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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:05 am
by Buxton
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:08 am
by Donoby
Bux, how many torps have they on board? And what's there AA weapon's? I can see 2 small machiguns and a double 20mm, that's all? The US one got a 40mm on board...

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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:26 am
by jammy-e
How fast are they

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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 1:45 pm
by Buxton
They have four torps but only 2 tubes, so you need to run away to reload. Unlike the Vosper & Elco, the tubes fire straight forward so its a bit easier to aim - although the viewing position is offset to starboard so its still not that easy!

They have one twin 20mm and two little things about as effective as water pistols...nowhere near the awesome AA capability of the US Elco but not much different to the Vosper. However, they are much tougher than either.

You get two DCs on aft mounted K-Guns.

I've got speeds of 36kts out of them, though mostly it seems to be around 33kts.

/bux

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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:09 pm
by Old Yellowstain
I've got speeds of 36kts out of them
Must've been on the downhills. :lol:

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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:58 pm
by Jesper
I think Howard Day once mentioned the max speed to be 40kts.

if ya want to see some cool stuf have bux post his log from his last mission....

Tx sunk at 3800 meters... is all i say

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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 4:25 pm
by Torgen
The US PT boats in the Med had a ditty:

"Some PTs go 64, some go 59,

If we get ours to run at all we think we're doing fine!"

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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 4:26 pm
by Buxton

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Sink the entire convoy. Don't let any ship escape.

10:31:56 - Mission started at 20.17.0S, 42.19.6E
10:37:03 - Destroyed T92 with a torpedo SE at 3800 meters.
10:37:10 - Destroyed T94 with a torpedo SE at 3700 meters.
10:50:30 - Destroyed T93 with a torpedo ENE at 269 meters.
11:03:57 - Destroyed T96 with a torpedo NE at 266 meters.
11:07:42 - Destroyed T95 with a depth charge ENE at 150 meters.

Ships Sunk: 5
Total Tonnage Sunk: 25000
The first two shots were long range from the side. The next two I did one run at a time, head to head to avoid their deck guns, loosing the fish at short range. The final one, I pulled up alongside its bows underneath the arc of the AA guns and heaved an old beer barrel full of TNT into his hold - he didn't like that one little bit, I can tell you!

/bux