Question of the Hour

[geo]

Hmmm.... UBIQUE!! (all over the place)
the giving effect AND
the receiving effect?  
( I know that's not the correct answer but I couldn't resist)
Chimo!

 

[Old Sweat]

STA Gunner

Could you be a little more precise? Are you talking about drifting left or right of the trajectory? If so, there is movement caused by the rotation imparted by the rifling (drift) as well as the natural effect that causes an object in motion to move towards the area of lesser air pressure. (it has been a long time, but I believe that is the coreollis [sp??] effect.) There also are the effects of cross wind and the rotation of the earth.

 

[armyvern]

How many long sun rays are there on the Australian Army slouch hat cap badge?

Long Sun rays? I'm going with 9.

Vern

Edited to add:

Actually after a review of the poster so conveniently provided I'm changing my answer to 7.

 

[redleafjumper]

Seven it is!  Good work Armyvern.  Nice of STA Gunner to provide the graphic, but it was specified to count only the long rays.

 

[armyvern]

Seven it is!   Good work Armyvern.   Nice of STA Gunner to provide the graphic, but it was specified to count only the long rays.

Yes, it was nice of him and he deserves 50% credit towards the correct answer. Isn't he going to kick himself in the butt for that one??  ;D

 

[redleafjumper]

Fair enough, a 50% to STA Gunner for the picture of the Aussie badge. 


What is a gambeson and what would a real one be made of?

 

[armyvern]

Fair enough, a 50% to STA Gunner for the picture of the Aussie badge.  
What is a gambeson and what would a real one be made of?

Wow...
"A cloth or leather tunic, usually worn underneath metal armour, although sometimes worn by itself"
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=X&start=1&oi=define&q=http://www.mda.org.uk/archobj/archobjg.htm
"Quilted linen jacket stuffed with flax or rags, worn as a body defense by infantry and over the hauberk by poor knights and sergeants."
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=X&start=0&oi=define&q=http://www.renaissancemagazine.com/glossary/glossaryg-j.html
"Covering worn under body armor, usually made of wool."
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=X&start=2&oi=define&q=http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/glossary/
"padded garment worn under hauberk; also know as a gibbon, pourpoint or doublet"
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=X&start=3&oi=define&q=http://romancereaderatheart.com/medieval/timeline/
"A close-fitting, quilted tunic of defence, stuffed with wool, tow, rags, etc. Later called the gipon."
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=X&start=4&oi=define&q=http://home.olemiss.edu/~tjray/medieval/chivarlic.htm
"sometimes used to refer to the aketon, the gambeson more commonly in the period referred to a quilted and decorated coat-armour of the late 14th century, worn over the breastplate, or alone."
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=X&start=5&oi=define&q=http://www.historicalweapons.com/armourterminology.html
"A quilted garment worn under armour for protection against impact and abrasion"
A quilted garment worn under armour for protection against impact and abrasion
"also Gambais, Gambaisel, Gambaison, Gamboison, Gambison. padded garment worn beneath mail hauberk, probably sleeveless, possibly from Byzantine."
also Gambais, Gambaisel, Gambaison, Gamboison, Gambison. padded garment worn beneath mail hauberk, probably sleeveless, possibly from Byzantine.
"A gambeson (or aketon) is a padded defensive surcoat, worn as armour separately, or combined with mail or plate armour. Gambeson were produced with a sewing technique called quilting. Usually constructed of linen or wool, the stuffing varied, and could be for example scrap cloth or horse hair. During the 14th century, illustrations usually show buttons or laces up the front."
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=X&start=8&oi=define&q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambeson
Apparently the possibilities may be endless!!  

 

[redleafjumper]

A thorough answer for the Gambeson from Armyvern, yet again.   Methinks someone missed a calling as a research librarian!

Let's have a more challenging question for a change:

Scipio laid seige to a city in Spain in 134 B.C.; it fell in 133 B.C.   What was the city, how many troops in how many camps did the besiegers have, and finally, what caused the defenders to surrender?   If you feel really motivated, what was the significance of the war during which this seige took place?

edited for correction of typo

 

[BetterThanTheBest]

Scipio laid seige to Numantia. He had between 50,000 and 60,000 troops, mostly recruited locally, who were located in seven linked camps surrounding the city. The war was significant because Rome had suffered several humiliating defeats and setbacks in Spain while fighting the Celtiberians.

 

[redleafjumper]

Better Than The Best, your concise answer is correct.  I would add that the Spanish Wars of the second century revealed serious problems in the Roman Army of the time in terms of campaigns in faraway lands, and the danger of the limited command of the Praetors and Consuls.  They would command for one year and normally not be renewed on the expiry of their term. The intrigues of various Roman Generals and the support given to their activities by the senate made the problem worse.

Another Roman question:

Who were the four emperors and in what year did they reign?

 

[RiflemanPhil]

As a matter of fact, the First Special Service Force did not officially use the Sykes-Fairburn knife. They instead used the V42, designed by their CO. Google it. the Sykes-Fairburn was used by other commandos, especially for the oss and soe.

 

[RiflemanPhil]

The four emperors (to my knowledge) Galba, Otho and Vitellius and Vespasian. They ruled in 68-69 AD, after Nero's suicide

 

[redleafjumper]

Rifleman Phil is right.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

"The forced suicide of emperor Nero, in 68 AD, was followed by a brief period of civil war (the first Roman civil war since Antony's death in 31 BC) known as the Year of the four emperors. Between June of 68 and December of 69 AD, Rome witnessed the successive rise and fall of Galba, Otho and Vitellius until the final accession of Vespasian, first ruler of the Flavian dynasty. This period of civil war has become emblematic of the cyclic political disturbances in the history of the Roman Empire. The military and political anarchy created by this civil war had serious implications, such as the outbreak of the Batavian rebellion."

I want to look into this V42, Sykes-Fairburn knife question some more...

 

[Danjanou]

Here's some details/illustrations on the V-42 Knife carried by the 1st SSF

http://www.gutterfighting.org/v42.html

http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/fssf.htm

And the more well known Fairborn-Sykes (Sykes-Fairborn?) Commando Dagger

http://www.army-surplus.co.uk/Merchant2/4.13/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=1&Product_Code=KMT03&Category_Code=K

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6564627143&category=72046

Similar but different animals.

 

[redleafjumper]

Rifleman Phil is correct about the V42 being the knife of the FSSF; there is a great deal of information on the web about it and the Sykes Fairburn knife that it emulated.  This site has an article and picture of three versions of Sykes-Fairburn fighting knives, including the V42 variant designed by and for the First Special Service Force. 

The photo is here:

http://www.angelfire.com/art/enchanter/stilettos.jpg

See also the article with the picture here.type

http://www.angelfire.com/art/enchanter/stiletto.html

(edited to correct typo)

 

[redleafjumper]

Hmm, no new questions for awhile.  Here's one from the Great War:

Who was Ducky Norwest and how did he get the nickname "Ducky"?

 

[larry Strong]

Henry  Norwest was born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, of French-Cree ancestry.   In his nearly three years of service with the 50th Canadian Infantry Battalion, he achieved a sniping record of 115 fatal shots.   Earned the MM in 1917. The following year, Norwest was awarded a bar to his MM. On August 18, three months before the war ended, Norwest and two others were looking for a nest of troublesome enemy snipers. A sniper's bullet hit the Métis marksman, killing him instantly.

Still trying to find out why he was called 'Ducky"

 

[redleafjumper]

Great answer so far Larry, it shouldn't be too hard to find out about super sniper Norwest's nickname.

 

[larry Strong]

Thanks Every thing I have found out so far imply's he showed up with the nick name. I would assume damn I hate that word, that if it had to do with one of his, I am sure many exploits it would be in his bio, with him being a sniper I could think of a few ways he could have earned it, might have had some thing to do with his rodeo background. Yup, well off I go again on the search tata

 

[redleafjumper]

As a hint, I understand that Ducky got the nickname while on leave... and certainly as a result of leave.