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Title: Trivia
Post by: Ripsnort on February 23, 2001, 09:42:00 AM

President Eisenhower nominated four weapons as 'those that did the most to win the war'..which 4 were they?

Oops, History forum!

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Title: Trivia
Post by: Makarov1 on February 23, 2001, 09:46:00 AM

M1 Garrand, Jeep, C-47, and the atomic bomb?

Title: Trivia
Post by: Ripsnort on February 23, 2001, 09:48:00 AM

you got 3 right!

Title: Trivia
Post by: Dune on February 23, 2001, 09:56:00 AM

and the landing craft   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

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Title: Trivia
Post by: Ripsnort on February 23, 2001, 09:58:00 AM

C47, Atomic bomb, and the jeep are correct, the last one is considerably smaller in mass that the first 3.

Title: Trivia
Post by: funked on February 23, 2001, 10:02:00 AM

VT Fuse?

Title: Trivia
Post by: Ripsnort on February 23, 2001, 10:07:00 AM

Bigger than that...I'll give you a clue, but it will probably give it away...

The Mark IV's (and other tanks) hated this weapon.

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Title: Trivia
Post by: Jimdandy on February 23, 2001, 10:22:00 AM

Bazooka

Title: Trivia
Post by: Ripsnort on February 23, 2001, 10:24:00 AM

Correct!

C47 (DC-3, Goony bird, Sky Train, Drunk Bucket)
Atom bomb
Jeep
Bazooka

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Title: Trivia
Post by: MiG Eater on February 23, 2001, 01:22:00 PM

He didn't list the F4U-1C?  

Clearly the C-47 must have been overmodeled   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

MiG