer.

 

Ok here another one .How many CVE (escort carriers) did the IJN haveduring the war years of 1941 to 1945?(note not light carriers).

 

More than I knew Flea, yer ball.
Ya learn something everyday, or yer not trying, eh?
I only knew of "8" copies of a British class. Must have been my book on E-boats I've been reading.
The E-Boat Threat, by Bryan Cooper

 

5.
Unyo, Taiyo, Chuyo, Kaiyo, Shinyo.
The rest are last ditch "Maru" conversions.
Do those count?
If so, add 3 more.
Plus 4 for auxiliary vessels (loosely) considered "escort carriers".
Actually (17) including all landing/assult escort carriers.
Some from Brazil, some with no givin name.
It was clear towards the end, that carriers were needed (pilots as well) to carry on the fight. Desperate attempts were made to fly off and land planes on virtually anything.
Many were sunk before they were completed, or started, or proposed.
A tough number to pin down exactly.

 

Hey, pretty much correct Skunk.

 

November 29th 1944.
What were the coordinates of Shinano's demise?
Courtesy J.F.Enright, USS Archerfish.

 

I will try this again hmmm.....33-07'N and 137-04'E i believe as it stayed afloat for more then 7 hrs after being struck by USS Archerfish.