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Offline Ack-Ack

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Re: Not a lot of people knew that...do you?
« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2008, 01:37:05 PM »
Quote from: Shifty on October 21, 2008, 01:35:28 PM
Question number two.... Kingdom of Hawaii?

IIRC, the Kingdom ceased to be in the late 1800's.


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Re: Not a lot of people knew that...do you?
« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2008, 01:40:22 PM »
Quote from: Ack-Ack on October 21, 2008, 01:37:05 PM
IIRC, the Kingdom ceased to be in the late 1800's.


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True but even though a territory it still had a royal family. Just a stab in the dark anyway. :D
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Re: Not a lot of people knew that...do you?
« Reply #17 on: October 21, 2008, 01:44:09 PM »
ew ew...I know the answer...its Krakozhia lead by Viktor Navorski
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Re: Not a lot of people knew that...do you?
« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2008, 01:45:13 PM »
Sorry Shifty...not the right answer. Good try though. This nation had a military unit in the battle. (Reference: Day of Infamy, by Walter Lord)

For Rich, yes you are correct in that respect. The Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, and Soryu we sunk in the battle, while the Light Carriers Ryujo and Junyo attacked the Aluetians. The Shokaku and Zuikaku were damaged at Coral Sea, while the Shoho was sunk. The rest of the listed Japanese carriers were assigned to Yamamoto's Battleship and reserve groups.
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Re: Not a lot of people knew that...do you?
« Reply #19 on: October 21, 2008, 01:46:02 PM »
IT WAS THOSE DANM SOVIET B@ST@RDS
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Re: Not a lot of people knew that...do you?
« Reply #20 on: October 21, 2008, 01:51:26 PM »
Dutch?
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Re: Not a lot of people knew that...do you?
« Reply #21 on: October 21, 2008, 01:51:52 PM »
Nope! Not the Soviets. (They didn't declare war until 1945)
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Re: Not a lot of people knew that...do you?
« Reply #22 on: October 21, 2008, 01:53:23 PM »
I'm with Furball !! What about the Dutch?

I don't have day of Infamy. I have At Dawn We Slept.  :D
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Re: Not a lot of people knew that...do you?
« Reply #23 on: October 21, 2008, 01:53:59 PM »
Quote from: Furball on October 21, 2008, 01:51:26 PM
Dutch?

Correct! There was a Dutch Merchantman in port that morning. Being as the Dutch were all ready at war with Japan, they knew just what to do and opened fire as soon as the gun covers were taken off. Good job!
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Re: Not a lot of people knew that...do you?
« Reply #24 on: October 21, 2008, 01:55:28 PM »
Quote from: apcampbell on October 21, 2008, 01:53:59 PM
Correct! There was a Dutch Merchantman in port that morning. Being as the Dutch were all ready at war with Japan, they knew just what to do and opened fire as soon as the gun covers were taken off. Good job!

I didn't know the Dutch and Japanese were at war before December 7th...
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Re: Not a lot of people knew that...do you?
« Reply #25 on: October 21, 2008, 01:59:00 PM »
Indeed they were. Next question: Which 4 Japanese Carriers survived the war?

Bonus question: What sank the U-120?
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Re: Not a lot of people knew that...do you?
« Reply #26 on: October 21, 2008, 01:59:07 PM »
It makes sense with the Dutch territories in the south pacific.
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Re: Not a lot of people knew that...do you?
« Reply #27 on: October 21, 2008, 01:59:34 PM »
Question 2 is technically the Dutch in that a Dutch sub either intercepted radio traffic or actually saw the carrier fleet en route. My understanding is that the info was relayed to England and withheld...

This story has never been confirmed and  a lot of evidence does point to it being false. what is intriguing however is that one of the British intelligence agents involved in the transfer of documents recovered to the Dutch was Ian Flemming.
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Re: Not a lot of people knew that...do you?
« Reply #28 on: October 21, 2008, 02:05:40 PM »
Read a good book that I'll have to go find to remember the name.  It pretty much lays out that the US knew for fact that the Japanese were about to attack.  What I can't remember is if there was enough information that says we also knew it would be Pearl Harbor.

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Re: Not a lot of people knew that...do you?
« Reply #29 on: October 21, 2008, 02:12:31 PM »
Quote from: apcampbell on October 21, 2008, 01:59:00 PM
Indeed they were. Next question: Which 4 Japanese Carriers survived the war?

Bonus question: What sank the U-120?

I can name Hosho, Ryuho, Junyo, and Katsuragi, there are a few more that were never operational.
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