US Navy PT boat flotilla 0218 Each rider and machine is

Each rider and machine is protected by phase armour

7mm DshK Machine guns

whittling them down to guarantee victory for your strike squads

This barge hunting was a gruelling business and needed a certain ruthlessness on the behalf of the American crews

48 of the MAS 500 class were available

US Navy PT boat flotilla 0218 Each rider and machine isOn December 7th, 1941, the US Navy could only boast 3 squadrons of motor torpedo boats, or PT boats (patrol torpedo) as they were named. PT squadron 1 was based on Pearl Harbor and the 12 boats opened fire on the incoming Japanese bombers, claiming 2 planes downed for sure and others damaged. Squadron 2 was based in Manila Bay of the Philippines and had a similar introduction to their war, shooting down a few attackers and learning that fast boats