Who / What / Where Game

[Jimbuna]

Casa Caracol?

I don't really think it is.. Rafa Nadal tennis center?

Neither.

I'm really struggling to think of any more clues for fear of giving the answer away but I can assure you it is a 'one-off' and very unique.

That should give it away now.

[Aktungbby]

The sea shell house? https://cf.bstatic.com/images/hotel/max1024x768/277/277916873.jpg

[Jimbuna]

That's the one :yep:

https://i.postimg.cc/bvBdC57B/Conch-Shell-House-Isla-Mujeres-Mexico.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://timcotroneo.com/the-shell-house-of-isla-mujeres-2/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/conch-shell-house

Over to you :salute:

[skidman]

Casa Caracol?

:D

Over to Achtung! :salute:

[Jimbuna]

:D

Over to Achtung! :salute:

Holy Carp!

I honestly wasn't aware the name connection having only viewed it on sites calling it the shell house :oops:

Please accept my humble apologies for my stupid mistake and take the next one.

I'm confident Aktung will agree to pass it over.

:/\\!!

[Catfish]

I also had this house on my list, but even though i had not seen a similarity with the photo detail(s) Jim posted :D

[Aktungbby]

While I appreciate Jimbuna's admission of stupidity, :O: there are actually several (5 at least) Casa Caracols in Mexico(I just looked it up :oops: ) and as such, having posted a definitive photo of the correct one first...having learned the art of lurking from the Skidmeister himself:haha: I shall therefore eschew passing it over and revel in my glorious victory! A narrow consensus 51%-49% judicious opinion surely! :shucks: This will preserve the integrity of the game per the OP rules, preventing even a scintilla of collusion twixt a Dutchman and a moderator who has lived in Holland.:O: The very honor of :subsim: hangs in the balance here! Something shortly this way comes!:arrgh!:

[Aktungbby]

SHORTLY::o Who is this and what did he do? Big hint: this has affected me personally both at work and at home https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=11670

[skidman]

Ah, when Aktung and Skid meet in the Promised land, on the Isla Mujeres and take a swim in the Blue Lagoon, wonderful things can happen :oops:

An American?

[Aktungbby]

Ah, when Aktung and Skid meet in the Promised land, on the Isla Mujeres and take a swim in the Blue Lagoon, wonderful things can happen :oops:

An American?My rusty harpoon batteries are fully charged BBY; we'll fergit 'bout las Mujeres and have a Dutch treat??!!:Kaleun_Party: not american

[Jimbuna]

Alois Alzheimer, he is is credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia"

A condition than took my father-in-laws life at the age of 59.

[skidman]

Quick Jim! Bravo.

This brings back some sad memories. My father suffered from dementia and died in September 2019. I still find it difficult to not only remember his last miserable weeks, but all the good times we had before.

[Aktungbby]

Alois Alzheimer, he is is credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia"

A condition than took my father-in-laws life at the age of 59. Bingo! Also afflicted both my parents and I used to guard a major 2000+ person Jewish rest-home in SF with an entire floor of 200 patients, shambling around all night in a smock and Depends; occasionally pulling the fire alarms and escaping the floor...to try to get back home!! Essentially I was living 'night of the Zombies before it was in style! On a trip home to visit my widowed mom, she asked me-her first born- "if she knew my mother??!!" and I immediately had my BBY brother and estate executor "put her where we'd had daddy." She lived till 2015: age 95. Over to U:salute: but take two Aricept and tighten up on yer Español BBY!:O::k_confused:

[Jimbuna]

Quick Jim! Bravo.

This brings back some sad memories. My father suffered from dementia and died in September 2019. I still find it difficult to not only remember his last miserable weeks, but all the good times we had before.

Bingo! Also afflicted both my parents and I used to guard a major 2000+ person Jewish rest-home in SF with an entire floor of 200 patients, shambling around all night in a smock and Depends; occasionally pulling the fire alarms and escaping the floor...to try to get back home!! Essentially I was living 'night of the Zombies before it was in style! On a trip home to visit my widowed mom, she asked me-her first born- "if she knew my mother??!!" and I immediately had my BBY brother and estate executor "put her where we'd had daddy." She lived till 2015: age 95. Over to U:salute: but take two Aricept and tighten up on yer Español BBY!:O::k_confused:

Yes, Alzheimers/Dementia is one horrible affliction for which there is currently no known cure despite the fact a great many people end up succumbing to it.

[Jimbuna]

Okay, I've enlarged this picture as much as I can without making it too blurry.

https://i.postimg.cc/L8pGZBsY/mjjjjj.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

What is it?

[Aktungbby]

in England?

[u crank]

Is it part of a ship?

[Jimbuna]

in England?

Not when the picture was taken.

[Jimbuna]

Is it part of a ship?

Sure is.

[u crank]

Is it a warship?

[skidman]

Photo taken in a shipyard?

[Jimbuna]

Is it a warship?

Yes

[Jimbuna]

Photo taken in a shipyard?

Photo was taken whilst she was at anchor in a countries capital but not the country she belonged to.

Hope that makes sense but Sunday mornings are always a little rough after a Saturday night drinking session.

https://i.postimg.cc/SQ5mg7C1/drunkcob.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Texas Red]

Is it a battleship?

[Jimbuna]

Is it a battleship?

She is.

[Aktungbby]

WWII?

[Buddahaid]

She is.

Can't be Russian.

[Aktungbby]

Elizabeth Class?

[Jimbuna]

WWII?

WWI and II

[Jimbuna]

Can't be Russian.

Why?

[Buddahaid]

They are all he's

[Jimbuna]

You sure?

[Buddahaid]

No, but I believe the battleships are.

HMS Agincourt?

[Jimbuna]

Not Agincourt but you are going to kick yourself soon.

Clue: Think about how you are phrasing your questions. Asking more directly such as 'is it' brings about a definitive response.

I reckon you'll guess it correctly now.

[Aktungbby]

Elizabeth Class?

WWI and II U missed a question... but I'll tender HMS Centurion which was in both world wars; the only one of the King George V's to do so.

[Jimbuna]

U missed a question... but I'll tender HMS Centurion which was in both world wars; the only one of the King George V's to do so.

Sorry about that but no, not Royal Navy.

Huge clue:Check Buddahaid's last three posts.

[Aktungbby]

oriiginally built in England ?

[Catfish]

Russian?

[Jimbuna]

oriiginally built in England ?

Nope, far away from there.

[Jimbuna]

Russian?

At last, somebody read a few posts up :yeah:

[Buddahaid]

Surely it's not the Potemkin.

[Jimbuna]

Surely it's not the Potemkin.

No but remember it was you who posted "They are all he's" :03:

[Aktungbby]

Gangut? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Gangut_battleship.jpg

[Jimbuna]

That's the one. Named after a battle and not a 'he' :03:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_battleship_Gangut_(1911)

https://i.postimg.cc/XYbkD0Bx/Gangut-battleship.jpg (https://postimg.cc/PPSDP948)

Over to you :salute:

[Aktungbby]

I'll have somethng shortly. I'm aß deep in pre-Xmas chores today as "the boss dictates". Just mailed my stack of Christmas cards to old friends going on 50 years. An 80 mile rounddtrip drive to deliver her hand-knit sweaters to recipients is also on the to-do list...but hey! I'll do anything to get out during the total lockdown,:arrgh!: incl. a 10:PM curfew, which been reinstated.

[Aktungbby]

SHORTLY:somthing simple: what ship is this and what u-boat did it sink? https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=11684

[Buddahaid]

Q- ship?

[Catfish]

Looks like Wonganella, but she did not sink any Uboat. :hmmm:

[skidman]

D/S Rona?

[Aktungbby]

Q- ship?NOPE

Looks like Wonganella, but she did not sink any Uboat. :hmmm:NOPE

D/S Rona?NOPE & sorry for the delay; I just did 80 miles roundtrip to Calistoga to play Santa- on orders of mein ÜberElf... known to the family as "Christmas BBY"; 'tis the Seezon!:Kaleun_Party: :arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

WWII?

[Aktungbby]

YES

[Jimbuna]

SS Scorton - U 633?

[Aktungbby]

NOPE:U-663 was sunk on 8 May 1943 in the Bay of Biscay in position 46°50′N 10°00′W, by depth charges from a No. 10 Squadron RAAF Sunderland. All hands were lost...

[Jimbuna]

In the right hand column.

Sunk 10 March 1943 in the North Atlantic in position 58°51′N 19°55′WCoordinates: 58°51′N 19°55′W, after being rammed by British freighter SS Scorton. :o

[Catfish]

Something does not add up, Like Jim I read that U- 633 was rammed by civilian SS Scorton, but here it reads (Wikipedia):

"U-633 was sunk on 8 March 1943 in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland, in position 58.21N, 31.00W, by depth charges from the US Coast Guard cutter USCGC Spencer. 43 dead (all hands lost). (Axel Niestlé, May 2005).[4]"

[Aktungbby]

Well it wasn't SS Scorton...nor (big hint:D) was it SS Olive Branch which sank U28 in 1917....although the modus operendi was similar... https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=10820

[Buddahaid]

The Norwegian steamship Rona and U-57?

[Aktungbby]

Well it wasn't SS Scorton...nor (big hint:D) was it SS Olive Branch which sank U28 in 1917....although the modus operendi was similar... https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=10820

The Norwegian steamship Rona and U-57?Nope; U-57 was raised and refloated and then scuttled at war"s end. My 'modus operendi' depiction of the demise of the U-boat in question is accurate... a permanent farewell literally off Cape Farewell in '42.

[Buddahaid]

Only one.

U-657. Sunk on 17 May 1943 in the North Atlantic south of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 58.54N, 42.33W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Swale.

[Aktungbby]

Good eye! but the expression "southest of Cape Farwell" applies to a broad area up to 500 nautical miles by participants of the battles. In the case of the sub sunk by my particular merchant: "Northern Atlantic south-east Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position.. ..N .. ..W by 120 Squadron" Uboat.Net is hazy on this sort of stuff. A careful review of the sinking locations of the Uboat's two other sinkings that night puts it's own loss location SSE of Cape Farewell: "500 nautical miles (930 km) south east of Cape Farewell,":arrgh!:

[Buddahaid]

Must be a year earlier then.

U-132. Sunk on 4 November 1942 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, in approx. position 55.38N, 39.52W, when the British ammunition ship Hatimura blew up in a huge explosion. U-132 had torpedoed this ship earlier and was probably waiting nearby for her to sink when caught in the lethal radius of the explosion.

[Aktungbby]

Bingo! you're up! sorry for the delay...out getting stocking stuffers!:yeah: :Kaleun_Salute:

[Buddahaid]

Well, you nearly named the answer.

What ship is this?
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/2450/qo0DFl.png

[Jimbuna]

US warship?

[Buddahaid]

Yes it is.

[Jimbuna]

Heavy/armoured cruiser?

[Buddahaid]

Originally classified as a light cruiser but finished as a heavy cruiser. It sort of splits the difference.

[Jimbuna]

WWII?

[Buddahaid]

Yes.

[Jimbuna]

USS Brooklyn?

[Aktungbby]

One of 8 light cruisers CL24 thru CL31 started in 1926 but upped to heavy cruiser?In 1926, construction began on a new group of light cruisers, armed with eight-inch guns instead of the six-inch or smaller weapons carried by the existing CLs. Eight of these were completed between late 1929 and early 1931 as CL-24 through CL-31. At the beginning of July 1931, these eight ships were redesignated as "heavy cruisers" (CA), based on warship classifications established by the previous year's London Naval Treaty, but their hull numbers were not changed. USS Houston? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/USS_Houston_%28CA-30%29_off_San_Diego_in_October_1935.jpg/1024px-USS_Houston_%28CA-30%29_off_San_Diego_in_October_1935.jpg

[Buddahaid]

Not a Brooklyn class and not Pensacola class.

[Jimbuna]

Indianapolis?

[Buddahaid]

Not Portland class.

[Aktungbby]

USS Houston is Northhampton class??

[Buddahaid]

Yes but it's not the right ship or class.

[Jimbuna]

New Orleans?

[Buddahaid]

Now we're talking. Right class but wrong ship.

[Jimbuna]

San Francisco?

[Buddahaid]

Bingo. You can still see part of the bridge at lands end in SF.

[Jimbuna]

Lucky guess. There were only a further six in the class.

[Jimbuna]

Not wanting to stir the pot but Aktung chose the USS Minneapolis then deleted his post :haha:

[Jimbuna]

What ship is this?

https://i.postimg.cc/qR3ptDVF/jjkkkkj.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Aktungbby]

Not wanting to stir the pot but Aktung chose the USS Minneapolis then deleted his post :haha:Well! it was a 'cross post' shot-in-the -dark 'cause it's 'Minnesota Nice! but when I saw you'd won,
I simply deleted it. Is your ship famous?

[Buddahaid]

Man Aktung, I thought you'd pick up on it pretty fast given our location but there's only a small bit of ship to sort.

I can't make up my mind if I'm seeing a second battery turret or not, so, is this a passenger ferry?

CA-38 San Francisco was built at Mare Island and earned 17 battle stars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeZ3AEd-Ccw

[Catfish]

Is that even a gun turret on the picture? :hmmm:

[skidman]

Built in the UK?

[Jimbuna]

Well! it was a 'cross post' shot-in-the -dark 'cause it's 'Minnesota Nice! but when I saw you'd won,
I simply deleted it. Is your ship famous?

Not particularly as far as I'm aware.

[Jimbuna]

I can't make up my mind if I'm seeing a second battery turret or not, so, is this a passenger ferry?



A warship

[Jimbuna]

Is that even a gun turret on the picture? :hmmm:

I've had a good look and as far as I can ascertain it isn't a gun turret.

Built in the UK?

Not UK built.

Clue: There is a UK connection regarding her demise.

[Aktungbby]

a Cruiser?

[Buddahaid]

Happy Boxing Day. I was just going to ask if it was a BPF ship but it's not UK built. Italian?

[Jimbuna]

a Cruiser?

Not a cruiser.

[Jimbuna]

Happy Boxing Day. I was just going to ask if it was a BPF ship but it's not UK built. Italian?

Happy Boxing Day and yes, she is Italian.

[Catfish]

One of the ships sunk at Taranto?

[Jimbuna]

One of the ships sunk at Taranto?

I thought that would be asked as soon as the nationality was discovered but the answer is no unfortunately.

[Buddahaid]

RN Vittorio Veneto?

[Jimbuna]

RN Vittorio Veneto?

Not a battleship.

Clue: Smaller

[Aktungbby]

not a BB and not a cruiser....:hmmm: "smaller":hmmm:...destroyer?

[Jimbuna]

not a BB and not a cruiser....:hmmm: "smaller":hmmm:...destroyer?

Yes

[Aktungbby]

Artigliere?

[Jimbuna]

Artigliere?

No but getting warm.

[Aktungbby]

sunk by Brit sub?

[Jimbuna]

sunk by Brit sub?

Indeed

[Buddahaid]

Maestrale-class destroyer?

[Aktungbby]

Vincenzo Gioberti? (Oriani class).

[Buddahaid]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu8wJq1ZWZk

[Jimbuna]

Maestrale-class destroyer?

Not Maestrale

[Jimbuna]

Vincenzo Gioberti? (Oriani class).

Nope :)

[Buddahaid]

Did she serve in WW2?

[Aktungbby]

Strale, sunk by HMS Turbulent

[Jimbuna]

Did she serve in WW2?

Yes

[Jimbuna]

Strale, sunk by HMS Turbulent

Close but no cigar :)

[Buddahaid]

Baionetta?

[Aktungbby]

Bombardiere, sunk by British sub 1943? I don't even see a 'Baiyonetta' on my list of WWII RM destryers,

[Buddahaid]

Bombardiere, sunk by British sub 1943? I don't even see a 'Baiyonetta' on my list of WWII RM destryers,

It's a Gabbiano-class Corvette many of which served Germany after the Italian surrender.

[Jimbuna]

Baionetta?

It's a Gabbiano-class Corvette many of which served Germany after the Italian surrender.

Afraid not and we'd already established we are looking for a destroyer and not a corvette.

Incidentally, Baionetta survived the war and wasn't struck until January 72.

[Jimbuna]

Bombardiere, sunk by British sub 1943? I don't even see a 'Baiyonetta' on my list of WWII RM destryers,

Not a Soldati-class :)

[Buddahaid]

Afraid not and we'd already established we are looking for a destroyer and not a corvette.

Incidentally, Baionetta survived the war and wasn't struck until January 72.

Missed that. I thought we established it was not a battleship or cruiser.

Turbine class?

[Jimbuna]

not a BB and not a cruiser....:hmmm: "smaller":hmmm:...destroyer?

Yes

Not a Turbine class

[Aktungbby]

Giovanni de Verrazno? Sunk by HMS Unbending 1942.

[Buddahaid]

My best guess now is Nicoloso da Recco a Navigatori class vessel.

[Jimbuna]

That's the one :yeah:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigatori-class_destroyer

https://i.postimg.cc/hPkTm3Yq/Giovanni-da-Verrazzano.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Over to you :salute:

[Jimbuna]

Cross posts....Aktung is correct.

[Buddahaid]

Narrowed down to same class.

[Aktungbby]

Whew! 'win by a nose'! A finish in a dead heat after "flogging throughout the fleet". My sunk by sub question was a "shot in the dark"; I then started looking tediously at all Italian destroyer: 'demises by submarine'....All I had left was Emmanuel Pessagno, sunk by HMS Turbulent; and Libeccio, sunk by HMS Upholder...I'll have something shortly!

[Buddahaid]

Yikes, another clue overlooked through multi tasking.

[Aktungbby]

Yikes, another clue overlooked through multi tasking. ^ JEEZE! U were hot on my six yet two clues short!!!!:k_confused: Shortly: What's this? https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=11713

[Buddahaid]

Looks like something that wouldn't have parking problems. Is it on wheels?

[Aktungbby]

there are wheels

[Catfish]

From a film?

[Aktungbby]

NOPE the real Thing!

[Buddahaid]

PIRANHA III? I think those short tubes might be Saab Avitronics LEDS.

[Aktungbby]

nope

[skidman]

US made?

[Jimbuna]

A combination of wheels and tracks?

[Aktungbby]

US made?YES

A combination of wheels and tracks?YES

[Jimbuna]

Post WWII?

[Aktungbby]

yes...very! Aand it's simply aces driving one too! especially if yer packin' a ma deuce or a 240bravo:arrgh!:

[skidman]

Armored rescue vehicle?

[Aktungbby]

not as intended but
can used as a barricade.

[Jimbuna]

M9 Armored Combat Earthmover?

https://i.postimg.cc/d1bJ2gGd/1280px-M9-ACE-Vehicle.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Aktungbby]

Aand it's simply aces driving one too! especially if yer packin' a ma deuce or a 240bravo BINGO! Otherwise known as the M9 ACE:D Commanders felt that the ACE needs an additional crewman and a protective weapon such as a .50 caliber machine gun or the Mark 19 although a bipod squad automatic weapon or 240 bravo is easily placed upon the air intake grills without moving and can be secure with a bright mind for area target and showing of force by the field expedient engineers.automatic grenade launcher https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/imgs/m9-ace-armored-combat-earth-mover-bulldozer.jpg Over to Jimbuna:salute:

[Jimbuna]

What precisely is this?

https://i.postimg.cc/50MP836y/fffffffff.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[mapuc]

It looks like the outside of a bridge on a ship.

The question is, is it a warship or civilian.

I guess it's a warship

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Correct

[Aktungbby]

British?

[Jimbuna]

British?

Afraid not.

[Buddahaid]

Ottoman?

[Jimbuna]

Ottoman?

Farther afield (in UK terms).

[Aktungbby]

Gun boat on Asian River?

[Buddahaid]

Russian hovercraft?

[skidman]

Chinese?

[Aktungbby]

Gun boat on Asian River?

Chinese?ie: the promised land??!:D... the USS Oahu PR-6?

[Jimbuna]

Gun boat on Asian River?

Right area but wrong classification.

[Jimbuna]

Chinese?

Not Chinese.

Russian hovercraft?

Not a hovercraft but originally belonged to Russia.

[skidman]

Vietnamese Gepard Class Frigate?

[Jimbuna]

Vietnamese Gepard Class Frigate?

Correct country only.

[skidman]

Turya-class torpedo boat.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/BTK_pr.206M2.jpg/1280px-BTK_pr.206M2.jpg

[Aktungbby]

TAA DAA!

[Jimbuna]

Turya-class torpedo boat.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/BTK_pr.206M2.jpg/1280px-BTK_pr.206M2.jpg

Yep and the exact same picture so no need to duplicate :up:

Over to you :salute:

[skidman]

OK, what's this?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3a77khgd4wu26km/wthis.png?raw=1

[Aktungbby]

does it have an engine?

[Jimbuna]

American?

[skidman]

It does have an engine and it is not American.

[Aktungbby]

1940's?

[skidman]

Yep.

[Aktungbby]

passengers?

[Jimbuna]

Racing car?

[Buddahaid]

Triumph tractor

[skidman]

passengers?

No, just crew.

Racing car?

No, but it was fairly quick.

Triumph tractor

Not a Triumph and not a tractor.

[Buddahaid]

John Deere tractor tank?

I know you said not a tractor but this is not simply a tractor, and sorry, I believe I meant Ferguson instead of Triumph but I see those have a wide front track anyway.

[Catfish]

^ may be, but the axles seem to come from 'outside' left and right (?) :hmmm:

[skidman]

John Deere tractor tank?

Hm. You are referring to the armored A1 prototype, right?

https://www.pinterest.de/pin/708261478872009636/

It isn't a tractor, but you are getting closer.

[skidman]

^ may be, but the axles seem to come from 'outside' left and right (?) :hmmm:

Yep. :03:

[Aktungbby]

three man crew?

[skidman]

Yep.

[Aktungbby]

British?

[Buddahaid]

British?

Your just playing out more line waiting to set the hook......:k_confused:

[skidman]

The long and winding road to the promised land...

...doesn't lead to the land of the Brits :arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

Military?

[skidman]

Yep.

[Jimbuna]

Bomb disposal?

[skidman]

Afraid not.

[u crank]

Does it have a crew served weapon?

[Jimbuna]

German military?

[skidman]

Does it have a crew served weapon?

Yes it does.

German military?

Nope.

[u crank]

Anti tank vehicle?

[skidman]

Yes, it had an anti tank gun.

[Aktungbby]

French?

[skidman]

Malheureusement non.

[Aktungbby]

Belgian?

[skidman]

Jammer genoeg niet. :03:

Big clue: Vickers 40mm

[Aktungbby]

South African 2 pounder ( also known as Vickers 40 MM) Marmon-Harrington Mark III armored car?

[Jimbuna]

Most likely because the MkII had a four man crew.

[Buddahaid]

What am I missing? I don't see two wheels with a narrow track on the Marmon.

Hmmm, perhaps the motor is for training and the quickness refers to rate of fire. Hmmm...

Laffly W15 TCC?

[Aktungbby]

French?

Malheureusement non.



Laffly W15 TCC?the Laffly is French and wrong caliber.

[Buddahaid]

I know, but I don't believe it's the Marmon either so I'm trying to ferret out another clue.

[Aktungbby]

those OP tires treads sure look like the ones on the ground in the Vickers 40 mm pics when the towed gun is set up in firing place with the wheels removedhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/The_British_Army_in_the_United_Kingdom_1939-45_H23836.jpg and the three man crew at the ready...:hmmm: and there's the Aussie variant with truck mounted two pounder, again with weapon's wheels stored in trays https://i.pinimg.com/564x/50/a3/d3/50a3d3d0377b94a37dfb66918aa2a124.jpg

[Buddahaid]

Towed is the key word there because it has a motor and is relatively fast according to the clues. That's why I pondered if the motor was for directed fire control and the relatively fast was for fire rate. I confess I'm getting nowhere on this one.

[Aktungbby]

Dragon MK 4 carrier with (40mm) SPAAG (self-propelled anti-aircraft gun) for Siam; they had 26 0f them- certainly "far from the land of the Brits" ie: Vickers QF-1 "Pom-Pom" gun of 40 mm. About 26 were sold to Siam and saw action as infantry support guns and AA guns during the Franco-Thai war (1940-1941) https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ea/73/f2/ea73f2eed2d8e8339cf459a1f5f278fc.jpg

[skidman]

South African 2 pounder ( also known as Vickers 40 MM) Marmon-Harrington Mark III armored car?

No, but the hemisphere is correct.

[skidman]

What am I missing? I don't see two wheels with a narrow track on the Marmon.

Hmmm, perhaps the motor is for training and the quickness refers to rate of fire. Hmmm...

Laffly W15 TCC?

Nope. Up to 45mph in "road mode" and 27mph in "off-road mode".

[skidman]

Dragon MK 4 carrier

No, but getting closer. The Dragon has wheels and tracks...

[Jimbuna]

Daimler armoured car?

[skidman]

No.

Let's sum up what we have established so far:

- a military vehicle, three piece crew

- carrying a 40mm Vickers anti-tank-gun

- built in the 40s in the Southern Hemisphere, not South Africa

- wheels and tracks

[Jimbuna]

A hybrid?

[skidman]

Not sure what you a referring to and a google search for "hybrid vehicle" of course shows all kinds of modern cars with additional electric engines.

Another clue (and maybe a description of a "hybrid"): It has wheels and tracks, but these are not used simultaneously. That is why it has a "fast mode" on the road and a "not so fast mode" off-road.

[Aktungbby]

Rhodesian built?

[skidman]

Afraid not.

[Buddahaid]

I believe I have it. A prototype build in New Zealand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schofield_tank
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/ff/Schofield_1.jpg

[Jimbuna]

And I believe you da man :)

[skidman]

Spot on Buddahaid. :up:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rsjdarxmzjmkrr5/a810594932199c04b622f8ddb71832ea.jpg?raw=1

The Schofield Tank was a unique design, some essential parts (engine, gearbox etc.) came from street car production. Only prototypes were build, the most evolved one was shipped to England and checked for suitability. The Brits didn't like it and so the whole idea was dismissed.

Over to you :salute:

[Buddahaid]

That was a tough one. Somehow it didn't occur to me it could have been a prototype.

What is this (sorry for the poor quality)?
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/5743/oPSE0Q.png

[Jimbuna]

A ship?

[Buddahaid]

Yes indeed.

[skidman]

yup well done! :salute: But the Vickers 40 mm clue is misleading. The cited specification is "QF two-pounder".

Um, sorry, I didn't mean to cause confusion here. The Wikipedia entry for the "Ordnance QF 2-pounder" says it is a 40mm tank (vehicle-mounted) and anti-tank gun made by Vickers. It is understood that Vickers guns with 40mm calibre come in different flavors, I just used the more generic term.

[skidman]

A warship?

[Buddahaid]

It is a warship.

[Jimbuna]

A capital ship?

[Buddahaid]

Not a capital ship.

[Aktungbby]

Yes indeed.American? Congrats by the way...you are now "the Schofield Kid"!:Kaleun_Salute:

[Buddahaid]

American? Congrats by the way...you are now "the Schofield Kid"!:Kaleun_Salute:

:Kaleun_Wink:

Not American.

[Aktungbby]

WWII?

[Jimbuna]

Italian?

[Buddahaid]

Not Italian.

[Aktungbby]

New Zealand?:O: and could U answer post 14475.

[Buddahaid]

In another dimension perhaps, but not this one.

[Jimbuna]

A heavy cruiser?

[Buddahaid]

Considerably smaller.

[Aktungbby]

a frigate?

[Jimbuna]

Destroyer?

[Buddahaid]

Not quite. I suppose it was misleading to say ship but if I'd said no we would be going down a wrong rabbit hole.

[Aktungbby]

does it have a rudder?

[Buddahaid]

I would think so but I can't verify that.

[Jimbuna]

Is it some form of floating platform?

[Buddahaid]

No, it can achieve 18 knots.

[skidman]

amphibious?

[Catfish]

Hydrofoil ?

[Buddahaid]

amphibious?

Once, or no, and not a hydrofoil.

[skidman]

has at least one propeller?

[Buddahaid]

Yes, one screw.

[Aktungbby]

does it have turrets?

[Buddahaid]

Not big enough.

Recap.

It is a ship as in it floats on water and is not a land craft, or amphibian.

It is not a floating platform but can achieve 18 knots with one screw and likely has a rudder.

It is not a destroyer, frigate (sorry Aktung your post was too close to another), cruiser, or capital ship.

Did I miss something?

EDIT: Oh yeah, it is not from New Zealand, or Italian, but is a warship and not civilian.

[Aktungbby]

does it launch a weapon?

[Buddahaid]

It has a single weapon which is fixed.

[Aktungbby]

a ram?

[Buddahaid]

Not a ram but rams were still a feature on ships of the line.

[Aktungbby]

does it have a galley and crew dining?