Patrol Torpedo Boats (PT Boats) were used in all theaters of war in World War II, normally armed with a least four torpedoes and a number of machine guns and cannons.
* In Call of Duty: United Offensive, Major Ingram and Sgt. Doyle, in level Sicily 2, use a PT Boat armed with automatic cannon to escape from an Axis bunker in Capo Murro di Porco, destroying several German PT Boats along the way.
* In Call of Duty: World at War, in the campaign mission "Black Cats", several Allied ships are sunk by Japanese Zeros as the player needs to protect the PBY Catalina from being destroyed by PT Boats in the area.
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| - Patrol Torpedo Boats (PT Boats) were used in all theaters of war in World War II, normally armed with a least four torpedoes and a number of machine guns and cannons.
* In Call of Duty: United Offensive, Major Ingram and Sgt. Doyle, in level Sicily 2, use a PT Boat armed with automatic cannon to escape from an Axis bunker in Capo Murro di Porco, destroying several German PT Boats along the way.
* In Call of Duty: World at War, in the campaign mission "Black Cats", several Allied ships are sunk by Japanese Zeros as the player needs to protect the PBY Catalina from being destroyed by PT Boats in the area.
- PT boats were a variety of torpedo-armed fast attack craft used by the United States Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships. "PT" is the US hull classification symbol for "Patrol Torpedo". The PT boat squadrons were nicknamed "the mosquito fleet". The Japanese called them "Devil Boats". During World War II, American PT boats engaged enemy destroyers and numerous other surface craft, ranging from small boats to large supply ships. PT boats also operated as gunboats against enemy small craft, such as armored barges used by the Japanese forces for inter-island transport.
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| - PT boats were a variety of torpedo-armed fast attack craft used by the United States Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships. "PT" is the US hull classification symbol for "Patrol Torpedo". The PT boat squadrons were nicknamed "the mosquito fleet". The Japanese called them "Devil Boats". The original pre–World War I torpedo boats were designed with "displacement" hulls. They displaced up to 300 tons and the top speed was . The PT boats used in World War II were built using the planing-type hull form developed for racing boats. They were much smaller (30–75 tons) and faster (35–40 knots). Both types were designed to strike at larger warships with torpedoes, using relatively high speed to get close, and small size to avoid being spotted and hit by gunfire. They were much less expensive than large warships. PT boats were much faster, smaller, and cheaper than conventional (displacement hull) vessels. During World War II, American PT boats engaged enemy destroyers and numerous other surface craft, ranging from small boats to large supply ships. PT boats also operated as gunboats against enemy small craft, such as armored barges used by the Japanese forces for inter-island transport. The primary anti-ship armament was two to four Mark 8 torpedoes, which each weighed 2,600 pounds (1,179 kg) and contained a 466-pound (211 kg) TNT warhead. These torpedoes were launched by Mark 18 21-inch (530 mm) steel torpedo tubes. Mark 8 torpedoes had a range of 16,000 yards (14,630 m) at 36 knots (41 mph). Common to all US PT boats were two twin M2 .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns. Another automatic weapon commonly mounted on PT boats was the 20 mm Oerlikon cannon. All U.S. PT boats were powered by three 12-cylinder gasoline-fueled engines. These engines were built by the Packard Motor Car Company, and were a modified design of the 3A-2500 V-12 liquid-cooled aircraft engine.
- Patrol Torpedo Boats (PT Boats) were used in all theaters of war in World War II, normally armed with a least four torpedoes and a number of machine guns and cannons.
* In Call of Duty: United Offensive, Major Ingram and Sgt. Doyle, in level Sicily 2, use a PT Boat armed with automatic cannon to escape from an Axis bunker in Capo Murro di Porco, destroying several German PT Boats along the way.
* In Call of Duty: World at War, in the campaign mission "Black Cats", several Allied ships are sunk by Japanese Zeros as the player needs to protect the PBY Catalina from being destroyed by PT Boats in the area.
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