JimZ

Yep. Quite a few of those as well as non military Lenins too. Why...didn't you know that you might be buying a Lenin and then find out that it was awarded for something like collective farming. However, if my memory serves me well, during the GPW, after being awarded 5 ORBs (or was it 4?) you were next awarded a Lenin. ORB 6s and onwards were a post war thing. Can anyone else can confirm the above.....I'll double check with my books tomorrow as I am going entirely on memory (which at the moment leaves much to be desired) Jim :cheers:

Another hint.... My exploit concerns a ship in distress Jim :cheers:

OK...next hint.... I was an aviator Jim :cheers:

Please post pics so that we can see the damage you are referring to. Jim :cheers:

Question 32 Where others got awards for taking lives, my most important one was for saving them instead. Though my deed is known, I am perhaps known more in collector's circles for the specifics of the award that I received. 1 - Who am I? 2 - What was my military rank and what branch did I serve in? 3 - Whose lives (and how many) did I save and in what year? 4 - Give some background about the circumstances that led to my award. Jim :cheers:

The score is presently as follows with JimZ having scored the last point: 11 points - JimZ 8 points - Harvey 6 points - Hauptmann 3 points - Valter 2 point - kapten_windu 1 point - Gunner 1 Question 32 will be up next...

Ok - I sat on this one long enough and with no takers I'll give you the reply. What are the two buildings? German and Soviet Pavillion at the 1937 Paris World Exposition "Monuments to dictatorship - the German and Soviet Pavilions From today's as well as the contemporary point of view, the architectural form of the German contribution, in the immediate vicinity of the Soviet Pavilion, completely contradicted the objectives of the World Exposition organisers for the EXPO to symbolise peaceful cooperation between nations. The architect of the German Pavilion, Albert Speer, who gained early intelligence of the Soviet design, interpreted the monumental sculpture which crowned the Russian Pavilion - in the form of a striding group of figures - as symbolising a Soviet "invasion" of Germany. The architect of the enormous demonstration of power embodied by the "German House" - "as a cubic mass shaped by massive pillars" (Albert Speer) - thus justified it as a vital gesture of defence against its Soviet counterpart. Both buildings, with their natural stone claddings, were pure monumental conceptions to lend the represented ideologies the appearance of power and permanence - as emphasised by the bronze over-dimensional political symbols of the imperial eagle with swastika on the one side and the hammer and sickle on the other. Erected on raised plinths with a similar layout, the pavilions with their mighty windowless walls brooded over their surroundings. In the oblong German building, which at the front narrow end was embellished by an oblong tower, Speer served up an eclectic mixture of formal details from various cultures and epochs including ancient temple design, mausoleum art, and fortification engineering. The mixture of tyrannical ecclesiastical and secular iconography formed the stage for German imperial propaganda. The ground plan, with a long aisle and tower, were reminiscent of ecclesiastical buildings, whereas the modified proportions and windowless walls created the impression of a fortification. The tower with its cannelated pilasters of massive-looking stone blocks and stepped pediment were derived from ancient temple halls - with the notable departure here from the principle of reflecting human proportions in the design, to create a bombastic plinth at the top of the elongated pillars for the imperial eagle with swastika. The Soviet Pavilion directly opposite designed by Boris Iofan also acts as an over-sized plinth for an enormous group of figures - "Cooperative farm maids and workers" which press forward bearing hammer and sickle in outstretched arms. On the wedge-shaped floor plan, the wall slabs ascend stepwise to the front so that the movement of the figures with their wafting clothes seems to originate from the structure itself. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the October Revolution, this political milestone was reflected in the interior decoration of the pavilion in huge scenes of advancing socialism. In contrast, the German Pavilion interior decoration designed by Waldemar Brinkman was dominated by aura-enhancing lighting effects, triumphal phrases, and solemn ecclesiastical mannerist hallmarks. Visitors reached the portal with its 5 metre high and 2 metre wide heavy bronze doors via an open staircase past symmetrically arranged pyrrhic bowls and groups of figures by Josef Thorak. They then entered a lavishly decorated foyer in front of an exhibition hall illuminated by over-decorated chandeliers. The head of the room was embellished with a wall-hanging featuring the imperial eagle and swastika behind an altar-like plinth exhibiting models of the major national socialist construction projects. It is certainly more than a coincidence that in a deeper-lying room underneath the plinth the tools of fascist propaganda - a cinema and a television and radio room of the German imperial post - were displayed as additional German technological innovations. With hindsight, the German contribution to the World Exposition confronted its visitors with the whole gamut of instruments available to the national socialist propaganda machine and made a large impression on many visitors - if one is to believe the contemporary press. SOURCE: http://www.expo2000....lang=1&s_typ=28 What is missing? The EIffel Tower What year was this? 1937 Where was this? Paris, France

The score is presently as follows with Dan having scored the last point: 10 points - JimZ 8 points - Harvey 6 points - Hauptmann 3 points - Valter 2 point - kapten_windu 1 point - Gunner 1 Question 31 is currently open...see post 329 Jim

The score is presently as follows with Harvey scoring an additional point: 10 points - JimZ 8 points - Harvey 5 points - Hauptmann 3 points - Valter 2 point - kapten_windu 1 point - Gunner 1 Question 30 is next ...... Harvey............ Jim :cheers:

Well done Harvey. The key hints were in fact what is inevitebly a cemetery added on to my nuke comment.

Ok....You probably need a nuke to hit a monument in as wide an area as that without knowing where it is!!! Just because its Friday and just becasue I'm going home.....some more focus!!! Jim :cheers:

LOL - never said she wasn't I Know Mervyn had a go at your avatar too.... Well I thought that with the right incentive and for the common good, you might reconsider. Well....If you will not gain every one a free zoom...at least try a guess so that with the next one, I'll start zoning in. I know its a stab in the dark at the moment....but if I had to go too close, it'd be waaaay too easy for anyone. Take care! Jim :cheers:

Additional bonus: Windu....if you permanantly and forever replace that avatar to something else you will win an additional zoom for all.... Jim :cheers:

Question 29 Ok - I have decided to make you suffer with this question. Its really an easy question and we are speaking of a famous and symbolic monument. But I feel we need a bit of a weekend challenge here. Below is a sattelite image: I am looking for a particular monument in this image although there could actually be several. But this is a special one!! Question: 1) To whom is the monument dedicated? 2) What does it symbolise? 3) Where is it located (area and village/town/city)? 4) Can you post an image of it? No specific form to the reply other than the above four questions which you can reply to in any format or sequence. No other hints will be provided (as yet). I will however provide closer zooms until the monument itself becomes visibly clear from the top - either one zoom per 24 hours or one zoom per 2 attempts at an answer to the above question. HOWEVER - FOR EVERY ONE ATTEMPT BY A NEW PARTICPANT WITH ZERO POINTS, ANOTHER ZOOM WILL BE UPLOADED. There is a logic to this madness and clues do exist for the more observant. Warning: If you decide to try to match the google map over the USSR ... good luck! Enjoy hunting! Jim :cheers:

The score is presently as follows: 10 points - JimZ 7 points - Harvey 5 points - Hauptmann 3 points - Valter 2 point - kapten_windu 1 point - Gunner 1 Question 29 is next ......

With such little firepower it had better be fast!!!! Otherwise its a big target. The Zubr is much more heavily armed. Jim :cheers:

Here's a pic:

Ok... So I guess its the Aist class (Project 12321) And the British "twin" is SR.N4 Mk 2 Mountbatten class hovercraft Same weapons you propose, same speed range, same capacity with estimated 20-24 in production.... ....guess its it now. Jim

And then there would be the LCAC but I believe that is of US manufacture......

As for British built 'twins' ?? This would probably be the AP1-88 My proposed reply anyhow... Jim :cheers:

This is a picture of the Zubr Class hovercraft (docked) I am not sure how many were actually built but its in the 18 - 20 range as some were scrapped before completion. Guns are not what Windu suggested and speed is lower I believe.....

Like Harvey, I was thinking hovercraft - Way too slow for an aircraft (would be shot down!!) and way too fast for a regular hulled vessel! So I'll try to provide a reply...although its probably not it due to different specifications! Soviet built Hovercraft known as project 1232.2 or Pomornik class Amphibous landing craft, also called Zubr (Bison) by the Russians. Some online specs: Displacement (tons): 480 tons standard 535 tons full load Speed (kts): 60-63 knots Dimensions (m): 56.2 meters long 22.3 meters beam 2.0 meters draft Propulsion: 5 gas. turbines x 10000 hp; 3 four bladed variable air props., GT generator: 4x100 kW; 300 n.m/55 kts; endurance: 5 days Crew: 21-31 crew Missiles: 2x22 140mm Ogon launchers (132 missiles) 4 x 4 SA Strela-3 total: 32 Guns: 2 x 6 AK-630 gattl. AA (6 x 30 mm; r: 6'000rds/m/mount; 6000 rounds) Military lift: 3 T-80 tanks or 8 BMP-3 or 10 BTR-80 APC or 140 assault troops with 130 tons cargo Electronics: General detection radar Navigation radar Electronic Countermeasures System Pic to follow: