Type T-51b

Type T-51b

Type K-8 No.13 late

PT-15

Type T-51b

Type K-8 No.13 late

PT-15

Japan

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.3	2.3	2.3

Class:

Motor torpedo boat

Boat

Research:48 000

Purchase:180 000

Description

The Type T-51b is a rank III Japanese motor torpedo boat with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy".

General info

Survivability and armour

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Mobility

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Armament

Primary armament

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Torpedo armament

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Special armament

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• 4 x torpedoes facing in a forward direction
• Decent speed to move around the map rather quickly
• Gun has excellent rotation speed

Cons:

• Rear gun does not fire in a forward direction, only to the side and rear of the boat

History

The Type Ko MTB (甲型魚雷艇, T-51) is a Japanese large MTB affected by German S-boots.

This group separated with two group: No.10 class MTB (T-51a) and No.11 class MTB (T-51b). Currently model is mix of them.

After complete of No.1 class MTB (T-1), news about activity of S-boot from Europe reached to IJN. They start to design copy of them but they had only simple sketch and one civilian motor boat owned by Mitsui family built by Lürssen (builder of S-boat). In that time they did not had experience to build wood iron mixed large boat, so at first they built one prototype. ("Vessel No.600", later No.10 MTB)

No.600 was laid down in July 1942 by Yokohama Yacht Tsurumi factory and completed November 1943. But by the worsening of the war situation, they started mass-production before the test of prototype. Just after they get official detailed drawings of 95-ft type S-boot. Basically design of T-51 and S-boat was same, but they was much to learn.

In design of No.600, they simplify lots of part but design of S-boot was well-crafted one so those simplify cause several problems. They took measures but stability of vessel was not enough and so there are difficulty in practicality.

For engine, they equip four Mark 71 Model 6 engines (water-cool, 920 HP) and two shafts. It was copy of engine of Italian MAS-451 type. In first ship, two engine connected with one shaft by the Vulcan coupling. It cause increase of weight so it exceeded planned displacement. Planned trial displacement was 84.2 t but actual trial displacement reached 89.6 t and max speed decreased. Because of it, since second boat, they equip four shaft and four engine to abolish Vulcan coupling. They name second ship to T-51b, and first ship be T-51a.

T-51a had one 25 mm twin machine gun and four 45 cm torpedoes, but T-51b had three 25 mm single machine guns and two torpedoes.

No.10, No.13 and No.16 were built at Yokohama yacht Tsurumi factory, but other boats built by new shipyard, Yokohama yacht Choshi factory. Finally 10 Type Ko MTBs were laid down but only 8 boats were completed(No.10 - No.17). Construction of Type Ko was cancelled in August 1944. No.18 was planned to equip small diesel engine but it was not completed. Construction of Type Ko MTBs were delayed because No.11 class MTBs need to resolve problem discovered during the test of No.10 MTB. Also Mk.71 Mod.6 engine required advanced technology and production of engine was delayed.

No.10 MTB was dispatched to Truck island just after completed, but fire broke out and sank due to air raid. Also, No.12 MTB was bring out from Choshi to Yokosuka to equip weapons. But just after completed, she sunk because electric motor spark ignited gasoline and exploded.

Other vessels was deployed at Special Attack corps but most of them did not experience the actual battle. Only one boat deployed at Habu port of Izu Oshima attacked enemy submarine.

Also, No.16 MTB equip only two engine. She used space of other engines for hold and used for tender boat of other small MTBs and midget submarines at Kawadana Assault Corps.

-- Makino Shigeru[牧野茂], Fukui Shizuo[福井静雄] (1954) "Navy Shipbuilding Technology Overview[海軍造船技術概要]" pp.716-719

-- Imamura Yoshinobu [今村好信] (2011) "Story of Japanese Torpedo Boats[日本魚雷艇物語]" Kojin-sha, pp.55-60

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