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Operation Loyton, a Common card
Operation Loyton was the codename given to a Special Air Service mission in the Vosges department of France during the Second World War.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 49
- Power
- 108
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 108 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Operation Loyton quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Operation Loyton card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
As a result, the Germans quickly became aware of their ______ and conducted operations to destroy the SAS team.
Answer
presence. As a result, the Germans quickly became aware of their presence and conducted operations to destroy the SAS team. From the Operation Loyton article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The mission, between 12 August and 9 October ____, had the misfortune to be parachuted into the Vosges Mountains, at a time when the German Army was reinforcing the area, against General George Patton's Third Army.
Answer
1940s. The mission, between 12 August and 9 October 1944, had the misfortune to be parachuted into the Vosges Mountains, at a time when the German Army was reinforcing the area, against General George Patton's Third Army. From the Operation Loyton article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ivan Gundulić. Ivan Gundulić 66 · Samuel Hearne 63 · Operation Loyton 59 · Natore Rajbari 56 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.
- The mission, between 12 August and 9 October 1944, had the misfortune to be parachuted into the Vosges Mountains, at a time when the German Army was reinforcing the area, against General George Patton's Third Army.
- As a result, the Germans quickly became aware of their presence and conducted operations to destroy the SAS team.
- With their supplies running out and under pressure from the German army, the SAS were ordered to form smaller groups to return to Allied lines.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Operation Loyton article was read about 12,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 49: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Operation Loyton (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
