A QUICK QUIZ - WW2

[Tsolias]

Ok, something easy for my first try then:
Which allied aircraft was called "Whispering death" by the japanese?

F4U Corsair

[Grishnak]

No

[Tsolias]

Beaufighter?

[Topor]

Beaufighter?

+1

[Grishnak]

Correct, your turn

[Tsolias]

Correct, your turn

What was the number of Jews executed by the Einsatzgruppen in Babi Yar,Kiev on September 29, 1941?

[Gen. Sandworm]

Correct, your turn

What was the number of Jews executed by the Einsatzgruppen in Babi Yar,Kiev on September 29, 1941?

Moved your post here Tsolias!

[Gutkowski]

33771

[Walther]

Since nobody posted a new question since a few days here is one from me:

Who was the American born female actress, dancer and singer, who joined the French resistance, used her celebrety status to collect information and act as a courier for the resistance and later played an important role in the underground in Northern Africa during the preperation of OP Torch?
She received a Croix de Guerre from Charles de Gaulle and became a member of the Legion de Honeur.

Jan

[Panzerknacker]

Josephine Baker. :wink:

[Eagle]

Ok as a lot of days passed without any quiz, I'm putting one...


What is the object photographed?

http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i12/1275_9mg.jpg

[SS Tiger]

V2 Rocket motor?

[Eagle]

Yes sir. It wasn't so difficult at all!

[SS Tiger]

I have an intrest in V2s, images like that I see often in various tv programs. I guess that was taken at peenemunde?

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/9889/x2uy.jpg

Any way, guess the aircraft!

[pdf27]

Any way, guess the aircraft!

One of these (http://users.pandora.be/bert.dujardin/Heinkel_111Z_Zwilling.htm) perchance?
http://users.pandora.be/bert.dujardin/Pictures/Planes/He111Z_01.jpg

[SS Tiger]

Yep, its the He.111Z!

[pdf27]

Yep, its the He.111Z!
Dammit, I suppose I have to do a quiz now :(

Right, this is going to be rather hard, so anyone getting either of these two engines gets to go next. As a clue, they're both British - one is late WW2, the other immediately postwar. Manufacturer and model name required, plus any details if you're feeling brave!

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3703/11ky2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/7724/23he.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Dani]

First one:
Rolls-Royce Crecy
2-stroke 90 degree V12 liquid cooled aero engine of 26.1 litres capacity, featuring sleeve valves and direct petrol injection. Single cylinder development began in 1937 under project engineer Harry Wood. It was designed by Sir Harry Ricardo. The first complete engine was built in 1941 and produced 1400 hp. Crecy number 10 achieved 2500 hp on 21 December 1944. Subsequently single cylinder tests achieved the equivalent of 5000 bhp for the complete engine.
General characteristics
* Type: 12-cylinder supercharged liquid-cooled 2-stroke Vee aircraft piston engine
* Bore: 5.1 in (130 mm)
* Stroke: 6.5 in (165 mm)
* Displacement: 1,593 in³ (26.1 L)
* Dry weight: 1,807 lb (820 kg)
Components
* Valvetrain: Sleeve valve
* Supercharger: Gear-driven centrifugal type supercharger with variable angle of attack of the impeller blades providing up to 15 psi (100 kPa) of boost.
* Fuel system: Direct fuel injection
* Cooling system: Liquid-cooled
Performance
* Power output: 2,500 hp (1,865 kW)
* Specific power: 1.57 hp/in³ (71.5 kW/L)
* Compression ratio: 7:1
* Power-to-weight ratio: 1.38 hp/lb (2.27 kW/kg)

Second one:
Napier Nomad 2 (E 145)
The Nomad design was incredibly complex, essentially two engines in one. One was a supercharged Diesel similar to the Culverin. Below this was a complete turboprop engine, based on their Naiad design. The output of the turboprop was geared to a shaft running inside the Diesel's, driving the front propeller of a contra-rotating pair. As if that were not enough, during takeoff additional fuel was dumped into the rear turbine stage for additional power, and turned off once the plane was cruising.
The compressor and turbine assemblies of the Nomad 1 were tested during 1948, and the complete unit was run in October 1949. The prototype was installed in the nose of an Avro Lincoln bomber for testing, and first flew in 1950. In total the Nomad 1 ran for just over 1,000 hours, and proved to be rather temperamental, but when running properly it could produce 3000 hp (2,200 kW) and 320 lbf (1.4 kN) thrust. It had a specific fuel consumption (sfc) of 0.36 lb/(hp·h) (0.22 kg/(kW·h)).
Even before the Nomad 1 was running, its replacement, the Nomad 2, had already been designed. In this version an extra compressor stage was added, replacing the original supercharger. This stage was driven by an additional stage in the turbine, so the system was now more like a turbocharger and the compressed air for the Diesel was no longer "robbing" power. In addition the propeller shaft from the turbine was eliminated, and geared using a hydraulic clutch into the main shaft. The result was smaller and considerably simpler, a single engine driving a single propeller.
General characteristics
* Type: Twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled horizontally opposed Diesel combined with a turboprop aircraft engine
* Bore: 6 in (152 mm)
* Stroke: 7.375 in (187 mm)
* Displacement: 2,502 in³ (41 L)
* Dry weight: 3,580 lb (1,624 kg)
Components
* Cooling system: Liquid-cooled
Performance
* Power output: 3,135 hp (2,338 kW) max take-off at 89 psia (614 kPa) including thrust power from the turbine
* Specific power: 1.25 hp/in³ (57.0 kW/L)
* Compression ratio:
o Engine 8:1
o Turboprop compressor 8.25:1
* Specific fuel consumption: 0.345 lb/(hp·h) (0.210 kg/(kW·h))
* Power-to-weight ratio: 0.88 hp/lb (1.44 kW/kg)

[pdf27]

First one:
Rolls-Royce Crecy

Second one:
Napier Nomad

Dani mate, you need to get out more :wink:
Absolutely correct. They're both are pretty obscure engines too...

[Dani]

Dani mate, you need to get out more :wink:
Absolutely correct. They're both are pretty obscure engines too...

:lol: :lol: Thought it was a quick quiz! :lol: :lol:

Now here's mine:

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8914/quiz13qb.jpg

Manufacturer and model please.
Clues: American, experimental, late in the war.

[SS Tiger]

Northrop JB-1A "Bat Bomb"?

[Dani]

Good on manufacturer, wrong with the model. For a final go please give me the model. :D

Here it is the JB-1A "Bat Bomb":

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/1875/jb17cj.jpg
There are some differences, aren't it?

[SS Tiger]

XP-79B Flying Ram?

[Panzerknacker]

The first time I see that funny Rolls.Royce engine :?

[Dani]

XP-79B Flying Ram?

Free to go on the next quiz. :D

[SS Tiger]

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/4738/x2ah.jpg

The name of this device!

[pdf27]

The first time I see that funny Rolls.Royce engine :?
As I understand it the RR Crecy is still the highest performing engine (in terms of power per cylinder volume) in history. It had major cooling problems they never quite solved.

The name of this device!
Looks like a prototype for the V-3 gun. IIRC the code name for it was something like Hochdruckpumpe (High Pressure Pump). The bits off to the side are combustion chambers for additional propellant charges, which are fired just after the shell passes them. Fiendishly complex, but lets you attain huge ranges with a gun and relatively normal shells. The Iraqi "Supergun" was apparently going to use a similar system.

[SS Tiger]

Correct my friend! Your turn!

[pdf27]

Correct my friend! Your turn!
Sorry, too busy (hence need sleep) so someone else will have to have a go.

[FluffyBunnyGB]

I will slide in then if I may ......

http://www.arrse.co.uk/cpgn2/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/23260/normal_img_0756__2_.jpg

Anyone recognise the (British) capbadge and the significance of the purple backing flash?

[american sniper]

that capbadge looks like the 35th Infantry Divisions badge but they where an american unit. i dont know about the purple back flash.

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/7576/35thdivision9qs.gif
thats the 35th ID's badge

[pdf27]

I will slide in then if I may ......

http://www.arrse.co.uk/cpgn2/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/23260/normal_img_0756__2_.jpg

Anyone recognise the (British) capbadge and the significance of the purple backing flash?
Looks rather similar to that for QARANC (which only came into existence postwar) but round rather than oval. The backing flash also looks rather on the maroon side...

[FluffyBunnyGB]

You're on the right lines with the QARANC bit.

This unit will be 100 years old next year and is pretty much unique in the British Army these days. About the nearest thing to it in ethos might be the HAC.

One last clue, during WW2, the unit did other stuff as well. God help the chavscum who tried to pinch either of these fine ladies' handbags :-)

[pdf27]

You're on the right lines with the QARANC bit.

This unit will be 100 years old next year and is pretty much unique in the British Army these days. About the nearest thing to it in ethos might be the HAC.

One last clue, during WW2, the unit did other stuff as well. God help the chavscum who tried to pinch either of these fine ladies' handbags :-)
Gotcha. I won't put the answer up as I'll just have to put up another quiz in that case, so you have PM instead.

[FluffyBunnyGB]

OK chaps, looks like it's all gone quiet, so I'll post the answer.

pdf was correct in identifying the unit as the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry.

During WW2, the FANY was also used as a cover for the SOE to commission women who were then sent to occupied Europe to work with the Resistance.

The maroon flash behind the beret badge denotes such service. Both these ladies spent 2 years behind enemy lines in France.

Just goes to show, you can't judge a book by its cover ......

[Gen. Sandworm]

Well just coz they are women doesnt mean that kick a little ass too! :D

[SS Tiger]

I guess they were younger and better looking back then! :lol:

[Cuts]

I guess they were younger and better looking back then! :lol:

Their looks have nothing to do with it !

These two ladies went through more danger in those two years than many men do in their entire military career.
Their actions had a direct result on ensuring that people can live in free countries in europe today.
They have exhibited courage and resourcefulness second to none, and have my utter and undying respect.

[SS Tiger]

I guess they were younger and better looking back then! :lol:

Their looks have nothing to do with it !


I believe they did. Looks help if you are trying to chat up some SS officers! They did choose women based on looks amongst other things(like speaking German of course) when looking for spys ect, its a fact a better looking women is more likely to get her way!

[FluffyBunnyGB]

Only in James Bond films Tiger.

These ladies worked behind enemy lines for 2 years as (IIRC) radio operators with the French Resistance.

If I can see the pic properly, they both wear the Croix De Guerre, which isn't exactly handed out with the rations .....

Someone post another question please.

[Cheshire Yeomanry]

For those that want toknowmore about there valuablecontribution to the British services through the years.

http://www.fany.org.uk/history/ww2/index.html

[Lancer44]

Someone post another question please.

Who produced this SMG?
How it was called?

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/9894/smg1hk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

P.S.

One of the Moderators is unfairly predisposited to answer this question...
Please refrain from answering at least for a couple of days... 8)
Thanks, :)

Cheers,

Lancer44

[Dani]

One of the Moderators is unfairly predisposited to answer this question...
Please refrain from answering at least for a couple of days... 8)
Thanks, :)

Cheers,

Lancer44

If it's about me, I'll ignore your quiz for 48 hours. If another mod is in question, please let me know! :D
Cheers!

[Lancer44]

One of the Moderators is unfairly predisposited to answer this question...
Please refrain from answering at least for a couple of days... 8)
Thanks, :)

Cheers,

Lancer44

If it's about me, I'll ignore your quiz for 48 hours. If another mod is in question, please let me know! :D
Cheers!

OOOH, No nooo, nooo
Dani, You blew up everyhing....
:D :D :D

But let's wait...

Lancer44

[Dani]

9 mm M1941 Orita submachine-gun.
Romanian made, 1941-1944

(click on the picture to enlarge)http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/964/orita3rr.th.jpg (http://img217.imageshack.us/my.php?image=orita3rr.jpg)

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/9910/oritammn7ta.jpg

Weight w/o clip: 3.41 kg
Weight with empty clip:3.65 kg
Overall length:891 mm
Weight with full clip:4.01 kg
Barrel length:290 mm
Caliber:9 mm
Clip capacity: 25 / 32
Cyclic rate of fire:500-650 rpm
Practical rate of fire:80-120 rpm
Maximum range:700 m
Effective range: 200 m
Muzzle velocity: 350 m/s


Source: http://www.worldwar2.ro/?language=en

[american sniper]

nice Dani

[Lancer44]

It's disappointing that only Dani knew...
Dani, do you have any data how much was the cost of one Orita SMG?
Preferably in british pounds.
It was a neat and clever design. In my opinion better than Sten.
Was this gun liked by Romanian soldiers?

Cheers,

Lancer44

[Cuts]

While the Orita is an open-bolt action, it uses a firing pin and 'automatic hammer' system to prevent (the extremely rare occurrence) of an out of battery detonation.
The hammer is tripped during the fwd movement of the bolt and only makes contact with the firing pin when the bolt is fully closed.

The Orita was a more expensive weapon than the STEN to produce - the more operations needed to constuct anything will add to the cost, and any extra parts will increase the possibility of failure.

[Lancer44]

While the Orita is an open-bolt action, it uses a firing pin and 'automatic hammer' system to prevent (the extremely rare occurrence) of an out of battery detonation.
The hammer is tripped during the fwd movement of the bolt and only makes contact with the firing pin when the bolt is fully closed.

The Orita was a more expensive weapon than the STEN to produce - the more operations needed to constuct anything will add to the cost, and any extra parts will increase the possibility of failure.

Hi Cuts, Dear Friend, :)

You just proved that Romania could afford better SMG that Great Britain...
Dani!!!!!! go in!!!!!

Thank you very much, 8)
Salute,

Lancer44

[Dani]

While the Orita is an open-bolt action, it uses a firing pin and 'automatic hammer' system to prevent (the extremely rare occurrence) of an out of battery detonation.
The hammer is tripped during the fwd movement of the bolt and only makes contact with the firing pin when the bolt is fully closed.

The Orita was a more expensive weapon than the STEN to produce - the more operations needed to constuct anything will add to the cost, and any extra parts will increase the possibility of failure.

This unusual system used by Orita SMG is very safe because the hammer cannot hit the firing pin before the action is closed. Because this system is more expensive only a few weapons used it, one of them was the early model of the .45 Thompson SMG.

Dani, do you have any data how much was the cost of one Orita SMG?
Preferably in british pounds.

Was this gun liked by Romanian soldiers?
a) I have no ideea. Anyway, much more than a Sten.
b) Due the fact that in ww2 the Romanian soldiers used a wide variety of SMG as Beretta 38A, Beretta 38/42, MP 18 I, MP 28 II, MP 40, MP 41, MP 43, Mauser, Orita, PPD 40, PPSh 41, PPSh 43, it's hard to say if they liked more Orita than the other SMG. To be mentioned that those SMG were used not on a large scale.

Now back on topic, I will pass my right to add a quiz to anybody.

[Panzerknacker]

Well something simple wich plane is..?


http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/314/tttttttttttttt1us.jpg

[Lancer44]

Hi Panzerknacker,

It is soviet "Ilja Muromiec"?

Cheers,

Lancer44

[Panzerknacker]

Sorry but no...

It is german. 8)

[Cuts]

Ju-89

[Dani]

Ju-89
Absolutely!

[Panzerknacker]

That is correct Cuts, your turn.

[FluffyBunnyGB]

May I suggest we have no questions relating to preserving parts of ex-girlfriends Cuts?

Unless of course, there is a WW2 connection .....

[erasokamotesk]

totally agreed with you

[Cuts]

I'm away for a while so could somone else please take the reins ?

[Dani]

totally agreed with you
Maybe our friend from Poland? :D

[Dani]

Anyone could ask a quiz.

[Hanz Lutz]

Anyone could ask a quiz.

Why dont you try sir?:)

[Dani]

There are a lot of users who are "afraid" to post. I just wanted to give them a chance.

[american sniper]

i will give it a shot

What gun is this a who used it.
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/6279/doublemgitalian1gb.jpg

[Dani]

Any clues?

[american sniper]

it is an italian gun

now tell me what gun it is

[Hanz Lutz]

There are a lot of users who are "afraid" to post. I just wanted to give them a chance.

Ok sorry i didn't know, American Sniper i donw know the answer i cannot find nothing like that tell us or someone alse know the right answer.

[american sniper]

it is a Twin Italian machine gun. Wow i apoligise for this but this site that i got the picture from and name has been shut down and i dont know what the exact name is. the only thing i could remember is Twin Italian machine gun. sorry about that.

someone can post a quiz now

[Lancer44]

Ok sorry i didn't know, American Sniper i donw know the answer i cannot find nothing like that tell us or someone alse know the right answer.

American Sniper,

I tried to search in AWM... I have friend which is working there... I asked.
No one knows...
This thing looks like mongrel of soviet Goriunov with Browning BAR which somewhat achieved hand grip... but not of Polish origin...

Please spit your dummy!

Lancer44

[Stahler]

Hi Folks,

i think it is a twinbarreld light italian aa gun as mentioned before:

here ist the missing link: It works happy digging:

http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pages-top-level/full_index.htm

Stahler

[Panzerknacker]

In my opoinion those are a couple of Lewis aircraft guns.