Ok, the results…

First the results of those that e-mailed me.

Scores out of 35 maximum points.

MikeP – 28
Lusitanian Bat – 29
Squasher – 26.5
Ference – 9
Sauron – 20
Rabie – 20

Well Done LB, top of the class. Ference, What happened?

The Answers (in bold):

1. Aviation: What was the Me 163?

Rocket powered interceptor

2. Naval: The battle of Jutland occurred in what war?

WW1

3. Weapon: What was the calibre of the main gun fitted to the German Tiger I tank of WW2?

88mm

4. Historical: The US civil war ended in which year?

1865

5. Person: Who was the supreme allied commander on the ground during operation Desert Storm?

Norman Schwarzkopf

Section 2 (2 points each – slightly harder stuff)

1. What do the FW-190 and the original Su-27 prototype (T-10) have in common?

They both have sliding canopies, only one person got this right

2. Name three active aircraft carriers outside the USA.

A few here, examples are Charles De Gaulle, Viraat, Ark Royal, IIlustrious, Invincible, Kuznetsov.

3. The ‘Sexton’ and ‘M7 Priest’ off WW2 and the post war ‘Abbot’ were all what kind of weapon?

SPGs

4. Exactly when did the Chinese enter the Korean War with a massive ground invasion?

The orders and operation began in October 1950, and because the dates varied I had October as the accepted answer.

5. Who was the Iraqi foreign minister during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990?

Tariq Aziz

Section 3 (3 points each – even harder)

1. The most modern plane in Poland at the time of the German invasion was a medium recon bomber, what was its name in English?

PZL 37 Los (in english Los = “Elk”)

2. Where did the old Soviet helicopter carrier ‘Moskva’ finally end up after been de-commissioned.

Ship wreckers at Alang, India.

3. What was the original French acronym for the Mistral SAM system when it appeared in early 80’s?

SATCP : Sol-Air Très Courte Portée

4. In what year did the Muslims conquer Malta?

870AD

5. A significant Zulu leader and founder of the Zulu empire in the 19th century, who am I, and how long did I live?

Shaka Zulu (1787-1828)

Bonus question – 5 points – quite hard

In WW2 the word Kamikaze was used to describe the Japanese pilots who crashed their plane into ships, but it was also the name given to something else used by the Japanese, what was that thing?

Destroyer class which was first built in the early 1920’s

Thanks for all those that tried!

Regards, Glenn.