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Originally Posted by Gunnarr
so far searching uboat.net, I find I-3 Japanese submarine sunk by torpedo, and U-561 sunk in Mediterranean by torpedo
what I am really wondering is, did they have any capability of sonar or ASDIC? or even radar? I am having trouble finding actual sources. I see that US failed using sonar in PT boats because the engine was too loud. But I want to know fore sure
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There were the PTCs that had a depth charge configuration.
http://pt-king.gdinc.com/PTC's.html
They didn't have sonar, so depth charging a sub is blind luck. They weren't effective as an ASW platform.
The few Huckins boats that were built were used as training boats (see movie "They were Expendable." Most of those boats were Huckins as they have a funky looking bow.
Like Sailor Steve said, most PTs had a pair of DCs to scare off destroyers following them.
PT-boats would terrorize the Jap sub supply operations, but this isn't true asw warfare.