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CanadianSilentHunter
08-21-07, 04:35 PM
I pride myself in my knowledge of the second world war. Tactics, diagrams, etc.. If you have any questions about the war, ships, planes, tanks, fighting capabilities ect. I will do my best to give you a quick answer. If I don't know the answer, I will do my best to find it for you. Yes I know I'm only a Bilge Rat, but I know my stuff, and am willing to help others!!!!
cali03boss
08-21-07, 04:37 PM
how often did skippers make post-2000 yard range shots on targets?
haha jk.
Welcome.
Sailor Steve
08-21-07, 04:41 PM
Probably better to hang around and see what questions are asked, and then offer answers.
Welcome aboard.
Subject
08-21-07, 05:04 PM
There was this debate regarding rate of fire... http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z15/subject_rod/smilies/angel.gif
SteamWake
08-21-07, 05:11 PM
There was this debate regarding rate of fire... http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z15/subject_rod/smilies/angel.gif
Oh gawd not that again !
To the OP you ought to get together with Sailor Steve and compare notes. He is somewhat of a naval historian as well.
There was this debate regarding rate of fire... http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z15/subject_rod/smilies/angel.gif
Oh gawd not that again !
To the OP you ought to get together with Sailor Steve and compare notes. He is somewhat of a naval historian as well.
Yes he is and welcome aboard.
panzer 49th
08-21-07, 05:45 PM
If you need help with German aircraft/tanks ask me thats my specialty
AVGWarhawk
08-21-07, 05:55 PM
Ok, what German tank had difficulty with the drive gear where the bolts would sheer off the main gear to the tracks as a result of poor engineering and was some of this attributed to sabotage by imprisoned workers? If so on the sabotage, what did the workers do to sabotage these gears?
Ducimus
08-21-07, 06:04 PM
Wow! Somebody knows their tanks.
AVGWarhawk
08-21-07, 06:22 PM
Ok, another....what tank was built in response to the T-34? What design on this tank other than tracks, engine, armament and suspension made it a much more effective weapon against the T-34? Is this particular design still used today?
NEON DEON
08-21-07, 06:23 PM
What is the air velocity of an un-laden sparrow?
:hmm:
And
AT full speed if the sparrow crashed into a BB, would it move the ship sideways in the water and if so, how far?:D :D
CanadianSilentHunter
08-21-07, 07:00 PM
as I suspected, every tank put into production was at one point sabotaged, if it was being worked on by prisoners of war!. That said i came across some interesting notes. Did you know that the turrent was sabotaged on the Tiger mk.1 and 2 and the gearbox was screwed with on the panzers mk.3 and 4 but that was found out to be done by anti-nazi germans in their own factories ( would kinda suck to be stabbed in the back by your own countryman) anyway, some further reasearch into the specific question asked raises a few ways the sabatours were dealt with. They were shot and killed on spot, and to fix the problem they were forced to grind all parts with a hand grinder. It slowed production by 5 tanks a month, but reduced the sabotage rate greatly ( my source is a ex-canadian army tank driver and a book I have on different tanks of first and second world war.)
That said, your input into how it was repaired was greately appreciated. The panzer and Tiger tanks were very formidable weapons whether they were sabotaged or not, but the shear number of shermans produced + the ability for the shermans to be more adaptable ( flamethrower, rocket launcher, mine destroyer ect. ) made them a far more superior tank. Thanks for the first question and in a moment I'll answer your second one.
AVGWarhawk
08-21-07, 07:06 PM
The engineering on the final drive gear on both the Panzer and Tiger were problematic. The weight of the tanks alone was enough to sheer these bolts off. Not to mention sabotage in the form of poorly torqued bolts and poorly manufactured bolt attributed to the failure of the main drive gear.
CanadianSilentHunter
08-21-07, 07:09 PM
Ok, another....what tank was built in response to the T-34? What design on this tank other than tracks, engine, armament and suspension made it a much more effective weapon against the T-34? Is this particular design still used today?
I'm going to give you the long answer, The first time the Russian T-34 medium tank was used in combat against the Germans was in late 1941. They were introduced at the same time as their heavy tank design the KV-1. they were both armed with 76mm guns, the biggest on the battlefield so far. The german copycat of the T-34 was the Panzer mk.5 that copied the revelutionary use of signifacantely sloped armour, at the rate of first 75 mm thickness and then later 130 mm thickness. yes to this day sloped armour is used to protect tanks from incoming rounds. that is why the Javelon anti-tank missile attacks from the top.
A furthur note, Germans captured T-34's during their rush across Russia, they also captured and designated plants that would refurbish them so that they could be used against their creators as only the biggest guns that the germans had at the time could, in fact, destroy a T-34.
AVGWarhawk
08-21-07, 07:22 PM
Ok, another....what tank was built in response to the T-34? What design on this tank other than tracks, engine, armament and suspension made it a much more effective weapon against the T-34? Is this particular design still used today?
I'm going to give you the long answer, The first time the Russian T-34 medium tank was used in combat against the Germans was in late 1941. They were introduced at the same time as their heavy tank design the KV-1. they were both armed with 76mm guns, the biggest on the battlefield so far. The german copycat of the T-34 was the Panzer mk.5 that copied the revelutionary use of signifacantely sloped armour, at the rate of first 75 mm thickness and then later 130 mm thickness. yes to this day sloped armour is used to protect tanks from incoming rounds. that is why the Javelon anti-tank missile attacks from the top.
A furthur note, Germans captured T-34's during their rush across Russia, they also captured and designated plants that would refurbish them so that they could be used against their creators as only the biggest guns that the germans had at the time could, in fact, destroy a T-34.
Bingo:up:
CanadianSilentHunter
08-21-07, 07:47 PM
A sparrow ( AIM-7 sparrow ) tops out at mach 4, as for hitting a battleship, what era of battleship, first or second world war. Actually give me a specific battleship and I'll try and do the math for you, no guarentee's I'll be able to, but I'll try. From just logical thinking though, one 88 lbs warhead hitting a tens of thousand ton battleship seems to me to be kinda like spitting at a 747, but I'll do the math and let you know!! :lol:
Capt. Shark Bait
08-22-07, 06:20 AM
Ok, another....what tank was built in response to the T-34? What design on this tank other than tracks, engine, armament and suspension made it a much more effective weapon against the T-34? Is this particular design still used today?
*Horshak* OOO OOO OOO i know this one:lol: panther
Rockin Robbins
08-22-07, 07:25 AM
Cool! We have a thread about using Fast-90 U-Boat style attacks with an American submarine. Can you find examples of American sub doing the same or similar attack strategy and provide details in the mechanics?
It's been suggested that O'Kane and Morton both did something similar, so that is a good starting point. Thanks in advance!
CSH,
I believe the sparrow question was taken from Monty Python and not meant for a serious answer.
However the proper answer to that question would be ...
"African or European sparrow?" ;)
CanadianSilentHunter
08-22-07, 10:21 AM
I pride myself in my knowledge of the second world war. Tactics, diagrams, etc.. If you have any questions about the war, ships, planes, tanks, fighting capabilities ect. I will do my best to give you a quick answer. If I don't know the answer, I will do my best to find it for you. Yes I know I'm only a Bilge Rat, but I know my stuff, and am willing to help others!!!!
I'm not trying to get techinical here, but I mention nothing about submarines in my bank of knowledge. If i knew of submarines, I wouldn't be on here trying to learn about tactics to use to sink Japenese Ships!!!! I've been reading your different posts, and I'm pretty sure you know the answer to the question you asked, so plz, enlighten the rest of us. That doesn't mean that I won't go research what you are asking I just have a better knowledge of Ships, planes, tanks ect. Thanks for the question, your just going to have to wait till I am able to work on a answer for you.
If a Gato leaves pearl heading for tokyo at 9 knots, and a Balao leaves Freemantle at the same time, heading for tokyo, traveling at 5 knots. Who gets there first?
How many days was the standard Waffen SS training?
What colour shirt did the Sturmovik pilots wear?
How long were the swords used by japanese officers?
How fast could a Stuka dive before taking structural damage?
:hmm:
CanadianSilentHunter
08-22-07, 03:04 PM
The waffen SS training consisted of several months of combat training. combat training consisted primarily intensive basic training with three objectives; physical fitness, small-arms proficiency and political indoctrination. 1 in 3 trainee's didn't get out of training and we're sent to the regular army. After initial training SS members were sent to furthur training for proficiancy in there specified combat field.
The stuka Dive bombers were the dive bombing division of the German Luftwaffe ( nothing like stating the obvious eh??:rotfl:) They consisted of JU-87 dive bombers below are the stat's for the JU-87.
Junkers 87's
Two seat dive bomber that entered into service in 1939, Max speed was 400 km/h. armed with two wing mounted MG 17 machine guns, plus two 7.62mm MG81 machine guns in rear cockpit. could only carry one center-line 1,800 kilogram bomb.
the answer is 400 km/h.
I don't know the length of a japenese sword carried by officers of the top of my head. But since so many were made during world war two, by so many different swordsmiths, it would be fair in saying it probably varied depending on what branch of the military you were in. I do know that the sword's carried by some officers were 53 inches in length, although I don't know which division carried them.
and as for your mathematical Question, I have to do some research on distances and such, my question for you is, are we mesuring as the bird flys or as the sub travels, and if it's as the sub travels, do you want the fastests most direct route, or do you want the route that won't get you killed if travelling at 5 and 9 knots respectively. Furthurmore, I hope I'm not a pain in the ass, but if you want as the sub travels and the route that won't get you killed, then what year of the war would you like that in??? a little more detail and then I can give you a answer. If i don't hear from you I will do as the bird flies and get back to you!!!
Sturmovik pilots wore the same uniform as the rest of the Russian Army and the only way to tell the difference was if they were officers they wore special shoulder boards. They were a very uniform country and did not like to distinguish between different parts of the armed forces.
thanks for your answers, as for the submaths,
lets say late 1942, and not birds route. But the actual path they had to take:know:
Edit: What about the sturmovik pilots shirt?
Rockin Robbins
08-22-07, 05:09 PM
How easy can you get? Everyone knows that the answer to life, death, the universe and everything is 42. :cool:
John Channing
08-22-07, 05:20 PM
And thanks for all the fish.
JCC
humesdog
08-22-07, 05:41 PM
my $.02... this is one of the strangest threads i've ever read
Rhino1978
08-22-07, 06:05 PM
two men walk into a bar.....lol this is a strange thread
John Channing
08-22-07, 06:35 PM
My father was a magician.
Everytime he walked down Main street he turned into a bar!
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Thanks. I'm here 'til Thursday. Make sure you tip the veal and try your waitress.
JCC
seaniam81
08-22-07, 06:56 PM
to answer the question about the sub leaving freemantle. It wouldn't get there traveling 5kts because it'll run out of fuel first. Because we all know going 5kts is a waist of fuel. You have to be going 9kts.
CanadianSilentHunter
08-22-07, 07:30 PM
my $.02... this is one of the strangest threads i've ever read
If you think the thread is strange, then plz don't post in it and save your comments for another thread. I'm trying to help people with serious questions about War History.
SteamWake
08-22-07, 09:03 PM
And thanks for all the fish.
JCC
Buhhh Ha Ha Ha.... :p
This thread is an absolute jewl ! :up:
And thanks for all the fish.
JCC
Buhhh Ha Ha Ha.... :p
This thread is an absolute jewl ! :up:
No....
its a funny/informative thread, not a thread that steals your money and runs hollywood
The Avon Lady
08-23-07, 02:03 AM
And thanks for all the fish.
JCC
Buhhh Ha Ha Ha.... :p
This thread is an absolute jewl ! :up:
No....
its a funny/informative thread, not a thread that steals your money and runs hollywood
Post saved for moderator's reference. Buh-bye!
Happy Times
08-23-07, 02:12 AM
And thanks for all the fish.
JCC
Buhhh Ha Ha Ha.... :p
This thread is an absolute jewl ! :up:
No....
its a funny/informative thread, not a thread that steals your money and runs hollywood
Post saved for moderator's reference. Buh-bye!
Look at his mnsm adress, masterace1@hotmail.com. :roll:
Ducimus
08-23-07, 02:14 AM
If this is the point of contention:
This thread is an absolute jewl
I think he simply mispelled the word Jewel by forgetting the E after the W, and before the L.
edit:
Look at his mnsm adress, masterace1@hotmail.com. :roll:
Ok thats different. im gonna go back to work now, people can fight their own battles.
The Avon Lady
08-23-07, 02:19 AM
If this is the point of contention:
This thread is an absolute jewl
I think he simply mispelled the word Jewel by forgetting the E after the W, and before the L.
Correct and Swede either intentionally or unintentionally referred to it as if "Jew" were written. Draw your conclusions. We already know his anti-Semitic rants from his idiotic posts on the General Forum. Don't waste your time understanding him. It's clear as day.
The Avon Lady
08-23-07, 03:20 AM
whos hasseling who now?
Quit yer whining.
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/3809/takeyourkidtoworkpz7.jpg
thats rich coming from you, who cry antisemite as soon as someone doesnt agree with you or the policies of israel.
reminds me of that old tv show, where the landlord went, THE RENT, THE RENT!!! hahaha
Ducimus
08-23-07, 04:33 AM
Good ****ing christ, take it to the general forum already.
Rhino1978
08-23-07, 04:47 AM
My father was a magician.
Everytime he walked down Main street he turned into a bar!
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Thanks. I'm here 'til Thursday. Make sure you tip the veal and try your waitress.
JCC
LOL:rotfl: :rotfl:
AVGWarhawk
08-23-07, 05:46 AM
Do to the left turn this thread has taken, it will be closed for further review.
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