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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/29/2012 10:17:34 PM

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Quiz 1
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. I was designed before, and built during, the First World War.
4. I was sunk along with my sister in a famous battle.

Quiz 3
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. In real life I begin the war as a generic counter, and later get my own
4. I was sunk in a famous one on one duel.

Quiz 4
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII, although was later raised
3. I never saw combat at sea
4. Had I been built 3-years earlier I could have made a big difference in the theatre of operations I would have fought in.

Quiz 5
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did survive WWII
3. How I survived I'll never know - I certainly put myself in harm's way during WWII
4. I fought in one of the most well known of WWII naval encounters.

Quiz 6
1. I do not have my own counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. I begin WIF as one type of generic counter and then become another
4. I have a blue counter

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/29/2012 10:27:06 PM

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Okay, time for some more clues:

Quiz 1
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. I was designed before, and built during, the First World War.

Quiz 2
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII (but almost did)
3. I was built in the early thirties, one of three ships of my class

Quiz 3
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. In real life I begin the war as a generic counter, and later get my own

Quiz 4
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII, although was later raised
3. I never saw combat at sea

Quiz 5
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did survive WWII
3. How I survived I'll never know - I certainly put myself in harm's way during WWII

Quiz 6
1. I do not have my own counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. I begin WIF as one type of generic counter and then become another

1) HMS Barham

2) Admiral Scheer

3)

4) Conte di Cavour

5) Prinz Eugen

6)

warspite1

Admiral Scheer is the correct answer

I got one right!

YAY!

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/30/2012 3:11:11 AM

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4) Graf Zeppelin??

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/30/2012 8:51:07 PM

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4) Graf Zeppelin??

warspite1

Not Graf Zeppelin no.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/30/2012 8:57:52 PM

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Quiz 1
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. I was designed before, and built during, the First World War.
4. I was sunk along with my sister in a famous battle.

Quiz 3
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. In real life I begin the war as a generic counter, and later get my own
4. I was sunk in a famous one on one duel.

Quiz 4
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII, although was later raised
3. I never saw combat at sea
4. Had I been built 3-years earlier I could have made a big difference in the theatre of operations I would have fought in.

Quiz 5
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did survive WWII
3. How I survived I'll never know - I certainly put myself in harm's way during WWII
4. I fought in one of the most well known of WWII naval encounters.

Quiz 6
1. I do not have my own counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. I begin WIF as one type of generic counter and then become another
4. I have a blue counter

1) USS California

3) Kormoran

4) Aquila

5) HMS Ramillies

6)

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/30/2012 9:14:53 PM

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Quiz 1
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. I was designed before, and built during, the First World War.
4. I was sunk along with my sister in a famous battle.

Quiz 3
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. In real life I begin the war as a generic counter, and later get my own
4. I was sunk in a famous one on one duel.

Quiz 4
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII, although was later raised
3. I never saw combat at sea
4. Had I been built 3-years earlier I could have made a big difference in the theatre of operations I would have fought in.

Quiz 5
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did survive WWII
3. How I survived I'll never know - I certainly put myself in harm's way during WWII
4. I fought in one of the most well known of WWII naval encounters.

Quiz 6
1. I do not have my own counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. I begin WIF as one type of generic counter and then become another
4. I have a blue counter

1) USS California

3) Kormoran

4) Aquila

5) HMS Ramillies

6)

Warspite1

The Ormster is on a roll

Kormoran and Aquila are the correct answers. Kormoran would in theory start the game as one of the German convoy counters (although in practice she is available from the early thirties) hence the real life comment.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/30/2012 9:47:09 PM

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would Aquila really have ever made much difference in the always-near-land-Mediterranean? Did any CV accomplish anything there aside from being excellent targets for the enemy? [Which did accomplish great attrition on the Axis air forces perhaps].

#5 - Mutsu ? (didn't peek)

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/30/2012 10:04:39 PM

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would Aquila really have ever made much difference in the always-near-land-Mediterranean? Did any CV accomplish anything there aside from being excellent targets for the enemy? [Which did accomplish great attrition on the Axis air forces perhaps].

#5 - Mutsu ? (didn't peek)

warspite1

Not Mutsu.

The reason that Aquila could have made a difference is that the Regia Marina (RM) would have had their own aircraft. The proximity of land was irrelevant, it was the fact that the Regia Aeronautica and the RM did not co-operate that was the Italians un-doing. Imagine what aircraft could have achieved at Calabria, Spartivento etc etc.

Did CV's accomplish anything in the Med? Damn right they did. There was Taranto and Matapan for two, not to mention the fact that the presence of Royal Navy carriers often forced the RM to withdraw. The RN were also able to re-supply Malta with aircraft thanks to the sterling work of their carriers.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/30/2012 10:18:52 PM

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ahhh, yes Taranto somewhat ended the war for the RM, good job there. I'll have to re-read on Matapan, I thought that was the CA vs CA battle. reinforcing Malta were the actions I was thinking of in that perhaps the Axis could have accomplished more losing their planes attacking Malta itself? I need to learn more on the Regia Aeronautica....I thought the Luftwaffe were the Axis champions of not-coordinating with their Navy.

When I command the RN in WiF I send all the British CVs to the Med, probably more than the real Brits did. And many a British player makes Pearl Taranto their first decision of the war, though they are looking for TRS, not BB, having that wonderful hindsight of history to guide them...

now I can peek at some other candidates for #5 then.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/30/2012 10:29:53 PM

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ahhh, yes Taranto somewhat ended the war for the RM, good job there. I'll have to re-read on Matapan, I thought that was the CA vs CA battle. reinforcing Malta were the actions I was thinking of in that perhaps the Axis could have accomplished more losing their planes attacking Malta itself? I need to learn more on the Regia Aeronautica....I thought the Luftwaffe were the Axis champions of not-coordinating with their Navy.

When I command the RN in WiF I send all the British CVs to the Med, probably more than the real Brits did. And many a British player makes Pearl Taranto their first decision of the war, though they are looking for TRS, not BB, having that wonderful hindsight of history to guide them...

now I can peek at some other candidates for #5 then.

warspite1

Matapan is a perfect example of what Aquila could have achieved.

The RN aircraft took out Vittorio Veneto (although she was subsequently able to escape) unlike the cruiser Pola, which was stopped dead in the water. When the Italians sent two cruisers to assist her, they were battered by RN battleships.

The point is a) the sole Italian battleship had to withdraw through being torpedoed, and b) the British surface ships were able to destroy the Italian heavy cruisers thanks to earlier damage inflicted by naval aircraft.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/31/2012 2:47:53 AM

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ahhh, yes Taranto somewhat ended the war for the RM, good job there. I'll have to re-read on Matapan, I thought that was the CA vs CA battle. reinforcing Malta were the actions I was thinking of in that perhaps the Axis could have accomplished more losing their planes attacking Malta itself? I need to learn more on the Regia Aeronautica....I thought the Luftwaffe were the Axis champions of not-coordinating with their Navy.

When I command the RN in WiF I send all the British CVs to the Med, probably more than the real Brits did. And many a British player makes Pearl Taranto their first decision of the war, though they are looking for TRS, not BB, having that wonderful hindsight of history to guide them...

now I can peek at some other candidates for #5 then.

One of the advantages of carriers in the Med was that the British used them to transport aircraft onto Malta. That's not modeled very accurately in WIF; you can do the trick using carrier based air units but need to use TRS units to get land based air units onto Malta. It was a fairly standard operation in 1940 for the British to send a carrier (Furious comes to mind) to ferry aircraft from England to the Med.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/31/2012 3:53:39 AM

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One of the advantages of carriers in the Med was that the British used them to transport aircraft onto Malta. That's not modeled very accurately in WIF; you can do the trick using carrier based air units but need to use TRS units to get land based air units onto Malta. It was a fairly standard operation in 1940 for the British to send a carrier (Furious comes to mind) to ferry aircraft from England to the Med.

In the game a carrier air unit is 1/10 the strength of a regular air unit,

So if a regular air unit were between 250 to 500 aircraft a carrier air unit would be 25 to 50 aircraft.

Most of the British carrier transport runs were for replacement not reinforcement.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/31/2012 11:19:39 AM

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Quiz 1
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. I was designed before, and built during, the First World War.
4. I was sunk along with my sister in a famous battle.
5. I am a battleship

Quiz 5
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did survive WWII
3. How I survived I'll never know - I certainly put myself in harm's way during WWII
4. I fought in one of the most well known of WWII naval encounters.
5. I am a light cruiser

Quiz 6
1. I do not have my own counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. I begin WIF as one type of generic counter and then become another
4. I have a blue counter
5. I was the first of my kind

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/31/2012 4:55:05 PM

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#1: Oklahoma.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/31/2012 5:23:00 PM

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#1: Oklahoma.

warspite1

Sorry, not Oklahoma.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/31/2012 10:23:44 PM

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Time to give a helping hand me thinks

Quiz 1
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. I was designed before, and built during, the First World War.
4. I was sunk along with my sister in a famous battle.
5. I am a battleship
6. This will give it away - I am a red counter

Quiz 5
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did survive WWII
3. How I survived I'll never know - I certainly put myself in harm's way during WWII
4. I fought in one of the most well known of WWII naval encounters.
5. I am a light cruiser
6. I am a blue counter who is best known, No.4 aside, for my exploits in the Mediterranean

Quiz 6
1. I do not have my own counter in WIF
2. I did not survive WWII
3. I begin WIF as one type of generic counter and then become another
4. I have a blue counter
5. I was the first of my kind
6. In real life I started the war as a grey counter and finished my life as a blue counter.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 10/31/2012 11:24:04 PM

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ok #1...Fuso/Yamashiro?

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 11/1/2012 3:29:52 PM

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ok #1...Fuso/Yamashiro?

warspite1

Patton_71 nice try, but I have re-checked my records and there was no ship named Fuso/Yamashiro in WWII

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 11/1/2012 10:17:42 PM

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Quiz 5
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did survive WWII
3. How I survived I'll never know - I certainly put myself in harm's way during WWII
4. I fought in one of the most well known of WWII naval encounters.
5. I am a light cruiser
6. I am a blue counter who is best known, No.4 aside, for my exploits in the Mediterranean

HMS Pepperpot

Oops. I ment to write HMS Penelope that I know is the wrong answer since she was lost during the war. But I am at a loss of thinking of a light cruiser that fits.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 11/1/2012 10:21:00 PM

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ok #1...Fuso/Yamashiro?

warspite1

Patton_71 nice try, but I have re-checked my records and there was no ship named Fuso/Yamashiro in WWII

Be nice.

I suspect that he guessed on the ships Fuso or Yamashiro and since I suspect that it could very well be one of these two ships I will refrain from answering.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 11/1/2012 10:21:21 PM

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ORIGINAL: Orm

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Quiz 5
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did survive WWII
3. How I survived I'll never know - I certainly put myself in harm's way during WWII
4. I fought in one of the most well known of WWII naval encounters.
5. I am a light cruiser
6. I am a blue counter who is best known, No.4 aside, for my exploits in the Mediterranean

HMS Pepperpot

Oops. I ment to write HMS Penelope that I know is the wrong answer since she was lost during the war. But I am at a loss of thinking of a light cruiser that fits.

warspite1

The big clue here is no.4. What very famous engagement happened, outside the med, that involved at least one light cruiser?

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 11/1/2012 10:22:58 PM

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ok #1...Fuso/Yamashiro?

warspite1

Patton_71 nice try, but I have re-checked my records and there was no ship named Fuso/Yamashiro in WWII

Be nice. I suspect that he guessed on the ships Fuso or Yamashiro and since I suspect that it could very well be one of these two ships I will refrain from answering.

warspite1

I was being nice - I have practically confirmed that it is one of these two. That is very gentlemanly to let Patton_71 have the guess first.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 11/1/2012 10:25:21 PM

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ORIGINAL: Orm

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Quiz 5
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did survive WWII
3. How I survived I'll never know - I certainly put myself in harm's way during WWII
4. I fought in one of the most well known of WWII naval encounters.
5. I am a light cruiser
6. I am a blue counter who is best known, No.4 aside, for my exploits in the Mediterranean

HMS Pepperpot

Oops. I ment to write HMS Penelope that I know is the wrong answer since she was lost during the war. But I am at a loss of thinking of a light cruiser that fits.

warspite1

The big clue here is no.4. What very famous engagement happened, outside the med, that involved at least one light cruiser?

Doh! I was so into the hunt for Bismarck that I completely forgot about the Battle of the River Plate.

HMS Ajax?

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 11/1/2012 10:26:06 PM

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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ORIGINAL: Orm

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Quiz 5
1. I have a counter in WIF
2. I did survive WWII
3. How I survived I'll never know - I certainly put myself in harm's way during WWII
4. I fought in one of the most well known of WWII naval encounters.
5. I am a light cruiser
6. I am a blue counter who is best known, No.4 aside, for my exploits in the Mediterranean

HMS Pepperpot

Oops. I ment to write HMS Penelope that I know is the wrong answer since she was lost during the war. But I am at a loss of thinking of a light cruiser that fits.

warspite1

The big clue here is no.4. What very famous engagement happened, outside the med, that involved at least one light cruiser?

Doh! I was so into the hunt for Bismarck that I completely forgot about the Battle of the River Plate.

HMS Ajax?

warspite1

Bingo!

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 11/1/2012 10:27:15 PM

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...and so, after Patton gets "his" right, that leaves just one left.....

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 11/1/2012 10:30:48 PM

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Grey and then blue and the first... I feel I am firing blanks at the moment. Slow brain and such. Maybe time to wake up and use the brain cells...

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 11/1/2012 10:37:46 PM

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Grey and then blue and the first... I feel I am firing blanks at the moment. Slow brain and such. Maybe time to wake up and use the brain cells...

warspite1

Clue: So what did the RN catch a lot of, in the early part of the war especially?
Second Clue: My Grey generic counter is not the same type as my later blue one.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 11/2/2012 8:03:38 PM

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Who am I?

1. I have no counter in WiF, however, I was part of one

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 11/3/2012 4:28:01 AM

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I know!!!!

Leonard Lipshits!

He was on Patton's staff during the invasion of Sicily!!!

Do I win!?!? Do I win!?!? Do I win!?!? Do I win!?!? Do I win!?!?