A new/old Look for PT-109

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by propbeanie

"Ghost Busters" music: who you gonna call? s7rikeback!...

I'm 90% certain there's a better shot of this on the USN site:


Likewise:




Sort of like US tank crews in Normandy, each coming up with their own idea of a hedgerow buster...

I think this is of the 109, but don't know for certain:


notice their little searchlight-on-a-pole by the pilot house, top-center edge of the photo? You can also see the tube angles pretty good from this one...

Great pics and many reflect the setup I am going for in 1943/44. See how the 37mm is on the bow? Since we dont have a 37mm, i could live a 40mm there OR could take a single 20 mm, rename and alter the hitpoints for ammo, make it a pseudo 37mm.Unless someone has 3d model of a 37mm out there.Get the single bofors on the stern later.

Definitely need to get surface search radar working as well.

Plenty of firepower manned by the crew to fire at surface targets are definitely needed in this campaign based on my testing.A lot of intense surface firefights machine guns and cannon against vessels too small for torpedoes. yet want torpedoes as an option. Crew fired AA gun is needed but just one, since operating at night mostly. Speed and one AA gun is enough to keep safe from aircraft.

Example. August 1943 testing our in central solomons. Encountered group of daihatsus and other small craft heading for new georgia off kolombangara, which will be a typical location of combat during this time period.

Intense gunfight, sunk multiple craft.One PT boat lost. However, if I had a bow mounted 40 or 37, would have been better. In final product with damage model corrected and crew able to be injured, having to swing broadsides to fire a stern 40 mm wil be a huge liability.

While en route back to base, encountered two DD's one CL. The CL was on fired but underway. I am guessing one of the many night surface encounters in RSRD in the area.

I went to GQ closed in fast DD's started gunning and zigging as did the CL. One DD came speeding my way. Under heavy fire, dodging shell splashs made it 2300 yards, let loose four fish , turned away with both DD's in pursuit gunning.

Of the four, one torpedo hit, causing large explosion. Eventually DD's turned away as lost me in the night. About an hour later, received the ship sunk message.