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[StartQuote] Well, as a Higgins fan, I would agree with most of that! ( I gotta take any chance to promote some friendly Higgins superiority!) I don't know as much about the Pacific as I do the Med, but reading the accounts and seeing the PT's (again, Higgins) that survived: - Torpedo hits (that didn't explode, of course) - Ramming E-Boats - Point-blank shootouts with F-lighters - Storms that anchored other boats and ships And, when something was damaged...a new rib here, new planking there and - bam - you're back in business. As for the flimsy comment...purely inflammatory. Anybody hear of boats just falling apart? And, as far as the "limits" comment...I can't even begin to count the times a PT has gone faster, farther and harder than it should be able to and it still brought the crew back. The PT did have its shortcomings. Best MTBs of WWII? Debateable. At the bottom of the list? HA! Not even close... Grandson of James J Stanton RON 15 PT 209 and RON 23 PT 243 Check out: www.pistolpackinmama.net [EndQuote]
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