So the IRGC's naval forces operate a large number of speed boats (often colloquially called Boghammars in reference to the Swedish company that built some of them for Iran in the 80s). These are generally quite small, generally weighing in at less than ten tonnes displacement, powered by outboard motors, and armed with little more than HMGs and an MLRS. Apparently the prospect of them swarming large USN vessels in the narrows of the Persian Gulf was/is a concern.
Now light ships of various kinds were extensively used during the war, but the E-boats, PT boats, Fairmiles, MAS boats, and even the dinky G-5s were all significantly larger and much more extensively armed. There were some boats that fit into the same weight category; the Soviet Sh-4, Italian MTSM, and British 55 foot Coastal Motor Boats being examples of such. However, they all made use of torpedos.
How effective would they be if they traded their torpedo launchers for a period MLRS (Katyusha, Calliope, Mattress, ect...)? How useful would they be in the various littoral campaigns of WWII?
Now light ships of various kinds were extensively used during the war, but the E-boats, PT boats, Fairmiles, MAS boats, and even the dinky G-5s were all significantly larger and much more extensively armed. There were some boats that fit into the same weight category; the Soviet Sh-4, Italian MTSM, and British 55 foot Coastal Motor Boats being examples of such. However, they all made use of torpedos.
How effective would they be if they traded their torpedo launchers for a period MLRS (Katyusha, Calliope, Mattress, ect...)? How useful would they be in the various littoral campaigns of WWII?
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