Soviet Motor Torpedo Boats of World War II: Tupolev's Aircraft-Inspired Fast Attack Craft

by Przemyslaw Budzbon

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In the 1920s and 30s, aircraft designer Andrey Tupolev designed a series of advanced torpedo boats for the USSR. Superbly illustrated, this is their first history in English.

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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1472866606

ISBN13:9781472866608

Release Date:March 2025

Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)

Length:48 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 7.2" x 9.8"

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