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HMS Tarantula, a Common card
HMS Tarantula was an Insect-class gunboat of the Royal Navy.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 45
- DEF
- 13
- Power
- 58
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 2,200
Power 58 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 5 % of WikiCards cards.
HMS Tarantula quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the HMS Tarantula card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Launched in 1915, the ______ saw service in both the First and Second World Wars.
Answer
gunboat. Launched in 1915, the gunboat saw service in both the First and Second World Wars. From the HMS Tarantula article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Tarantula served with the Tigris flotilla in ____, retaking a former British gunboat that had previously been captured by the Ottoman Empire.
Answer
1910s. Tarantula served with the Tigris flotilla in 1916, retaking a former British gunboat that had previously been captured by the Ottoman Empire. From the HMS Tarantula article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
HMS Tarantula. HMS Tarantula 45 · Grand Order of Franjo Tuđman 41 · Exploits River 38 · Pentaphylacaceae 35 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Launched in 1915, the gunboat saw service in both the First and Second World Wars.
- Tarantula served with the Tigris flotilla in 1916, retaking a former British gunboat that had previously been captured by the Ottoman Empire.
- After the First World War, Tarantula was towed to China, joining the China Station, eventually ending up at Trincomalee, Ceylon during the Second World War.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The HMS Tarantula article was read about 2,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 45 and blocks with 13: each hit it takes is cut by 5 %.
How to get HMS Tarantula
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, HMS Tarantula (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Royal Navy official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
