Gollevainen's quizz of the week (older)

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Ok, KV-13 seems to be an improved KV-1 prototype, I couldn't find pics of it.
The strange thing is that the previous KV models and the later IS- models all seem to have six wheels on the ground, while this one has only five.

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Well what a busy day for the quizz...

Skorzeny was right, its KV-13. The tank was a ofspring form the realization that the medium tank concept is would be somewhat more cost-effective than the light/heavy tank mix. This relevation was naturally thanks to the T-34's performance in the early years of WWII. Soviets decided to mix the speed of light tanks to the heavier armour of heavy tanks. THis resulted the KV-13 which had quite good armour with 55km/h top speed and weighted 33 tons. This was achived with casting the armour in all around the tank. The name KV tells that it's basicly derivated from the KV series of tanks, most notably form the KV-1s. The hull however is derivation from the T-34 as is the tracks (tough the wheels are form KVs). It never reached serieproduction mostly becouse it wasen't considerably improvement to the T-34 wich was cheaper to build.

But I think its Skorzenys turn...

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What gun is this? caliber, barell length and nation should do the trick. Or am I overestimating you guys?

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Soviet 85 mm/52 but I am not sure. Could be everything else in his category.

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Nope. Larger gun and mounted on ships. Copy of a french design, but this is not french. ww2 era. Any other guesses?

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German?

one of these:

24.0 cm Gerät 80 or 24.0 cm Gerät 85?

Or something along the lines of 9.0 cm Flak M 39?

I'm pretty much clueless on this one.

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Well a little hint, its japanese and among other place mounted on the Akagi.
If noone gets it, i`ll post the answer in a couple of hours

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I think it's a type 10 120mm AA gun...

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Yes. Its is the Type 10 4.7"/45 AA gun.
Rommel, your turn to post a question!

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well perhaps Rommel didnt knew about the rule change....well to make out all the juice out of this new enthustiatishm towards the most legendary thread in SDFs history, We just have to let Rommel miss his change this time

so to keep it going...