Talk:PT-109 (boat)

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Contents 1 PT-109 2 Is that a fact? 3 Eroni and Gasa 3.1 SEND ERONI AND GASA'S SON TO THE UNITED STATES 4 Scale models 5 The Battleship Game 6 Aftermath?

[edit] PT-109

I know what the rule says, but this should probably be one of the several special exceptions due to extreme fame as "PT-109". Stan 23:43, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)

What are you talking about?

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Leandro GFC Dutra 17:03, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Is that a fact?

A couple of quibbles. First, saying Amagiri "rammed" PT-109 is a bit strong; the fact is, Amagiri didn't even know she was there, & ramming implies intent. Morison (among others, as I recall) calls it "running her down", which I would adopt. Neither do I believe Amagiri was doing a measured 40 knots at the time; she may have been at whatever the Japanese called flank speed, but that is far from the same thing. Second, "speed 41 knots" is misleading. To begin with, I've seen numbers as high as 43 knots. And 41 knots was brand new with a clean hull; in service, with her engines worn & hull covered in barnacles, 23 knots was more like it. Also, no link to the class ship, PT-103? And, am I right the hulls were mahogany plywood? Trekphiler 14:31 & 14:38, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Whatever, it was more than enough to sink the 109. Interesting, seems their odds were better than getting blown up in a LVTP by an IED --Sugarcaddy 16:08, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Not ‘whatever’, if an information hasn’t reasonable basis it should not be here. I am removing it.

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Leandro GFC Dutra 17:05, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Eroni and Gasa

I have commented off some senseless dribble about sending others in their place (whence?) and denying entry into the US in the 60s (why they wanted to enter, and why it was denied?). If someone can make any sense of it, plase uncomment it back.

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Leandro GFC Dutra 17:03, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] SEND ERONI AND GASA'S SON TO THE UNITED STATES

I'm the guy offering to send these guys to the US to get their just recognition. Contact me for more info. I can afford the airfare and putting these guys up in my house. Sending them to see the President and Disneyland will take a big letter writing campaign and fundraising. Watch the National Georgraphic DVD to see who these guys were. --Sugarcaddy 16:08, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Scale models

"A size comparison of the 1/72 Revell and a 1/400 Japanese destroyer model"

What is the point of is size comparison between models of different scale? --Tysto 01:42, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

I've removed that picture. TomTheHand 17:25, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Battleship Game

In the article there is a line that says, "Even the classic Milton Bradley game of Battleship would retire the two-pin PT-boat in favor of a stealth ship." I have never heard of this can anyone substantiate this? Noha307 19:20, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Aftermath?

Why no mention of the aftermath? Many in the military saw the fact that the small, agile, very fast PT boat was sunk by a much larger and slower destroyer because the engines were idle as an act of gross incompetance on Kennedy's part. First and formost among these was General Douglas MacArthur, who wanted Kennedy court-martialed. Although MacArthur was an army officer, his position as Supreme Allied Commander, Southwest Pacific Area would have given him authority to do so, however, the decision came down from higher up, likely influenced by his father, who had considerable pull in Washington. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.50.151.8 (talk) 03:37, 13 February 2007 (UTC).