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Originally Posted by yubba
I had started another DAT file and goofed it up so I scraped it ,, I'm trying to move the bow mount back where it looks a little better,,, the 20s have an arch fire safety so you don't shoot into the crew you could try and edit one of the 20s from A01 to M01 I haven't tried it yet ,,, I have been trying to put the phlax where the tubs were ,, no joy,, how much do you love that 50,, I just solved a lot of work I'll move the 50 center bow and you can change it from 50 to 40 to your liking
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I like the .50 where spotlight used to be. 40mm on bow since dont have, matches some photos of various pt's have seen(well had 37 mm on bow, some had .50 cals in that spot forward for the helm station, to port, behind the 37 mm, others had single 20mm cannon.
Some testing doing in campaign, the interdiction of traffic in the solomons and new guinea in 42 43 44 can get pretty intense, vessels too small for torpedoes so rely on guns. Heavy bow gun, plus machine gun forward, perhaps make the port and starboard guns act as deck guns as well, let the stern gun be for AA. One AA gun is only needed as most ops are at night, since pt boats typically operated at night to avoid aircraft.
Not sure if you saw pics of the forthcoming daihatsu landing craft, but its armed with 37 mm and 25 mm guns.
I was testing against a "convoy" of 20 small vessels strung out in a long line moving via blackett strait to bairoko harbor on new georgia(common destination for these nocturnal supply runs by japanese during new georgia campaign.
Myself and 3 AI Pt boats attcked.
Lot of sampans, junks, fishing boats(armed) some tug boats, will add the daihatsus when released. Escorts were japanese pt boats, small subchasers. Pretty intense gun battle but i was at disadvantage not having a big hitter on the bow, just the 50 cal machine gun. Awkward trying to turn and expose broadsides of boat to get the 40 to fire at surface targets.
Trying to get it worked out for campaign so start out with just .50 cal machine guns in 41, able to upgrade and add guns over time.