Matrix Games Forums

 Forums  Register  Login  Photo Gallery  Member List  Search  Calendars  FAQ 

My Profile  Inbox  Address Book  My Subscription  My Forums  Log Out

TRIVIA #1

 
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest
Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [World War II] >> War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945 >> TRIVIA #1 Page: [1] 2   next >   >>
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
TRIVIA #1 - 5/14/2007 10:42:14 PM   
Knavey

 

Posts: 3052
Joined: 9/12/2002
From: Valrico, Florida
Status: offline 		Ok,

Since I am being called out everytime I post a Give me a BREAK post, I am going to change the style. This is going to be general trivia based on the books that I have in my library (and sometimes the internet). I will go by statements made in the source, and sometimes it (and therefore my post) may be incorrect. But lets give it a shot anyway!

It will probably consist of a variety of different categories based on some of the types of posts I have made in the past. Such as: "Name this port", "Name this airfield", "Fact, Fiction or WitP" and others to be decided.


RULES: No looking up the answer before posting your response. Guesses only or first hand knowledge. I will post my source later so you cannot get a clue from the title.

Question #1:

What was the first casualty of the Greater East Asian War?

a) A Dutch submarine that encountered the crusier Sendai and company on the way to invade Malaya.
b) A French cargo vessel heading from Vietnam to Thailand that was sunk by a Nell on recon patrol.
c) A midair collision between a Buffalo and a Nate over Kota Bharu airfield.
d) The Batan Island civil defense force.
e) A Catalina from Singapore shot down while on patrol.

_____________________________

x-Nuc twidget
CVN-71
USN 87-93
"Going slow in the fast direction"
Post #: 1
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/14/2007 10:50:32 PM   
DSwain


Posts: 171
Joined: 9/23/2006
From: United Kingdom
Status: offline 		I'll have to go for E - as it's the only thing I know to have actually happened. I believe it was an RAAF Catalina that was sent to investigate early reports of Japanese troop transports off Siam; this was December 6th. There had been considerable amounts of cloud earlier that had restricted air recon. The Catalina was never heard from again and is believed to have been shot down.

This is all from memory so apologies for factual errors......



_____________________________


(in reply to Knavey)
Post #: 2
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/14/2007 10:51:32 PM   
KDonovan


Posts: 1157
Joined: 9/25/2005
From: New Jersey
Status: offline 		i'm gonna have to go with "B" - the french seem unluckly enough

< Message edited by KDonovan -- 5/14/2007 10:53:49 PM >

_____________________________


(in reply to Knavey)
Post #: 3
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/14/2007 10:53:42 PM   
treespider


Posts: 9796
Joined: 1/30/2005
From: Edgewater, MD
Status: offline 		E

_____________________________

Here's a link to:
Treespider's Grand Campaign of DBB

"It is not the critic who counts, .... The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena..." T. Roosevelt, Paris, 1910

(in reply to KDonovan)
Post #: 4
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/14/2007 10:59:01 PM   
Q-Ball


Posts: 7336
Joined: 6/25/2002
From: Chicago, Illinois
Status: offline 		E, if memory serves, happened Dec 7th Malaya time, which is Dec 6th PH time. The large convoy for Malaya was sighted that day, putting the UK on high alert.

(in reply to Knavey)
Post #: 5
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/14/2007 11:02:52 PM   
Dixie


Posts: 10303
Joined: 3/10/2006
From: UK
Status: offline 		I would have to go for E.

_____________________________



Bigger boys stole my sig

(in reply to treespider)
Post #: 6
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/14/2007 11:12:03 PM   
Q-Ball


Posts: 7336
Joined: 6/25/2002
From: Chicago, Illinois
Status: offline 		PS, though A also happened that day before if I remember. The Dutch AND the Catalina sighted the Japanese. Either way, the British and Dutch were alerted, though the implications of that were not communicted to PI or PH unfortunately. And they weren't warlike, but it was DEFINITELY noted that there were ALOT of Japanese ships in the Gulf of Siam, headed Southwest. I think part of the Allied hesitation was that they thought they were headed just to Thailand, an eventuality the British had prepared plans for.

(in reply to Dixie)
Post #: 7
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/14/2007 11:27:30 PM   
MineSweeper


Posts: 653
Joined: 9/19/2006
From: Nags Head, NC
Status: offline 		A.....

_____________________________





(in reply to Knavey)
Post #: 8
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/14/2007 11:34:24 PM   
Oliver Heindorf


Posts: 1911
Joined: 5/1/2002
From: Hamburg/Deutschland
Status: offline 		I go for D, that is what my memory delivers, taken from a book I bought at  Harrods of London.

_____________________________


(in reply to MineSweeper)
Post #: 9
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/14/2007 11:40:16 PM   
Terminus


Posts: 41459
Joined: 4/23/2005
From: Denmark
Status: offline 		I'll go with "e"...

_____________________________

We are all dreams of the Giant Space Butterfly.

(in reply to Oliver Heindorf)
Post #: 10
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/14/2007 11:40:16 PM   
aztez

 

Posts: 4031
Joined: 2/26/2005
From: Finland
Status: offline 		Just going to guess here... Lets say B.

(in reply to Oliver Heindorf)
Post #: 11
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/14/2007 11:46:37 PM   
Oliver Heindorf


Posts: 1911
Joined: 5/1/2002
From: Hamburg/Deutschland
Status: offline 		knavey old sock, whats the solution ? 

_____________________________


(in reply to Knavey)
Post #: 12
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 1:11:06 AM   
jubail1999


Posts: 32
Joined: 8/7/2004
From: Arizona
Status: offline 		What was the first casualty of the Greater East Asian War?

a) A Dutch submarine that encountered the crusier Sendai and company on the way to invade Malaya.
b) A French cargo vessel heading from Vietnam to Thailand that was sunk by a Nell on recon patrol.
c) A midair collision between a Buffalo and a Nate over Kota Bharu airfield.
d) The Batan Island civil defense force.
e) A Catalina from Singapore shot down while on patrol.

I'll go with none of the above and say f) The first casualty of the Greater East Asian War was civil discussion.

(in reply to Oliver Heindorf)
Post #: 13
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 2:02:10 AM   
mr reed


Posts: 32
Joined: 2/2/2005
From: France
Status: offline 		E . It s the Flt Off. Bedell's FV-Y Cat 205th Sqn nearby Poulo Pajang island (SW of Phu Quoc) shot down on a long range recon patrol. First spotted and fired upon by an Aichi EI 3AI (ZI-26 based on the Kamikawa Maru) It s pilot Eiichi Ogata was also on a recon flight protecting 2 ships heading for Singora. After 30 min chasing him, some Ki 23 from I sentai join the hunt and about 5 of them unleash hell on the poor aircraft. The Catalina explodes killing the 8 crewmen. These poor fellows are known as the first casualties in the pacific war.

Ps didn't look up after reading the question but just happened to be reading about it a few mins before logging on the forum. As everyone can see I m very busy at work lately

< Message edited by mr reed -- 5/15/2007 10:34:02 AM >

(in reply to jubail1999)
Post #: 14
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 4:30:49 AM   
ctangus


Posts: 2153
Joined: 10/13/2005
From: Boston, Mass.
Status: offline 		I'll guess "C", simply because no one else has picked it yet. Though from memory I think it's "E".

(in reply to mr reed)
Post #: 15
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 4:34:58 AM   
Local Yokel


Posts: 1494
Joined: 2/4/2007
From: Somerset, U.K.
Status: offline 		Westerners' perspectives!  'Greater East Asian War' is, I believe, a rendition in English of a Japanese description of the conflict that began in 1937 with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.  The first casualty was most likely a civilian caught by the Japanese artillery bombardment that opened that engagement.

_____________________________




(in reply to mr reed)
Post #: 16
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 4:54:28 AM   
Ian R

 

Posts: 3420
Joined: 8/1/2000
From: Cammeraygal Country
Status: offline 		How about none of the above, because the truth is always the first casualty.

_____________________________

"I am Alfred"

(in reply to Local Yokel)
Post #: 17
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 7:00:23 AM   
Ron Saueracker


Posts: 12121
Joined: 1/28/2002
From: Ottawa, Canada OR Zakynthos Island, Greece
Status: offline 		I'm an "A" guy. That later response about the RAAF Cat might be right but is too detailed to have been the guys memory only answer.

_____________________________





Yammas from The Apo-Tiki Lounge. Future site of WITP AE benders! And then the s--t hit the fan

(in reply to Ian R)
Post #: 18
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 7:22:39 AM   
Herrbear


Posts: 883
Joined: 7/26/2004
From: Glendora, CA
Status: offline 		E

(in reply to Knavey)
Post #: 19
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 8:02:09 AM   
Mike Scholl

 

Posts: 9349
Joined: 1/1/2003
From: Kansas City, MO
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Local Yokel

Westerners' perspectives!  'Greater East Asian War' is, I believe, a rendition in English of a Japanese description of the conflict that began in 1937 with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.  The first casualty was most likely a civilian caught by the Japanese artillery bombardment that opened that engagement.




I'm with Yokel..., except my guess is some poor schmuck of a Chinese sentry on the bridge.

(in reply to Local Yokel)
Post #: 20
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 9:08:38 AM   
afspret


Posts: 851
Joined: 2/19/2004
From: Hanahan, SC
Status: offline 		I remember reading something on this not to long ago and my answer is "E".

(in reply to Knavey)
Post #: 21
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 10:54:41 AM   
Honda


Posts: 953
Joined: 5/5/2004
From: Karlovac, Croatia
Status: offline 		Has anyone ever even entertained the possibility that the first casulty of the Marco Polo bridge incident could be a Jap?

_____________________________


AAR of my game vs Raver on my clan forum in croatian language (despite the language differences, no Ravers allowed)

(in reply to afspret)
Post #: 22
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 12:10:57 PM   
Reg


Posts: 2787
Joined: 5/26/2000
From: NSW, Australia
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

I'm an "A" guy. That later response about the RAAF Cat might be right but is too detailed to have been the guys memory only answer.


It was a RAF Cat out of Singers and it was a couple of hours before the Pearl Harbour attack IIRC. (I'll back up 205 Squadron from my memory of reading official histories though I can't quote the serial number of the Japanese fighter). Definately E.


_____________________________

Cheers,
Reg.

(One day I will learn to spell - or check before posting....)
Uh oh, Firefox has a spell checker!! What excuse can I use now!!!

(in reply to Ron Saueracker)
Post #: 23
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 1:41:39 PM   
rtrapasso


Posts: 22653
Joined: 9/3/2002
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Reg


quote:

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

I'm an "A" guy. That later response about the RAAF Cat might be right but is too detailed to have been the guys memory only answer.


It was a RAF Cat out of Singers and it was a couple of hours before the Pearl Harbour attack IIRC. (I'll back up 205 Squadron from my memory of reading official histories though I can't quote the serial number of the Japanese fighter). Definately E.



Well, if it were only a couple of hours before the attack, maybe those guys trying to sneak into PH in their minisub would qualify... i think that was a few hours before the attack... assuming you do want to start the war on Dec 7...

As mentioned earlier, Japan and China had been at war from 1937... and been fighting far longer... the "first" American flyer short down, was in 1932 iirc.

(in reply to Reg)
Post #: 24
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 1:42:21 PM   
rtrapasso


Posts: 22653
Joined: 9/3/2002
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Honda

Has anyone ever even entertained the possibility that the first casulty of the Marco Polo bridge incident could be a Jap?



Not from reading about the incident in the past, no...

(in reply to Honda)
Post #: 25
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 1:54:01 PM   
Dixie


Posts: 10303
Joined: 3/10/2006
From: UK
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso


quote:

ORIGINAL: Honda

Has anyone ever even entertained the possibility that the first casulty of the Marco Polo bridge incident could be a Jap?



Not from reading about the incident in the past, no...


Tashikawa Tokoshi, who sprained his ankle when he slipped over...

I'm still sticking with E for now, I didn't think that any Dutch subs were lost on the first day.

_____________________________



Bigger boys stole my sig

(in reply to rtrapasso)
Post #: 26
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 3:30:06 PM   
Dutch_slith


Posts: 330
Joined: 7/21/2005
From: the Netherlands
Status: offline 		E.

(in reply to Knavey)
Post #: 27
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 4:56:06 PM   
Nikademus


Posts: 25684
Joined: 5/27/2000
From: Alien spacecraft
Status: offline 		J

_____________________________


(in reply to Dutch_slith)
Post #: 28
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 6:57:53 PM   
Mike Scholl

 

Posts: 9349
Joined: 1/1/2003
From: Kansas City, MO
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Honda

Has anyone ever even entertained the possibility that the first casulty of the Marco Polo bridge incident could be a Jap?



Seriously doubtfull..., the Japanese KNEW they were going to attack. The poor dumb Chinese sentries thought it was just another boring day on the Bridge....

(in reply to Honda)
Post #: 29
RE: TRIVIA #1 - 5/15/2007 9:41:03 PM   
Knavey

 

Posts: 3052
Joined: 9/12/2002
From: Valrico, Florida
Status: offline 		And the correct answer is E.

Congrats to Dswain after only 8 minutes! You guys are gonna be tough.

My source is Bloody Shambles by Christopher Shores and Brian Shore with Yasuho Izawa.

The best description is given by mr reed above. Very close to the Bloody Shambles description so I will not retype it.

The speculation was that the first shots fired by Ogata's plane damaged the radio because there were no radio transmissions from the Catalina even though the attack lasted over 30 minutes.

Bloody Shambles says "the first casualties of the Greater East Asian War." I tossed that into the questions since I thought it might give some people pause as to what it really meant. I wish I would have added an answer with a Marco Polo bridge incident on it.

Good work guys.




< Message edited by Knavey -- 5/15/2007 9:44:34 PM >

_____________________________

x-Nuc twidget
CVN-71
USN 87-93
"Going slow in the fast direction"

(in reply to Mike Scholl)
Post #: 30
Page:   [1] 2   next >   >>
All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [World War II] >> War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945 >> TRIVIA #1 Page: [1] 2   next >   >>
Jump to:





New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts


Forum Software © ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.4.5 ANSI

2.547