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Plymouth57 wrote:Hi Kev and well done, right on all counts!  The Amiens raid was one of the greatest precision bombing acts of WW2 along with that other raid on the Gestapo HQ, although the school was unfortunately hit as Andy says, I think they did actually completely destroy the HQ too and this operation was also transferred to the big screen as a part of the 633 Squadron storyline. The Amiens prison raid has become controversial lately as the RAF maintain that the prisoners were going to be executed by the SS according to Resistance reports and the Resistance asked for the raid, the Resistance now claim that too many prisoners died in the attack and that they never asked for the attack to be made.  Whichever, it was still a brilliant piece of flying! Over to you Kev. Thanks Rob,
The 'jailbreak' clue gave it away!! The Amiens Raid is one of my favourite stories from WWII, mostly because it involved the Mossie and also because, as you rightly say it was an amazing piece of precision flying by 'our boys in blue'!! Typical of the French to try and distance themselves from the truth when it looks like their is some blame to lay at someone's door!? 
My Question:
Which significant events are linked to the times and places below?:
1. 13th June 1944 @ 04:25 - Grove Road, Mile End, London E4
2. 8th September 1944 @ 18:44 - Staveley Road, Chiswick, London W4
A fairly easy one for you Military buffs I think?
Kev
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If my memory is correct the first time and date is the first doodlebug strike and the second time and date the first V2 rocket strike “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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jase wrote:If my memory is correct the first time and date is the first doodlebug strike and the second time and date the first V2 rocket strike Spot on Jase and well done - I said it was easy!! 
Most people associate the V2 Rocket with being solely targeted at London, but interestingly the very first V2 was tested on Paris, which was a success, so then they started chucking 'em at old blighty - the rotters!!
Over to you mate?
Kev
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Thanks Kev Ok this may be a little bit more testing, but lets see... A large part of HMS Royal Sovereign and some parts of HMS Revenge are still in use today, as part of what? “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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On the assumption that you mean WW1 ships then there are bits of the rack & pinion gears from the main turret on each are used on the telescopes at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire. Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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Well done Rob Perhaps easier than I thought! Quite correct though the Lovell radio telescope is manoeuvred using the barbett of one of Royal Sovereign's main guns and the motors from Revenge Well done over to you “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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When,where & why did the wearing of Khaki uniforms by the British army become widespread & what does the word Khaki mean in what language. Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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Sorry! I didn't realise nobody had had a go at this one (been too busy Victoryising!) When was 1846 when the Corps of Guides adopted the Khaki uniform (The Far Pavilions mini series shows it brilliantly at the Kabul Embassy massacre!) although it wasn't fully adopted until during / after the 2nd Boer War. Where was India, especially the NW Frontier and Afghanistan. Why was because the British Scarlet tunic and white straps had become a serious liability when faced with enemies using modern rifles and smokeless ammuntion such as the Boers etc. Gunpowder cartridges produced so much white smoke that it didn't matter what you wore after a couple of volleys! Khaki means "dust" in the Indian Urdu dialect (although some say it actually means "Dung"!) The British Army does NOT wear s''t coloured uniforms!! Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Sorry for responding late,didn't show up that it had been answered/ You are correct on all accounts,although I suspect that the soldiers who had the misfortune to wear the early types would disagree about the army not wearing sh#t coloured uniforms as by all accounts they smelled like it when they got wet!! Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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 I like it!!!! Ok then, here's one for the artillery buffs! During the First World War, the Germans had a small number of huge artillery pieces, they were so huge that they were transported in bits by rail and were known to the troops as "Paris Guns" (guess what the main target was!) (That's NOT part of the answer!!) The guns were so powerful that they needed to fire a very specialised ammunition, the questions are: 1) What was so different about the shells these guns fired, and 2) Why was this special ammunition required? Best of Luck to All Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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The guns were correctly called the Kaiser Wilhelm Geschutz.
They were infact designed and operated by the German Navy and made by Krupp. There were 7 made but due to a lack of mounts only 2 or 3 could be used at any one time. The core was 210mm (21cm) and were made using bored out 380mm navy guns with special 40m inserted barrels.
To answer your questions
1 THe ammunition was special because the main body of the shell was thick steel to withstand the firing force and velocity. This meant that the explosive charge in the shell itself was not as big as it could be (about 15kg) and thush had a less destructive effect producing a crater approx 3m across and 1.2m deep.
this leads onto answer 2
2 each sucessive shell needed to be of a slightly wider bore than the previous shell due to the wear of the barrel from the previous shot due to the velocity of the shell.
Am I correct and do I win anything????
James
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Well done James! That's close enough to be the winner. The shells were indeed of different diameters and were all numbered to ensure that they were shot off in the correct order, if not the wrong one would simply jam up in the barrel! In actual fact it was the propellant itself which was the problem, it burned so hot and under such pressure that it raised the temperature inside the barrel above the melting point of steel with the result that each shot vapourised the inner face of the barrel lining requiring successively larger bore shells to fit snugly. Essentially the same as you said! Well done, and you win.....the right to set the next question!! Off you go. Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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What was Operation Cornflakes designed to do and was it sucessful?
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Hi Snap This question has been going on for too long and you should have answered and posted another over a month ago. The answer to the question you asked it was a British PYSOP campaign to print falsified letters to real German addresses containing propaganda items. These counterfeit letters were supposed to be dropped in bags from bombers next to bombed Mail Trains, the idea being the ditcher post would gather up all the post and send it on regards Andy  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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But as your way out of time Snap heres another question In WW1 the Austin Car Company built armoured cars for a Foreign Government and they resembled two dustbins with guns attached behind the driver ,solid rubber tyres and a top speed of 18 MPH What Government 1 st ordered these cars before they ended up on the battlefield Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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would that be the Austin putilov used by the Russians in there civil war
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Hi Benny Its so close I will give it too you as the ordering government was the Russian imperial government before the revolution, over to you Benny Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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ok should be easy for most of you who commanded the US fifth army at the time of salermo sept 43
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