Re: [TML] Bettersituationalawareness David Jaques-Watson (20 Jul 2015 09:57 UTC)
Re: [TML] Bettersituationalawareness Kelly St. Clair (20 Jul 2015 11:48 UTC)
Re: [TML] Bettersituationalawareness Craig Berry (20 Jul 2015 15:38 UTC)
Re: [TML] Bettersituationalawareness Grimmund (20 Jul 2015 16:33 UTC)
Re: [TML] Bettersituationalawareness Craig Berry (20 Jul 2015 16:36 UTC)
Re: [TML] Bettersituationalawareness rupert.boleyn@xxxxxx (20 Jul 2015 23:12 UTC)
Re: [TML] Bettersituationalawareness Craig Berry (20 Jul 2015 23:19 UTC)
RE: [TML] Bettersituationalawareness Anthony Jackson (20 Jul 2015 23:30 UTC)
Re: [TML] Bettersituationalawareness Craig Berry (20 Jul 2015 23:36 UTC)
RE: [TML] Bettersituationalawareness Anthony Jackson (20 Jul 2015 23:43 UTC)
Re: [TML] Bettersituationalawareness Craig Berry (21 Jul 2015 00:01 UTC)
Re: [TML] Bettersituationalawareness Kelly St. Clair (21 Jul 2015 00:20 UTC)
Re: [TML] Bettersituationalawareness Phil Pugliese (21 Jul 2015 15:48 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Rob O'Connor (21 Jul 2015 09:34 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness rupert.boleyn@xxxxxx (21 Jul 2015 14:05 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Richard Aiken (21 Jul 2015 19:10 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Bruce Johnson (21 Jul 2015 20:03 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Phil Pugliese (21 Jul 2015 21:18 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Richard Aiken (21 Jul 2015 21:41 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Bruce Johnson (21 Jul 2015 22:19 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness rupert.boleyn@xxxxxx (21 Jul 2015 21:45 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Bruce Johnson (21 Jul 2015 22:14 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Kurt Feltenberger (21 Jul 2015 22:39 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Bruce Johnson (21 Jul 2015 23:37 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness shadow@xxxxxx (22 Jul 2015 01:50 UTC)
Re:[TML]Bettersituationalawareness Rob O'Connor (23 Jul 2015 10:08 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Kurt Feltenberger (21 Jul 2015 22:38 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Kurt Feltenberger (21 Jul 2015 22:18 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Richard Aiken (22 Jul 2015 00:50 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Kurt Feltenberger (22 Jul 2015 01:06 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Phil Pugliese (22 Jul 2015 14:16 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Kurt Feltenberger (22 Jul 2015 16:08 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Phil Pugliese (22 Jul 2015 22:02 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Kurt Feltenberger (22 Jul 2015 22:31 UTC)
Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Richard Aiken (24 Jul 2015 00:02 UTC)

Re: [TML]Bettersituationalawareness Bruce Johnson 21 Jul 2015 22:18 UTC

> On Jul 21, 2015, at 2:41 PM, Richard Aiken <raikenclw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 5:18 PM, Phil Pugliese (via tml list) <nobody@simplelists.com> wrote:
> p.s. I also wonder if the US managed to improve on the design as far as such 'mishaps' are concerned. Does anyone know if the UK or Axis MTB's had similar problems?
>
>
> I *think* that basis of the engine problems with the PT boats was that the engines were re-purposed aircraft engines, rather than purpose-built marine engines.

Everyone’s MTB's were essentially aircraft engined ocean racers, using RR Merlins or licensed copies by Packard and others.

US PT boats were explicitly derived from such, see the Wikipedia article. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PT_boat>

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Bruce Johnson
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