Phil Pugliese (via tml list) wrote:

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> Now thinking about those rocket powered interceptors that the germans flew a few of towards the end of WWII &  wondering what the TU equiv would be?

The Famille Spofulam MegaBoing Grav Pogo Stick?

http://bitsuk.net/Archive/archive_background/files/Spofulam.pdf

Ah, those were the days....
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> p.s. I also wonder if the US managed to improve on the design as far as such 'mishaps' are concerned. Does anyone know if the UK or Axis MTB's had similar problems?

Though I don't have data ready-to-hand to address the issue of engine
fires on various WW2 MTBs, I would like to point out how an increase in
TL has affected wet-navy vessel speeds:

According to the Wikipedia article to which Bruce Johnson linked, the
fastest prototype PT boat, the Elco 77-foot design, managed a maximum
speed of "44.1 knots with heavy ordnance load."  That boat displaced
around 50 tons of water.

Fast-forward to the current _Freedom_-class Littoral Combat Ship:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom-class_littoral_combat_ship

With a rated full-load water displacement of 3,900 short tons, this ship
is rated as being capable of a top speed of 47 knots.