Soviet Motor Torpedo Boats of World War II
Osprey Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4728-6660-8 (ISBN)
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The Soviet Navy's fast attack craft were inspired by the 1919 Kronstadt raid, conducted by British hydroplaning, torpedo-armed Coastal Motor Boats (CMBs). The first were to be CMB copies, but with Soviet shipbuilding incapable of the project, it was handed to the Aerodynamic Institute, headed by Andrey Tupolev. Built with aircraft engines and technology, his 50kt boats were as photogenic as they were bumpy and noisy, and made a vivid impression on propaganda newsreels. Some were adapted with remote control guidance, a pioneering development of the naval drone.
Written by a former Soviet naval architect, this book is the first in English to offer a history of these fascinating, dashing craft. He explains that, technically advanced but flawed, the Sh-4 and G-5 had no opportunity to act in their designated role in World War II. Instead, some were employed instead as landing craft, while others were rearmed and used as minelayers or subchasers. Many were adapted as fire support craft with Katyusha rocket launchers installed.
Packed with superb new artwork and unpublished photos, it examines Tupolev's torpedo boats as well as the handful of other MTBs the Soviet Union fielded. It is an account of a rare impressive design in the prewar Soviet Navy.
Przemyslaw Budzbon is a naval architect who worked on Soviet warship construction in the 1980s. He has written widely on the history of the Polish and Soviet navies for Warship Quarterly and other magazines, and his Soviet Navy at War 1941–45 was published in 1989. He is a regular contributor to Warship and has recently published two books on Polish shipyards from the post-1990 era. Waldemar Góralski is a highly experienced 3D ship modeller, and Piotr Forkasiewicz a renowned digital artist.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
The development of the CMBs, 1915
CMBs in Russia, 1919
TORPEDO BOAT DEVELOPMENT
The Soviet ‘Young School’
Pervenets
Sh-4 type
The G-5 type (ANT-5)
General arrangement
Series production
Corrosion
Remote control
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS
TORPEDO BOATS AT WAR
Organization
War production
Lend-lease
Performance
CONCLUSION
FURTHER READING
INDEX
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.3.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | New Vanguard |
| Illustrationen | Waldemar Góralski, Piotr Forkasiewicz |
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of colour illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 184 x 248 mm |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe |
| Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4728-6660-6 / 1472866606 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4728-6660-8 / 9781472866608 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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