Originally Posted by sunb!

That is the German LEGO 9mm SMG - as found in the LEGO military series...

Tricky this one

well you have it 2/3 of the answer.
It is German and it is a 9mm but I don't recall LEGO in the title.

I give up on this one, spent a couple too many hours searching around - have a few suggestions though but none of them match the design of the gun you posted...

Do you mind giving us a clue?

Originally Posted by sunb!

I give up on this one, spent a couple too many hours searching around - have a few suggestions though but none of them match the design of the gun you posted...

Do you mind giving us a clue?

Sure but it will give the answer away:

This particular weapon was designed by the primary producer of the MP-40.

The only thing that rings a bell is VPM 1930

Originally Posted by sunb!

The only thing that rings a bell is VPM 1930

Negative.

Ok I will make this a bit easier, it was designed at ERMA Werke and passed all of the German ordnance tests in 1943 but was not accepted due to its "cheap look" (they were already manufacturing the MP-44).

Originally Posted by MontyB

Ok since I am in a picture sort of mood:

Name this weapon.

That's the first cousin of the MP-40, in fact I believe it even used the MP-40's 30 round magazine. It's non other than the EMP 44.

The Reich went with the MP-44 instead of this lightweight EMP 44.



http://www.securityarms.com/20010315.../2100/2159.htm

Originally Posted by Ski8799

That's the first cousin of the MP-40, in fact I believe it even used the MP-40's 30 round magazine. It's non other than the EMP 44.

The Reich went with the MP-44 instead of this lightweight EMP 44.



http://www.securityarms.com/20010315.../2100/2159.htm

You are indeed correct which is fortunate as I was running out of clues.

Let's keep it going.

name the above pictured vessel and its significance in WW II

Originally Posted by Ski8799

Let's keep it going.

name the above pictured vessel and its significance in WW II

I didn't see where the vessel name was embedded in the pic, but now that we know that it's the USS Indianapolis. Here's the follow-on.




During the resultant investigation of her sinking, it was revealed that the US Navy pacific cmd. was partly to blame for the ill-equipped Indianapolis. Why? be specific.

Originally Posted by Ski8799

I didn't see where the vessel name was embedded in the pic, but now that we know that it's the USS Indianapolis. Here's the follow-on.




During the resultant investigation of her sinking, it was revealed that the US Navy pacific cmd. was partly to blame for the ill-equipped Indianapolis. Why? be specific.

oh, oh, oh, I know...was it the lack of adequate sonar equipment that would have detected that Jap sub before it slammed 2 torpedoes into the hull of the Indianapolis? YES, correct, and thanks for playing