When They Put a P-39 Nose on a Tiny Boat — Japanese Called Them "Devil Boats"

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When They Put a P-39 Nose on a Tiny Boat — Japanese Called Them "Devil Boats"

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At 23:45 on October 19th, 1942, Lieutenant Robert Lynch crouched behind the wheel of PT48 watching three Japanese Dhatsu barges cut through the Blackwater off Cape Esperants. 26 years old, 14 night patrols, zero confirmed kills. The barges were moving 60 troops and ammunition to reinforce Guadal Canal. Each barge carried a type 92 heavy machine gun... Read More

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