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Discussion in 'Other Weapons' started by JCFalkenbergIII, Jul 12, 2008.

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  1. JCFalkenbergIII

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    Polish ORP Mazur
     
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    Can anyone ID this Soviet vessel?
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    JCFalkenbergIII, Feb 18, 2009
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    It says it's Krasnaya Abkhaziya, which would be one of the modifed Elpidifor class landing ships.
     
    Tiornu, Feb 18, 2009
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    Thanks Tiornu :). Now I know what to search for now.
     
    JCFalkenbergIII, Feb 18, 2009
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    German ferry boat on Lake Ladoga July 1942

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    JCFalkenbergIII, Feb 20, 2009
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    "Krasnaya Abkhazia"
     
    JCFalkenbergIII, Feb 21, 2009
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    Finnish gunboat on Lake Lagoda

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    JCFalkenbergIII, Feb 23, 2009
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    Finnish Tug/Gunboat "Aunus"
     
    JCFalkenbergIII, Feb 26, 2009
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    Soviet Gun-boat, 1944
     
    JCFalkenbergIII, Feb 27, 2009
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    HMS Peterel
     
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    Something a little different;

    Fairmile D Motor Gun/Torpedo Boat

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    Armed with auto-loading 6pdr
     
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    Dog Boats rule!
     
    Tiornu, Mar 3, 2009
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    LOL. Been trying very hard not to include MGBs,MTBs and similar.
     
    JCFalkenbergIII, Mar 4, 2009
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    Finnish Tug Minesweepers

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    PT-59 converted to a Gun Boat

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    "Although more 80-foot Elco boats were built than any other type of motor torpedo boat, other types were built by the US. The British-designed 70-foot Vosper boats which were built for Lend Lease fired 18-inch torpedoes. Since the U.S. produced the heavier and longer 21-inch torpedoes, the U.S. Navy wanted a larger PT boat. After experimentation, the first PT boat built in any quantity was the 77-foot type built by Elco. These boats were used early in World War II. In 1943 in the Solomons, three of these 77-foot PT boats, PT 59, PT 60 and PT 61, were even converted into gunboats by stripping the boat of all original armament except for the two twin .50 caliber gun mounts, and then adding two 40mm guns and four more twin .50 caliber machine guns. LTJG John F. Kennedy was the first commanding officer of PT 59 after the conversion. "

    Motor Torpedo Boats (PT)
     
    JCFalkenbergIII, Mar 11, 2009
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    1934 - Russian Navy Tupolev Torpedo Cutter G.5

    The Soviet Tupolev G-5 torpedo boat was one of the most unique designs among ships of World War II. The father of the G-5 was eminent aircraft designer, Professor Andrey N. Tupolev. While smaller than any other torpedo boat in any navy, it attained a brilliant war record and the courage of its crew was legendary.
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    JCFalkenbergIII, Mar 12, 2009
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    That artwork is from Joe Hinds, author of a ten-volume series on motor torpedo boats that is now being published by Nimble Books.
     
    Tiornu, Mar 13, 2009
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    Dunno why but its reminds me of a Guppy LOL. The guns just look too oversized for it.
     
    JCFalkenbergIII, Mar 13, 2009
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    The G-5 was a direct outgrowth of the British CMB of WWI. The Russians got a firsthand look at their potential during the Kronshtadt raid.
     
    Tiornu, Mar 13, 2009
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