XD Trivia Test

[pickelhaube]

Ok Guys time for a trivia test. This could be easy for some not so for others.
Not sure how to answer these questions without giving the answers to others but here goes.

!. P-51
A.What was the original name for the P-51?
B. Who gave it the name we call it now?
C. What was the major change that was given it ,to make it possibley the best fighter of WW2 ?

2. Nicknames
A. What was the forktailed devil?
B.What was the butcher bird?
c. What was the whistling death ?

3. Panther tank.
A. What front was it first intoduced?
B. What tank was it designed mainly to compeat against?
c. There was a major design flaw with the manlet. What was it how was it used agaist the Germans and how was it solved?

4. Mig 15 in Korea
A. How did the first subject fall into the Allied hands?
B. What were the Russian Aces called by the Americans.
C.Who were the 2 main maufactors of the Mig?

5.This is one I do not know myself.
A. What was the most maufactored plane made by 21st?
B. What was the most tank?
C. What was the most figure ?
D. What was the most money paid for a 21st product ?

Bonus Points
What were the first produced by the 3 main players tank and plane?

A. 21st?
B. Admiral?
C. BBI ?

Anbody have all of the answers?

[chunks]

Ok my best first guesses.

1:
a, Apache
b. brits
c. Allison engine changed to Merlin

2:
a, P-38
b, FW-190A
c, possible multiple, Corsair and Stuka (might be screaming death)

3:
a, eastern
b, T-34
c, shot trap that was addressed with the chin added to later panthers.

4:
a, Korean pilot bought one in for the cash reward
b, gomer? likely VN vintage
c, MiG and PLAAF

5: all very much guesses
a, P-51
b, Sherman
c, any german
d, $550.00

[V2 MAN]

Heres the answers i know:

p51:
1.NA-73X

Panther:
1.russian front
2.russian t34

Those are the only ones i know for now I will try to think of more.

[aferguson]

!. P-51
A.What was the original name for the P-51? DUNNO
B. Who gave it the name we call it now? DUNNO
C. What was the major change that was given it ,to make it possibley the best fighter of WW2 ? BRITISH MERLIN ENGINE

2. Nicknames
A. What was the forktailed devil? P-38, NICKNAME GIVEN BY GERMANS
B.What was the butcher bird? FW-190A
c. What was the whistling death ? CORSAIR AND BEAUFIGHTER (SORTA, IT'S WAS WHISPERING DEATH)

3. Panther tank.
A. What front was it first intoduced? RUSSIAN, AT KURSK
B. What tank was it designed mainly to compeat against? T-34
c. There was a major design flaw with the manlet. What was it how was it used agaist the Germans and how was it solved? SHOT TRAP AT BOTTOM, RUSSIAN GUNNERS AIMED AT BASE OF TURRET

4. Mig 15 in Korea
A. How did the first subject fall into the Allied hands? DEFECTOR, INDUCED BY MONEY FROM CIA
B. What were the Russian Aces called by the Americans. DUNNO
C.Who were the 2 main maufactors of the Mig? MIKOYAN AND LAVOCHKIN

5.This is one I do not know myself.
A. What was the most maufactored plane made by 21st? DUNNO, PROBABLY P-51
B. What was the most tank? EITHER SHERMAN OR TIGER, I WOULD SAY SHERMAN, PZ IV IF YOU CONSIDER R/C TANKS
C. What was the most figure ? NO CLUE
D. What was the most money paid for a 21st product ? DUNNO

Bonus Points
What were the first produced by the 3 main players tank and plane?

A. 21st? ME 109, P-51, PANTHER, SHERMAN
B. Admiral? F-86
C. BBI ? APACHE, BLACKHAWK, OH-6, (AIRCRAFT), F-18 (PLANE), SHERMAN

[olifant]

You guys are pretty good. Our nickname for Russian aces was "Honchos".

[chunks]

You guys are pretty good. Our nickname for Russian aces was "Honchos".

"Honchos", thanks much, gomer seemed too new.

[bdr_ws6]

1. P-51
A.What was the original name for the P-51? NA-73X
B. Who gave it the name we call it now? The Brits (RAF), named it the Mustang I when they first received it.
C. What was the major change that was given it ,to make it possibley the best fighter of WW2 ? Placement of the Rolls Royce V-1650 'Merlin' V12

2. Nicknames
A. What was the forktailed devil? Lockheed P-38 Lightning
B.What was the butcher bird? Focke Wulf FW-190A
c. What was the whistling death ? Corsair

3. Panther tank. I didn't know these so I looked them up lol
A. What front was it first intoduced? Eastern
B. What tank was it designed mainly to compeat against? T-34
c. There was a major design flaw with the manlet. What was it how was it used agaist the Germans and how was it solved? It would deflect shots downwards into the thin armored forward roof hull. It was redesigned with a thicker 'chin' manlett, the chin was intended to prevent such deflections.

4. Mig 15 in Korea
A. How did the first subject fall into the Allied hands? Senior Lt. Kum Sok No landed his MiG-15 at Kimpo AFB in 1953, stating he was tired of the Communist deceit. He did not know of the $100,000 reward that was offered untill after he landed. On a side note, this exact aircraft is in the USAF Museum in Dayton, Ohio.
B. What were the Russian Aces called by the Americans. Honchos
C.Who were the 2 main maufactors of the Mig? Mikoyan-Gurevich and I dunno the other

5.This is one I do not know myself.
A. What was the most maufactored plane made by 21st? I'd guess the P-51 Mustang
B. What was the most tank? Sherman?
C. What was the most figure ? ??
D. What was the most money paid for a 21st product ? near $600?

Bonus Points
What were the first produced by the 3 main players tank and plane?

A. 21st?
B. Admiral?
C. BBI ?

[pickelhaube]

Every one has done good but nobody has hit 100. Everyone has missed at least one question..

Chunks - good come back.

Aferguson - your a little thin on the planes part , tanks you did ok

V2 - Hummmm.....

Olifant - you cheated


BDR-WS6 - you need to read on of the questions better.

[Aviatornut.com]

dittos dittos dittos

A. What was the most maufactored plane made by 21st? P-47