MTSM Italian Torpedo Boat (1/300)

The MTSM (Motoscafo da Turismo Silurante Modificato) was an extremely small Italian torpedo boat during WWII. Like the Explosive Boat, it was designed to be ferried to the target area by a larger vessel.

Basically a motorboat with a single torpedo, they were unusual for WWII boats in that they used a stern launched torpedo setup - meaning that they had to turn sharply after launching the torpedo (there were other stern launchers in the war, but they were in the minority).

For more information on the MTSM, Wikipedia has an article here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTSM_motor_torpedo_boat

(For Cruel Seas players, that link should give you enough information to work out the MTSM's stats. It seems that the crew of two were issued with a single sub machine gun, which might charitably be considered an MG for the purposes of gaming.)

The files included:

MTSM Torpedo Boat Full Hull - the boat with no waterlining (useful as an add-on for larger ships, or my MS Boat Series II Carrier).

MTSM Torpedo Boat Flat Waterline - the boat with a "normal" waterline.

MTSM Torpedo Boat Angled Waterline - the boat with a waterline angled so that it appears to be moving at speed.