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Japan used explosive motorboats during World War 2, building thousands. They were not as effective as planes, I'd guess due to difficulties in evading defensive
by jjmarr 1y ago
Japan used explosive motorboats during World War 2, building thousands. They were not as effective as planes, I'd guess due to difficulties in evading defensive fire.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinyo_(suicide_motorboat) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinyo_(suicide_motorboat)
I'd imagine a larger boat would be even easier to sink.
- Ekaros 1y agoIf you do not need the internal volume you could fill it with something which even with hole would still float. I think you could find some reasonably buoyant material that could take some beating. And on other side I think there might have been changes in ship construction and armaments which might still make this approach valid for a while.