WWII Quiz

It is the Prinz Eugen, that photo was taken in 1946 just before it was used in the atomic tests, it survived both atomic tests but capsized and sank after being towed to Kwajalein Atoll.

Prinz Eugen is probably my favourite ship of WW2 and was considered the "lucky" ship of the Kreigsmarine.
 
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Papashah41 said:
The ship is a Hipper Class Heavy cruiser. It may even be the The Admiral Hipper. It may also be the Prinz Eugen or even the Blucher.
If it was the Blucher it was sunk by Norwegian shore batteries
If it was the Prinz Eugen it became an Atomic bomb target.
The Admiral Hipper was taken by the Americans or British at the end of the war.
Just asking: Why didn't I win?
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Yes well done Papashah and Monty it was the Prinz Eugen, I think Monty answered the question best but I'm sure he wouldn't mind if you asked the next question Papashah.
 
perseus said:
Yes well done Papashah and Monty it was the Prinz Eugen, I think Monty answered the question best but I'm sure he wouldn't mind if you asked the next question Papashah.
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It is funny but of all the ships of WW2 the Prinz Eugen is one I really found an interest in, it survived all sorts of campaigns from the Bismarck's break out and the channel dash to shelling Russian forces and covering the evacuation of Prussia, it was bombed in Brest had it stern blown off in Norway, survived a ramming late in Oct 1944 and still finished the war as the only serviceable capital ship of the Kreigsmarine.

In 1973 her former crew managed to get permission to remove one of her screws which is now on display in Laboe at the German Naval Memorial.

My 5th Form Engineering Design class project I built a remote control model of this ship.


You are also correct that I don't mind who asks the next question.

:)
 
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I hope I'm doing this properly. Are three part questions allowed.


The next question concerns a German, infantry antitank weapon. This weapon has been called an antitank grenade and a hand held missile. When allied soldiers found them they believed they were thrown like darts. (A) What is the name of the weapon. (B) What are the two explosive components used in the weapon and (C) Which modern, middle-eastern nation has copied this weapon for it's infantry antitank squads.
 
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It is the Panzerfaust, it used TNT or whatever explosive was available that had an acceptable expansion rate along with a pre-formed copper cone that, when melted by the explosion, formed an armour-piercing jet. It was extensivley copied, but the most imfamous incarnation has been the RPG-7. The modern middle eastern country to which you are referring is probably Iran, which has been supplying explosively formed penetrators to Iraqi insurgents.

Dean
 
The Panzerfaust 150M was used as the pattern for the early RPGs and the RPG-32 is made under license in Jordan so I will try:

1) - Panzerfaust 150M
2) - A 50:50 mix of TNT and Hexogene (RDX)
3) - Jordan.

Although to be honest your clue about it "thought to be a thrown weapon" leads me to believe that perhaps it isn't a panzerfaust at all.
 
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MontyB said:
The Panzerfaust 150M was used as the pattern for the early RPGs and the RPG-32 is made under license in Jordan so I will try:

1) - Panzerfaust 150M
2) - A 50:50 mix of TNT and Hexogene (RDX)
3) - Jordan.

Although to be honest your clue about it "thought to be a thrown weapon" leads me to believe that perhaps it isn't a panzerfaust at all.
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Monty B, Sorry, but it isn;t a panzerfaust. Though you did get one of the other parts correct.
 
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mmm....Im gonna try and guess this, sort of...

1)Panzerwurfmine
2)A HEAT(shaped) warhead and a booster charge(shooting blindly into the dark)
3)Probably Iran, locally producing the RKG-3 AT granade?
 
SHERMAN said:
mmm....Im gonna try and guess this, sort of...

1)Panzerwurfmine
2)A HEAT(shaped) warhead and a booster charge(shooting blindly into the dark)
3)Probably Iran, locally producing the RKG-3 AT granade?
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Sherman, you got one of the parts right, so still no cigar.

Note: if you look at the three answers you will see two parts of the question answered.
 
damn, this is preetey hard.
1)Panzerwurfmine
2)A 50:50 mix of TNT and Hexogene (RDX)
3)Egypt?!?

ppsh, you really pulled a hard one ha?:)
 
SHERMAN said:
damn, this is preetey hard.
1)Panzerwurfmine
2)A 50:50 mix of TNT and Hexogene (RDX)
3)Egypt?!?

ppsh, you really pulled a hard one ha?:)
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I looked at the Panzerwurfmine but couldn't find anyone manufacturing today.

But you are right it is a surprisingly difficult question.

:)
 
SHERMAN said:
damn, this is preetey hard.
1)Panzerwurfmine
2)A 50:50 mix of TNT and Hexogene (RDX)
3)Egypt?!?

ppsh, you really pulled a hard one ha?:)
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Great job Sherman, you get the Cigar.

This anti-tank weapon was the weapon of choice for many Anti-tank Grenadiers and infantry anti-tank squads. In Russia some pro's preferred it to the panzer-faust and the ofenrohr or panzerschreck. This weapon weighed less than one and a quarter lbs enabling a fit man to carry many of these hand thrown missiles. It's mix of TNT and RDX fitted into a hollow-charge warhead could and would kill any tank the allies had including the Joseph Stalin 2. This Grenade-missile was fitted with fins at the end of the handle to supply stabilization and correct guidance. A neighbor who fought on the Ostfront explained why he preffered the Panzerwurfmine. This wily old Silesian said, once you mastered the throwing part the rest was easy and the results were death for the tank you hit. Not so he said when using the panzerfaust. With the panzerfaust it was a 50 / 50 proposition. It didn't weigh much and could be thrown 20 or 25 meters. He didn't mention the panzerschreck.

Again, Well done Sherman
 
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Which side arm in WW 2 was used by The British, Commonwealth, Dutch, Belgian, French, Danes, Lithuanians, Rumanians, Americans, Chinese Nationalist, as well as the Heer and especially the SS?

Though I have listed American's as those who have used this side-arm, its use was sporadic and only certain American forces used them. It was never an official Side arm of US forces.
 
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