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Originally Posted by torpedobait
I don't have access to it right now, but it is in the Recognition Manual. Haven't seen one very far offshore, though. Not worth a torpedo, but I wouldn't get too close to it.
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Ah the armed daihatsu. Yes, they can be deadly, esp the 25 MM. the 37 MM has a slow fire rate and is usually not accurate. In TMO, I have them running all over the Solomons in 42 and 43, get into some nice battles with PT boats. One patrol was dropping off a coast watcher on New Georgia (was in the Kula Gulf) at night, and stumbled across several unarmed daihatsus, went after with deck gun then one previously unseen (it was dark) one armed with 25 mm opened up on us, severely wounded gun crew and OOD on the bridge but one good hit from deck gun and he exploded as did rest of the landing craft.
FOr giggles I hit one with a torpedo (magnetic detonation, ran under target) it was interesting, boat went airborne then went under water bobbed back up briefly while burning before sinking lol