British Motor Torpedo Boat 1939-45

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| British Motor Torpedo Boat 1939-45 a> ANGUS KONSTAM hails from Dogs 1560-1605. Formerly the Curator of Weapons in the Royal Armouries at the Museum in Key West, Florida. He is now based in London, where he combines a freelance TONY BRYAN ia freelance itustrator of many years ‘experience. He initially qualified in Engineering and ‘worked for a number of years in Military Research and Development, and has a keen interest in military hardware ~ armour, small arms, aircraft and ships. Tony has produced ‘many illustrations for partworks, ‘magazines and books, including a number of titles in the New Vanguard series. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT * Background: Pre-war development + Thornycroft and British Power Boat * Vosper * Other British MTB designs * Lend-Lease production CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION * Construction * Propulsion * Armament © MTBs in action MTB SPECIFICATIONS MTB LOSSES MTBS LISTED BY PENNANT NUMBER BIBLIOGRAPHY COLOUR PLATE COMMENTARY INDEX 20 38 40 42 45 45 48 New Vanguard - 74 OspREY British Motor Torpedo Boat 1939-45 Angus Konstam - Illustrated by Tony Bryan Fest published in Great Bilin n 2008 by Osproy Publishing, Ems Cou ‘Sheps Way, Bots, Oxford OX2 OLP Unites Kingdom. Ema: ifo@osprpublahing com '© 2008 pray Pubiaing Le ‘llehts ruarvod. Apart rom any fi deaing fr the purpose of pate sty researc, ertam ot view, a8 permitted under the Copyright, Ossgns ard Patents Act, 1988, no part he pubteaion maybe reproduced, stored ina retsval system, er tana nar form or by ary means ecto, jectneal. chemical, mechanca. optical photeccpying,recorcing x otherwise ‘sthout he pir wren permission ofthe copyright ower, Enquiries shouldbe frdresec to the Pubiahers. ‘NP catalogue ecard fortis book i avalable tom the neh bran, ISBN 1 81176 5007 stor Simone Drinkwater Design: Ken Vall Graphic Design, Cambige, UK Index by Alson Wortvngton ‘rijinates by The Eaetose Page Company, Gama, UK meen China rough Wert Pant Li 03 04 05 06 07 9B TESaa2I For acatsiogve fal books published by Osprey Mitary and Avaton pisse contact: (Osprey Dvoct UK. PO, Box 140, Wolingberough Nerthants, NN 2F4, UK Eral nfo@ospreycrect.cok Crerey Direct USA,

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