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French submarine Surcouf, an Uncommon card
Surcouf French pronunciation: [syʁ.kuf] was a large French gun-armed cruiser submarine of the mid 20th century.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 132
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 98,000
Power 132 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
French submarine Surcouf quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the French submarine Surcouf card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
She carried two 203 mm guns as well as anti-aircraft guns and a ______.
Answer
floatplane. She carried two 203 mm guns as well as anti-aircraft guns and a floatplane. From the French submarine Surcouf article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Surcouf disappeared during the night of 18/19 February ____ in the Caribbean Sea, possibly after colliding with the US freighter Thompson Lykes, although this has not been definitely established.
Answer
1940s. Surcouf disappeared during the night of 18/19 February 1942 in the Caribbean Sea, possibly after colliding with the US freighter Thompson Lykes, although this has not been definitely established. From the French submarine Surcouf article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- She carried two 203 mm guns as well as anti-aircraft guns and a floatplane.
- Surcouf served in the French Navy and, later, the Free French Naval Forces during the Second World War.
- Surcouf disappeared during the night of 18/19 February 1942 in the Caribbean Sea, possibly after colliding with the US freighter Thompson Lykes, although this has not been definitely established.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The French submarine Surcouf article was read about 98,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, French submarine Surcouf (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.