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Started by Admiral Yi, April 06, 2021, 03:00:38 PM

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grumbler

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Quote from: grumbler on July 20, 2021, 12:15:28 PM
What was the largest number of kamikaze strikes (in one engagement) survived by an allied warship?

The ship that would not die? I forget its name, and probably never knew the number of strikes.

grumbler

Quote from: Maladict on July 20, 2021, 03:57:02 PM
Quote from: grumbler on July 20, 2021, 12:15:28 PM
What was the largest number of kamikaze strikes (in one engagement) survived by an allied warship?

The ship that would not die? I forget its name, and probably never knew the number of strikes.

I'll accept that.  USS Laffey (DD-724) was hit by six kamikazes and four bombs and survived.  Nicknamed "The Ship That Would Not Die," she's a museum ship in Charleston now.

You're up.
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Quote from: grumbler on July 20, 2021, 05:13:19 PM
Quote from: Maladict on July 20, 2021, 03:57:02 PM
Quote from: grumbler on July 20, 2021, 12:15:28 PM
What was the largest number of kamikaze strikes (in one engagement) survived by an allied warship?

The ship that would not die? I forget its name, and probably never knew the number of strikes.

I'll accept that.  USS Laffey (DD-724) was hit by six kamikazes and four bombs and survived.  Nicknamed "The Ship That Would Not Die," she's a museum ship in Charleston now.

You're up.

Laffey, that's the one. Thanks.

Quote from: crazy canuck on July 20, 2021, 06:00:11 PM
I am impressed Maladict

I like to look up cool museum ships in the US (there are so many!) in case I'm ever in the area.

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Back to ancient times: According to tradition, where did Alaric take his loot from the sack of Rome?

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Quote from: Maladict on July 21, 2021, 06:11:27 AM
Back to ancient times: According to tradition, where did Alaric take his loot from the sack of Rome?

Ebay?
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Agelastus

Did he bury it then divert a river over the site so no-one would find it?
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Quote from: Agelastus on July 21, 2021, 08:20:22 AM
Did he bury it then divert a river over the site so no-one would find it?

Yes Agel, I think you've got it, that does sound very familiar.
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Quote from: Agelastus on July 21, 2021, 08:20:22 AM
Did he bury it then divert a river over the site so no-one would find it?


Yeah, it was up by Narbo in Roman Gaul, but I don't remember the name of the town.  Colleen McCullough had a fun little story about that...

Tolusa.  It was the "Gold of Tolusa"
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Sounds like a good way tolusa your gold.  ;)
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Quote from: grumbler on July 21, 2021, 08:59:38 AM
Quote from: Agelastus on July 21, 2021, 08:20:22 AM
Did he bury it then divert a river over the site so no-one would find it?


Yeah, it was up by Narbo in Roman Gaul, but I don't remember the name of the town.  Colleen McCullough had a fun little story about that...

Tolusa.  It was the "Gold of Tolusa"

I haven't looked it up but that sounds like two stories getting mixed up?

The Gold of Tolosa was gold left in the care of the locals who were related to members of a tribal alliance that went off to invade Italy (once again, without looking it up I want to say it was the Cimbri-Teutones group and it was the gold from their decade and more of wandering that they left behind before going off to launch a two pronged invasion of Italy that was beaten by Marius and his co-consul.)

McCullough believed or created the theory that a Servilius Caepio had arranged to have it removed from Tolosa and then to have the convoy ambushed and its guards killed so he could steal it for himself IIRC. She also stated it was kept at the bottom of a local set of sacred or artificial ponds by the local tribe.

Alaric's gold would have been buried in Italy.
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