Author Topic: C'mon, I know you'd love it, Just say it once, FooBooKee!!!  (Read 828 times)

Offline Cthulhu

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Re: C'mon, I know you'd love it, Just say it once, FooBooKee!!!
« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2008, 12:58:14 PM »
I think engines depended on manufacturer.. I think 3????
Also when they were made, powerplants changed over time....

My info says, 3 caddy v12's, no stuffers....
Yep, three engines per boat. PT's were powered by 3M-2500's, 4M-2500's, and 5M-2500's. All built by Packard. And I believe they all used superchargers.
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Offline Iron_Cross

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Re: C'mon, I know you'd love it, Just say it once, FooBooKee!!!
« Reply #16 on: August 19, 2008, 10:44:54 PM »
Thats the point, A squad of DD's would be like a pack of ravenous wolves...

Just 5 of them, charging, line abreast, zigzaging and bangin away w 5in....
Then in unison, they make a 90deg turn to port, and loose 20 longlance
torps at the fleet.... Make smoke, continue their turn behind smokescreen,
reload torps, pop out of the smoke, and fire 20 more....
After that, the order is ATTACK AT WILL.....

By then, Hopefully enemy DD's would be spawning too... Oh yeah!!!!

Google "Battle of Samar."  Now that was guts and grit.

Offline DPQ5

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Re: C'mon, I know you'd love it, Just say it once, FooBooKee!!!
« Reply #17 on: August 19, 2008, 11:01:04 PM »
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Re: C'mon, I know you'd love it, Just say it once, FooBooKee!!!
« Reply #18 on: August 20, 2008, 04:45:05 PM »
Yea, kind'a like that.  :D

Come to find out, a friend of mine, her father was on the Hoel, during that battle.

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