For TEN years, I've wanted this

[bj229r]

A minor thing at that. WHY, must PT boats invariably exPLODE when attacked? Even if you kill the plane who did it, he floats to ground (still alive), whilst YOU, are instantly in the tower. I'm fairly sure SOME PT Boats actually slowly sank 

[AWwrgwy]

Made of wood.
Full of gasoline.

I dunno. Doesn't sound promising.



wrongway

[Volron]

Made of wood.
Full of gasoline.

I dunno. Doesn't sound promising.



wrongway

Then can I at least get my fire-y death?

[ImADot]

Pilot kills result in instant tower.
In a PT boat, your "pilot" gets killed easier?
You shot down the plane, not killed the pilot?

[DMVIAGRA]

Does it really matter? If you get hit with a gun on a pt boat you should instantly die, you don't have any armour anyhow. However in a Jug, if your pilot gets hit by a 20mm, you're instantly dead. Am I correct? Anyhow, you do not have any armour around you there for.....

[Rino]

     Not all PT boats instantly exploded and sank.  The 109 ring any bells?  Heck it got cut in half by a Japanese
destroyer and still half of it stayed afloat long enough for the crew to abandon ship.

[bj229r]

Made of wood.
Full of gasoline.

I dunno. Doesn't sound promising.



wrongway

Lgays and Mossies are made of wood, yet rarely explode...(Am I wrong in thinking PT's had diesels?)

[mechanic]

When I'm flying the mossie every Lghey I see explodes.

[Krusty]

     Not all PT boats instantly exploded and sank.  The 109 ring any bells?  Heck it got cut in half by a Japanese
destroyer and still half of it stayed afloat long enough for the crew to abandon ship.

But she was no longer a threat and no longer in fighting condition.

As far as the game's concerned, the same thing happened. It's just oh-so more appealing to see the PT pop in a fireball than to see it sink slowly below the waves. It's justified, too. Fuel stores, torps, rockets, cannon rounds... any number of things can be set off in a giant boom.

[bj229r]

True enough, but having it instantly explode robs the PT boat driver of his deserved kill, thus removing some of the motivation for launching the thing in the first place. Even a Zeke burns for a bit (QUITE a bit, actually) before it assumes room temperature.

[MK-84]

Lgays and Mossies are made of wood, yet rarely explode...(Am I wrong in thinking PT's had diesels?)

Yes, The PT boat we have uses a gasoline engine, not diesel.  And I don't have sources, but I was under the impression they were super flammable.

[Shane]

When I'm flying the mossie every Lghey I see explodes.

ree-leeeeeee?

 

[mechanic]