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March 25th, 2006
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| Optio  | What units closed the retreat route of the Italian 10th Army on 5th February 1941? Specific units not 7th armoured. |
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March 25th, 2006
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A force of 2,000 men under the command of Lt-Colonel John Combe (11th Hussars) nick-named "Combeforce". Combeforce consisted of 11th Hussars, with a squadron of the King's Dragoon Guards (KDG) and an RAF armoured car squadron (which was later to become D Squadron of 11th Hussars); the motorised 2nd Battalion The Rifle Brigade, and a small number of 2pdr A/T guns of the 3 RHA and 'C' battery 4 RHA
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March 26th, 2006
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| Optio | Quote:
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March 27th, 2006
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| Milforum Gnat | Whoa! you guy's History knowledge sure is great!
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March 27th, 2006
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| Centurion | OK a fairy easy, but humourous question. What part did "Miss Shilling's Orifice" play in WW2 Keep it clean, folks  |
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March 27th, 2006
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| Milforum Gnat | Movie? |
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March 27th, 2006
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| Optio | Its related to the carburator used with Rolls Royce Merlin. The engine cuts out under negative G, unlike fuel injected engines used by the Germans. A Miss Tilly Shilling in Farnborough developed a partial cure for the problem, by placing a diaphragm across the float chambers with a calibrated hole in the carburator. |
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March 27th, 2006
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Miss Shilling was a famous pre-war female racing motorcyclist, who became a design engineer who worked at the RAE in Farnborough, until the mid 60s. Your turn  | |
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March 27th, 2006
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| Optio | When was the name Tiger 2 first used? Clue Tiger 2 replaced Tiger H3 When was the name King Tiger first used? |
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