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Topic: Accordion-like device on PT 107's twin-.50 turret guns? |
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: May 4, 2016 - 2:36pm
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While looking at the nice, big HD color scan of PT 107's starboard twin-.50 turret Jeff posted, I noticed a light brown, accordion-like device under the gun's receivers, something I've never seen (or at least noticed) on a PT's twin-.50s before.
My guess is that it was some kind of covered (spring?) device to allow the heavy guns to be more easily maneuvered up or down by the gunner.
Anybody know for sure what that thing was, or how long it was used? I don't remember seeing it on photos of other Elco 80-footers.
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Jeff D
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Posted on: May 4, 2016 - 5:01pm
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Spent cartridge chutes Drew, check plate 2 here: http://archive.hnsa.org/doc/pt/fifty/index.htm#pg7. I don't see them often either. I don't know if crews just took them off or if they stopped using them at some point.
Something else you don't see often is the fancy cocking mechanism seen on HB guns. Most boat's turret .50s had the plain handle that went back and forth with the bolt. Knuckles beware.
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: May 4, 2016 - 6:11pm
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Ahh - so...
"Spent cartridge chute flexible tube," "Flexible ducts," "Spent cartridge and link chutes..."
Thanks Jeff, now I know!
-- Drew
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Jeff D
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Posted on: May 5, 2016 - 11:59am
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You're welcome Drew. I was impressed when they put that manual up. It's got to be a rare one!
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james sullivan
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Posted on: May 13, 2016 - 7:44pm
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MY father was on the 107 as a gunners mate thru sept 1943 until
he went on leave stateside. Will ask him to check out this post.
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james sullivan
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Posted on: May 15, 2016 - 1:03pm
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COULD YOU POST A LINK TO THE PHOTO OF THE 107 IN QUESTION thank you would like to see photo might be one we haven't seen.
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: May 15, 2016 - 1:09pm
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Jim,
Jeff Davidson posted some large photos a while ago here on the Forum, one of which is a color closeup shot of PT 107's starboard twin-.50 turret which shows the device I was talking about.
Go to the thread titled "4 Large Elco 80 Images" and search around, you'll find it.
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Jerry Gilmartin |
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Posted on: May 16, 2016 - 1:48am
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Hello shipmates,
Higgins comes to the rescue yet again!
Here are a few that Harland Avezzie made in Mass copied an original, then the PT631 builders photos show the accordion tubes attached to them.
Jerry
Spent link chutes
Higgins Factory photos of PT631 closeup of twin 50 cal turrets shows the accordion tubes attached to the spent link chutes
Jerry Gilmartin
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TED WALTHER |
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Posted on: May 16, 2016 - 11:15am
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Jeff D;
My friend you have found a piece of PT Boat GOLD here!!!!!!!
Download the photo in TIFF, and then look very closely at the officer at the wheel.......can you tell me who that is????
Take care,
TED
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