PT Boat question...

What does that measure look like?

Right.  But, I have to tell you.  Personally?  I like Measure 31/5P and the Thayer Blue System the best of all the schemes carried by the PTs.  I think those two schemes made the boats' lines more attractive rather than the overall green, ... ya know?

Garth

Cool, so it WAS green after all...

See www.ptboats.org or www.ptboatworld.com, google Researcher@large ... www.shipcamouflage.com ...

Mansteins revenge

Also, were any of these craft painted in medium green, such as PT-109, as depicted in movies and models???

There have been several discussions on PT colors and schemes in the Forum. Here is a link that I hope can help you:    /forums/p/112964/1124817.aspx#1124817

The black powder version also had a bad habit of igniting the grease in the tube (bad enough to flash em but now they can pin point you )!  The racks were also much lighter as I recall. R/Mike 

Also, the element of surprise and concealment was partially lost when the black powder charge went off in complete darkness as the PT Boats used the cover of night to their advantage.  Not to mention that the MK13 torps were more reliable.

Hah!  Learned something new today!!  Thanks.  That fact will also help to date photos.

 The MK18 torpedo tubes fitted to the ELCO and Huckins PTs used a black powder charge to launch their torpedoes.  The MK19 tubes fitted to the Higgins PTs used compressed air.  Both launched the standard 21" MK8 torpedo.  A roll-off rack developed mid war replaced the tubes and were used to launch the 22.5" MK13 torpedo normally used by TBF/TBM aircraft.

Al Ross

Looks like the later war boats went to the roll-offs...I thought they tube-launched torps did it w/ compressed air?

Also, were any of these craft painted in medium green, such as PT-109, as depicted in movies and models???

Looking to buy the 72nd Revell classic 109 and also wondered how good the WE PE upgrade is---for $50 I thought it should be very good but the two frets themselves don't look like world-beaters...

Manstein's revenge

I've noticed on some US PT boats that the torps are in launching tubes, while on some other PT boats the torps just seem to be sitting open, on stands---with no visible means of them being launched...what gives?

I've also noticed the same thing with the recent release of the Italian Torpedo Boat...

Launchers vs roll-off racks. 

Different torpedos,   different launch methods.

Too, the flash from black powder charge on the launcher was a dead giveaway as to your position