Last week we ran a little contest in cooperation with Osprey Publishing, hosting a Megathread on the fight against Japan during World War II. We got a ton of great questions and fantastic answers, but a few really stood out above all the rest, so without further ado, here are the winners!

For Most Interesting Question, /u/Kiyohara asked about the story he had heard concerning "Ice Cream Ships"

I read an anecdote once about "Ice Cream Ships;" that is ships in the US navy that supplied ice cream to the fleets. Supposedly they were made from freighters and concrete ships (clean of course) that made ice cream and sailed with the various fleets (or were sent on station in safe waters).

Did these actually exist, and if so, how were they used? How did the US justify building ships for ice cream when we were in the biggest war had ever been in to that point? Did the US just have that much material and industry that they could expend some of it on build ships dedicated solely to making Ice Cream?

For Most Interesting Answer, /u/an_ironic_username made the case for the potency of the Japanese destroyer fleet during the war.

And finally, in the random drawing for the "Pot-Luck Prize", /u/PletcheR's name came out of the hat! The winners will be getting this collection of books heading their way!

So congratulations to the winners, and thanks to everyone who took part. And of course, a special thanks to Osprey for working with us to make this happen!