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Post by kevinharrell on Mar 13, 2017 19:03:53 GMT -5
Which PT Boat is more macho? The PT 73  The PT 109  |
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Post by flyangler on Mar 13, 2017 19:22:09 GMT -5
The PT 109 because it was real.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 13, 2017 20:47:45 GMT -5
PT73, because Hawaii shirts are macho.  |
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Post by SylvreKat on Mar 13, 2017 22:18:43 GMT -5
I like the prow of the 109 better, so voting that way. Since I don't know what either boat is and am too sleepy to Google them.
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Post by oldchopperguy on Mar 15, 2017 12:41:55 GMT -5
As Flyangler said: "...because it's REAL"...
Yeah, the 109 is the real deal. I'm not a big fan of JFK's presidency, but he was a genuine American patriot, and true WWII hero. Now THAT is macho to the limit! And, in a way we need to see more of today...
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Post by SylvreKat on Mar 15, 2017 21:59:57 GMT -5
Ok, fly' sent me the wiki about 109. But seriously, the whole PT class sounds anything BUT macho! Wimpy torpedoes, no guns, no defense (except the 109 did happen to be rigged with a pair of depth charges, ooo), pretty slow, not macho.
Now the sailors agreeing to serve on one, now THAT is very VERY macho!!!!!!
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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 16, 2017 20:41:54 GMT -5
You are mostly correct, Kat. The best weapons of the PT boat were speed and maneuverability according to Wikipedia. They were so light for their size, that the ride was very uncomfortable and many suffered structural failures of the hull at higher speeds.
The early PT boats had a terrible reputation because their torpedos were poorly made. When the torpedo designs improved, the PT boats became much more effective and were called devil boats by the Japanese. I would not challenge the Bismark with a PT boat, though.
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