Torpedo boats during the Great Patriotic War. The first Soviet torpedo boat Torpedo boat type g 5 tk 85
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Torpedo boat G-5: dangerous kid
We present to you the most massive Soviet boat during the Great Patriotic War - the G-5 torpedo boat.
The development of the G-5 torpedo boat began back in 1928 under the leadership of the famous aircraft designer Tupolev. A small nimble ship was created to combat large enemy ships. The main combat mission of such a boat is to get close to the enemy ship, release two torpedoes and quickly escape, until the enemy's deck artillery turns you into a mountain of duralumin and wooden debris.
On the G-5 boat, two aircraft engine AM-34, specially adapted for use on sea vessels and designated GAM-34. In general, in the pre-war Union, these engines were in great demand - War Thunder players are already familiar with them from aircraft and practically the same “engines” were installed in tanks and experimental self-propelled guns. The power plant of two such engines allowed the boat to accelerate to 51 knots (over 94 km / h). The length of the boat is just over 19 meters, the crew is only 6 people. The boat had no artillery weapons, with the exception of the DShK machine gun. The main firepower of the baby G-5 is two 53-38 torpedoes of 533 mm caliber in grooved torpedo tubes. These torpedoes were not fired forward, but rather pushed out of the aft part of the G-5 along the course of the boat. In order not to get in the way of its own torpedoes, the boat, after their release, had to immediately change course.
During production, more than 300 units of boats of the G-5 class were produced. As a means of fighting enemy ships, the boat turned out to be not very effective, but was widely used as an auxiliary ship and landing boat during the Great Patriotic War... Officers and sailors who served on the G-5 boats received many awards for courage and valor, including the Stars of the Hero of the Soviet Union.
In War Thunder, the G-5 torpedo boat is a reserve in the USSR naval research tree. The small vessel is very vulnerable to enemy fire, while the G-5's armament does not allow to quickly and effectively destroy enemy boats in a firefight. But this is not required. But what is required is to move quickly and accurately release torpedoes! After all, exactly the same torpedoes are installed on the one we have already talked about, and these torpedoes are capable of dealing with any ship on the battlefield - not to mention the tiny “classmates” of the G-5 in battles at rank I.
Very soon, the dangerous baby G-5 will burst into the battles on the seas of War Thunder and will become available to all participants in the closed testing of the fleet in our game. Join us!
War Thunder Team!
Greetings to friends on the ModelistRC website and today we will get acquainted with the novelty of the model world with the G-5 torpedo boat from the merit company, but first, a little history:
"On September 17, 1919, the Revolutionary Military Council of the Baltic Fleet, on the basis of an inspection report of an English torpedo boat raised from the bottom in Kronstadt, turned to the Revolutionary Military Council with a request to order the urgent construction of high-speed boats of the British type at our factories.
The issue was considered very quickly, and already on September 25, 1919, the GUK reported to the Revolutionary Military Council that "due to the lack of mechanisms of a special type, which have not yet been manufactured in Russia, the construction of a series of such boats at the present time is certainly not feasible." That was the end of the matter.
But in 1922 the "Ostekhbyuro" Bekauri became interested in planing boats. At his insistence, on February 7, 1923, the Main Marine Technical and Economic Directorate of the People's Commissariat for Maritime Affairs sent a letter to TsAGI “in connection with the emerging need for the fleet in speedboats, the tactical tasks of which: the area of \u200b\u200baction is 150 km, the speed is 100 km / h, machine gun and two 45 cm Whitehead mines, length 5553 mm, weight 802 kg. "
By the way, V.I. Bekauri, not really hoping for TsAGI and Tupolev, insured himself and in 1924 ordered a planing torpedo boat from the French company Pikker. However, for a number of reasons, the construction of torpedo boats abroad did not take place. But Tupolev zealously got down to business.
On March 6, 1927, the boat ANT-3, later named "Pervenets", was sent to railroad from Moscow to Sevastopol, where he was safely launched. From April 30 to July 16 of the same year, the ANT-3 was tested.
On the basis of ANT-3, the boat ANT-4 was created, which developed a speed of 47.3 knots (87.6 km / h) during testing. Serial production of torpedo boats, named Sh-4, was launched according to the ANT-4 type. They were built in Leningrad at the plant. Marty (formerly the Admiralty Shipyard). The cost of the boat was 200 thousand rubles. Boats Ш-4 were equipped with two Wright Typhoon gasoline engines supplied from the USA. The boat's armament consisted of two flute-type torpedo tubes for 450-mm torpedoes of the 1912 model, one 7.62-mm machine gun and smoke-generating equipment. In total at the plant. Marty, 84 SH-4 boats were built in Leningrad.
On June 13, 1929, Tupolev at TsAGI began the construction of a new planing duralumin boat ANT-5, armed with two 533-mm torpedoes. From April to November 1933, the boat passed factory tests in Sevastopol, and from November 22 to December - state tests. The tests of the ANT-5 literally delighted the authorities - the boat with torpedoes developed a speed of 58 knots (107.3 km / h), and without torpedoes - 65.3 knots (120.3 km / h). Boats from other countries could not even dream of such speeds.
Plant them. Marty, starting with the V series (the first four series are the SH-4 boats), switched to the production of the G-5 (this was the name of the ANT-5 serial boats). Later, G-5 began to be built at plant No. 532 in Kerch, and with the outbreak of the war, factory No. 532 was evacuated to Tyumen, and there, at factory No. 639, they also began building boats of the G-5 type. A total of 321 serial boats G-5 of nine series (from VI to XII, including XI-bis) were built.
The torpedo armament of all series was the same: two 533 mm torpedoes in flute tubes. But the machine-gun armament was constantly changing. So, the boats of the VI-IX series had two 7.62-mm aircraft machine guns DA. The next series had two 7.62-mm ShKAS aircraft machine guns, which were distinguished by a higher rate of fire. Since 1941, boats have been equipped with one or two 12.7 mm DShK machine guns.
The main advantage of the G-5 boats is the speed that is not attainable for other boats. Looking at this boat, one thinks that this is not military equipment, but a racing boat, which was built to win in competitions.
Let's talk about the inconveniences of using the boat for its intended purpose: poor seaworthiness (used in waves of no more than 3 points), the sloping deck made it difficult for the crew to find and move outside the cockpit, torpedo release at a speed of at least 17-20 knots.
But despite this, the G-5 torpedo boat deserves respect and pride for the fatherland!
A rhetorical question: why then were hundreds of planing torpedo boats built in the USSR? It's all about the Soviet admirals, for whom the British Grand Fleet was a constant headache. They seriously thought that the British Admiralty would operate in the 1920s and 1930s in the same way as in Sevastopol in 1854 or in Alexandria in 1882. That is, British battleships in calm and clear weather will approach Kronstadt or Sevastopol, and Japanese battleships - to Vladivostok, will anchor and start a battle according to the "Gost regulations".
And then dozens of the world's fastest torpedo boats of the Sh-4 and G-5 types will fly into the enemy armada. Moreover, some of them will be radio-controlled. The equipment for such boats was created at Ostekhbyuro under the leadership of Bekauri.
In October 1937, a large exercise was conducted using radio-controlled boats. When a unit depicting an enemy squadron appeared in the western part of the Gulf of Finland, more than 50 radio-controlled boats, breaking through the smoke screens, rushed from three sides to the enemy ships and attacked them with torpedoes. After the exercise, the radio-controlled boat division was highly praised by the command. "
Let's go back to reality and start getting to know the model. What can I say about the packaging ?! The photo is not spectacular, the size of the box is average. Opening the lid, excitement appears which urges you to quickly see how and what is inside, because Merit is little known and does not have large assortment models. The country of origin, of course, is China, and here, there is a hope to see the perfectly made parts of the model, despite the fact that it is drawn on the box that photo-etching is present in the set. But at the same time, the other half of you says: "What if the hopes are in vain?" And only after removing the lid from the box and seeing, even in a split second, you understand this model for me.
Before examining the details, I want to talk about the size of the model. The scale of the boat is 35, it gives good options for the flight of creativity. You can make a diorama where we use both the boat and military equipment... The range of armored vehicles on this scale is wide and practically limited only by your imagination) The length of the boat is 545mm. The boat hull consists of a bottom and a deck. Examining the bottom of the model, you are impressed by the work done on the model. The body joining is made on the highest level... Let's see all the details that are included in the kit:
Of course, there are not many parts in the set, but their quality will please. In general, the boat is detailed quite well and does not require anything additionally, only if the cables and antennas. But the production of these little things will not complicate the modeler. Yes, I forgot to say the set includes a stand for the assembled boat. It makes sense to check the dimensions of the parts with the drawings, the number of rivets on the jointing sheet is NOT. The model is very good period. The instruction is of course very simple and in some places think out for yourself, but these are trifles, tk. overcoming this you will receive a model of the legendary boat.
And so friends stop sitting at the computer and look at the pictures, you need to collect the model!
And finally, a video of unpacking the model:
The famous Soviet aircraft designer A.N. Tupolev in the late 1920s received an order to develop a powerful military boat, equipped with several torpedo launchers at once. It was supposed to be created with powerful weapons and with a minimum cruising range, since in theory the ship should have been permanently located off the coast of the USSR. It was with such torpedo boats that the Soviet development of the navy began.
History of creation
Within six months, the boat was designed and immediately, a specially created department of TsAGI began its construction. Since the organization did not have such experience and was unable to provide the project with the necessary components, a decision was made to purchase from a third party. It was from Italy that the first engines called Isotta-Fraschini arrived. In the mid-1930s, the first boat was sent to the Black Sea for testing. When fully operational, the boat reached a speed of about 37 knots, with a weight of less than 10 tons. The result of the tests was the identification of a drawback in the form of low speed and, accordingly, poor maneuverability. Also, TsAGI was tasked with correcting the following shortcomings:
- The quality of the painting, in contact with sea water, metal corrosion began to form;
- The control room is open, exposed to water flooding;
- The emergence of cavities on the crest of the propeller, which does not allow to develop the maximum maximum speed.
TsAGI carried out work to change and eliminate all the shortcomings and again launched a new torpedo boat. The result was not long in coming, and the management was already enjoying the race between the newly created Soviet torpedo boat of the G-5 type and the English one, which was based on the creation. The Soviet torpedo boat showed the best results, developed a speed of 56 knots, and even overtook the opponent, which could not but rejoice the leadership of TsAGI.
In 1934, the Andre Marty plant in Leningrad received an order for the production of over 300 units of torpedo boats. The sailors were pleased with the speed characteristics of the boat, but the combat armament in the form of several machine guns with a caliber of 450 mm was considered obsolete even at that time. It was decided to equip the boat with 533 mm torpedoes and assign the number ANT-5. The production of the next series was delayed for a long time due to the slow delivery of equipment. After some minor changes and testing, it was decided to change the number to G-5, which meant "Planing boat of the 5th model".
The design of the torpedo boat
The body material is made of an aluminum-based alloy with the addition of magnesium, manganese and copper. The hull consisted of five compartments - a control compartment, a fuel compartment, an extreme bow compartment, an engine compartment and, of course, an installation of torpedo tubes. The boat on board could accommodate a maximum of 11 people, although it was documented by the state that only 6. The sight glass was made of armor and on the control panel there were two semi-balanced rudders, a pair of compasses, tachometers, a thermometer, an emergency contact, a table with maps, an instrument gas control, as well as a light machine gun for shooting. The installed kit, in addition to all of the above variety, included machines with direct current, produced with a power of 250 watts, a lamp searchlight, two batteries, a radio transceiver station operating at a distance of up to 20 miles. Installed two torpedoes were considered the main weapon on the boat. In their place it was possible to place any weapons, for example, instead of a torpedo, it was possible to place four mines.
Torpedo boat model with rocket launcher
The torpedo boat of the G-5 type could maintain a speed of up to 51 knots for 15 minutes. Gasoline was used to refuel the boat.
A total of 9 series of boats of this type were produced. The main differences between them lay in the thickness of the skin, fuel capacity, engine and weapons.
In the 37th year of the last century, the transfer of torpedo boats of the G-5 type took place. This was done because of the small cruising range, which was not enough for the significant water borders of the USSR.
Later, these torpedo boats managed to take part not only in the Great Patriotic War, but also in the Korean War, which later turned out to be the last for them. Subsequently, it was decided to destroy all existing boats. Monuments were erected in the Crimea, Latvia, Baltiysk and Ochakov in honor of the designers of the G-5 series torpedo boats.
Torpedo boat type, G-5 "
Our designers began to design torpedo boats in the mid-1920s, when the young Soviet Republic, still constrained in material resources, decided to oppose the superdreadnoughts of potential enemies with tiny and fast torpedo boats.
In those years in England, Germany and the United States, torpedo boats were not given special attention. The fleets of Italy, France and the USSR showed great interest in these ships.
On November 1, 1928, the first division of torpedo boats, equipped with Soviet-built ships, appeared in the Baltic Fleet.
Designed to deliver torpedo strikes against large enemy ships, Soviet torpedo boats proved to be highly versatile ships. Cheap, small, maneuverable, scabby, they could carry out any combat work: guard convoys in coastal waters, lay minefields in unexpected places for the enemy, go on reconnaissance, and plant sabotage detachments behind enemy lines.
Torpedo boats also performed well on enemy communications. In all amphibious operations in the northern, Baltic, Black Sea and Far Eastern naval theaters, torpedo boats played the role of forward amphibious groups, disembarking forward landing detachments on the enemy shore.
In the early days of the war, when german aircraft the approaches to the Sevastopol Bay were systematically thrown with magnetic and acoustic mines, torpedo boats turned into minesweepers. True, the trawling methods were very unusual: in a mined area, the boat at full speed dropped depth charges overboard. While they were sinking to a predetermined depth, the boat managed to move away from the explosion site to a safe distance, magnetic mines exploded from detonation, and acoustic mines were triggered by the sound of the explosion.
Long before the war, trying to make up for the lack of large ships, Soviet sailors tested recoilless large-caliber guns on the Black Sea boats, and when, in the first months of hostilities, light and compact rocket launchers finally appeared, the fleet did not miss the opportunity to install them on boats, including on torpedo tubes. During the month in the spring of 1944, two brigades of such boats - prototypes of modern missile boats - entered enemy communications 268 times.
Designed to operate in cramped coastal conditions, our boats with a displacement of 17 tons and a 2000 hp engine. from. did not require complex and heavy equipment, and, despite the damage caused by the enemy of our shipbuilding industry, the production of torpedo boats was continuously increasing. In the last stages of the war, when the fascist hordes were already rolling to the west, the Soviet fleet needed boats adapted to operate in the open seas and in the ocean. It is these boats with a displacement of 50 tons, with a speed of 40 knots and with engines with a total power of 3600 hp. from. were built according to unified drawings in England and America. By the end of the war, our factories mastered the production of these boats, which began to arrive in large quantities to the Northern and Pacific fleets.
TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Displacement 17 t
Speed \u200b\u200b56 knots.
Length 19.1 m
Width 3.5 "
Draft 0.6 m
Armament: machine guns 2
torpedoes 2
depth charges
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Designed by A.N. Tupolev as further development Red boats TsAGI and were intended for conducting torpedo attacks in cramped coastal areas and in poor visibility.
The hull of the boat had a planing single-edged duralumin hull of a riveted structure with a thickness of the side sheathing sheets of 1.5-2 mm, a deck of 1-2 mm and a bottom of 3-4 mm. The bow contours of the hull were made with a wide camber of the frames, to increase the seaworthiness of the boat up to 4 points. The deck in the bow and middle parts of the hull was characterized by rounded formations that contributed to the rapid drainage of water, in the aft it turned into a flat one with two chutes for two torpedoes. In the bow there were hatch covers for the forepeak and engine room. On the sides of the bow there were two ventilation deflectors of the engine room, on the hatch of which, on both sides of the diametrical plane, waist bars-handrails and skylights stretched. In the middle of the hull there was a closed running (combat) wheelhouse, also a riveted structure with three hatches: commander, torpedo and machine gunner. Armored front sight glass. Inside the wheelhouse there were control devices: an automobile-type steering wheel, a machine telegraph, two tachometers (one for the engine), drives for throttle throttles, a magnetic compass, a tablet with maps, an automatic firing box (for launching a second torpedo with some delay after the first). A radio station was installed in the rear of the wheelhouse.
Unsinkability was ensured by dividing the hull by bulkheads into 5 compartments:
- Forepeak;
- Motor;
- Management;
- Fuel;
- Torpedo.
The power plant is mechanical, two-shaft with two domestic gasoline aviation engines GAM-34BP 800 hp each. each with reverse gears, with a maximum rotation speed of up to 1850 rpm. The full speed of the boat could be used for no more than an hour, and then only during a torpedo attack. The maximum number of engine revolutions in combat training operations was allowed no more than 1600 rpm. A serviceable motor was started after 6-8 seconds. after switching on. The maximum permissible number of revolutions in reverse gear is 1200. The operating time of the engine in reverse gear is 3 minutes. Gasoline B-70 was used as fuel. After 150 hours of operation, the new engine required a complete overhaul.
The 12 V DC power system included 2 dynamos from the GA-4630 tractors, 250 W each, the current strength was 20 A at a rotation speed of 1300 rpm.
The armament of the boats consisted of:
- 2 trays for two 533 mm torpedoes. A powder ejection device was used to eject torpedoes from the tray, and the torpedoes were thrown back and therefore targeting was carried out by the hull of the boat itself. After the shot, the boat abruptly went to the side so that its own torpedo could not destroy the boat itself. The main element of the ejection device was a gas generator, in which the charge of smokeless powder was detonated. This cylinder itself was made from a bored 152-mm high-explosive projectile.
- Of the 2 7.62 mm DA machine guns with a barrel length of 79.4 caliber, one located in the wheelhouse and one in the bow. The machine gun fire mode is only automatic. The machine gun was powered by disk, the disk included 76 rounds. The rate of fire is 80 rounds / min, followed by a pause to cool the barrel and replace the disc. The muzzle velocity was 840 m / s, and the effective firing range was 1500 meters.
The lead boat entered service with the fleet in 1933.
Performance data type G-5 series VI
| Overall width: | 3.33 meters |
| Draft: | |
| Power point: | 2 gasoline engines GAM-34BP 800 hp each, 2 screws, 2 rudders |
| Electric power system: |
dC 12V |
| Travel speed: | full 49 knots, economic 31 knots |
| Navigation range: | 160 miles @ 49 knots, 220 miles @ 31 knots |
| Seaworthiness: | 4 points, launching torpedoes 1 point |
| Armament: | . |
| artillery: | 2x1 7.62 mm machine gun YES |
| torpedo: | 2 grooved 533 mm TA |
| radio engineering: | 1 radio station |
| Crew: | 6 people (1 officer) |
A total of 25 boats were built from 1933 to 1934.
G-5 type torpedo boats series VII
- differed from the previous series in the increased thickness of the side plating up to 2.5 mm and the thickness of the deck up to 5 mm. The bottom thickness remained unchanged 3-4 mm. The main engines were upgraded, as a result of which the boat's full speed increased to 51 knots.
The construction was carried out at the plant number 194 (Andre Marty) in Leningrad.
The lead boat entered service with the fleet in 1934.
Performance data type G-5 series VII
| Overall width: | 3.33 meters |
| Draft: | 1.2 meters fully loaded without stroke |
| Power point: | 2 screws, 2 rudders |
| Electric power system: |
2 dynamos GA-4630 250 W each, dC 12V |
| Travel speed: | |
| Navigation range: | |
| Seaworthiness: | 4 points, launching torpedoes 1 point |
| Armament: | . |
| artillery: | 2x1 7.62 mm machine gun YES |
| torpedo: | 2 grooved 533 mm TA |
| radio engineering: | 1 radio station "Shtil-K" |
| navigational: | 1 magnetic compass KI-6 |
| Crew: | 6 people (1 officer) |
In total, boats were built from 1934 to 1935 - 74 units.
G-5 torpedo boats series VIII
- differed from the previous series in the increased number of corps reinforcements.
The construction was carried out at the plant number 194 (Andre Marty) in Leningrad.
The lead boat entered service with the fleet in 1935.
Tactical and technical data type G-5 series VIII
| Overall width: | 3.33 meters |
| Draft: | 1.2 meters fully loaded without stroke |
| Power point: | 2 gasoline engines GAM-34BS with 850 hp each, 2 screws, 2 rudders |
| Electric power system: |
2 dynamos GA-4630 250 W each, dC 12V |
| Travel speed: | full 51 knots, economic 31 knots |
| Navigation range: | 160 miles @ 51 knots, 220 miles @ 31 knots |
| Seaworthiness: | 4 points, launching torpedoes 1 point |
| Armament: | . |
| artillery: | 2x1 7.62 mm machine gun YES |
| torpedo: | 2 grooved 533 mm TA |
| radio engineering: | 1 radio station "Shtil-K" |
| navigational: | 1 magnetic compass KI-6 |
| Crew: | 6 people (1 officer) |
In total, there were built boats from 1935 to 1936 - 51 units.
Torpedo boats of the G-5 type, series IX
- differed from the previous series in increased displacement and bottom thickness up to 5 mm. The thickness of the deck was reduced to 1.5-2.5 mm.
New foreign main engines АССО of higher power 1000 hp each were installed. each, increased fuel intake on board to 1.6 tons.
The boats of this series were produced only for the Black Sea Fleet.
The construction was carried out at the plant number 194 (Andre Marty) in Leningrad.
The lead boat entered service with the fleet in 1936.
Performance data type G-5 series IX
| Overall width: | 3.33 meters |
| Draft: | 1.2 meters fully loaded without stroke |
| Power point: | 2 gasoline engines АССО 1000 hp each, 2 screws, 2 rudders |
| Electric power system: |
2 dynamos GA-4630 250 W each, dC 12V |
| Travel speed: | |
| Navigation range: | |
| Seaworthiness: | 4 points, launching torpedoes 1 point |
| Armament: | . |
| artillery: | 2x1 7.62 mm machine gun YES |
| torpedo: | 2 grooved 533 mm TA |
| radio engineering: | 1 radio station "Shtil-K" |
| navigational: | 1 magnetic compass KI-6 |
| Crew: | 6 people (1 officer) |
A total of 25 boats were built from 1936 to 1937.
Torpedo boats of the G-5 type, series X
- differed from the previous series in increased hull width up to 3.4 meters and reduced draft up to 1.02 meters. The boat's displacement was slightly reduced to 16.26 tons.
New main engines of domestic construction GAM-34F with a capacity of 1000 hp were installed. each resulting in the boat's full speed increased to 55 knots.
Reinforced armament 1 large-caliber 12.7 mm DShK machine gun with a long barrel of 84.25 caliber, which was located on the roof of the wheelhouse. Fire mode - only automatic, built on the gas-operated principle, has a muzzle brake. The rate of fire of the installation was 600 rounds / min. at initial speed cartridge 850 m / s, firing range up to 3.5 km, ceiling up to 2.4 km. The machine guns are fed by belt, in a belt of 50 rounds. Shooting is carried out in bursts of up to 125 shots after which cooling is required. The calculation of the machine gun included 2 people. A shoulder pad with adjustable shoulder rests is provided for ease of aiming. The machine guns had a manual control system with optical sight... Unit weight - not available.
The construction was carried out at the plant number 194 (Andre Marty) in Leningrad.
The lead boat entered service with the fleet in 1938.
Performance data type G-5 series X
| Overall width: | 3.4 meters |
| Draft: | |
| Power point: | 2 gasoline engines GAM-34BS with 850 hp each, 2 screws, 2 rudders |
| Electric power system: |
2 dynamos GA-4630 250 W each, dC 12V |
| Travel speed: | full 50 knots, economic 31 knots |
| Navigation range: | 160 miles @ 50 knots, 220 miles @ 31 knots |
| Seaworthiness: | 4 points, launching torpedoes 1 point |
| Armament: | . |
| artillery: | |
| torpedo: | 2 grooved 533 mm TA |
| radio engineering: | 1 radio station "Shtil-K" |
| navigational: | 1 magnetic compass KI-6 |
| Crew: | 6 people (1 officer) |
A total of 25 boats were built from 1938 to 1939.
Torpedo boats of the G-5 type, series XI
- differed from the previous series in increased displacement up to 17.84 tons and improved hull layout.
They returned the old well-proven GAM-34BS engines of 850 hp.
The boats of this series were produced only for the Baltic Fleet.
The construction was carried out at the plant number 194 (Andre Marty) in Leningrad.
The lead boat entered service with the fleet in 1939.
Performance data type G-5 series XI
| Overall width: | 3.4 meters |
| Draft: | 1.02 meters fully loaded without stroke |
| Power point: | 2 gasoline engines GAM-34BS with 850 hp each, 2 screws, 2 rudders |
| Electric power system: |
2 dynamos GA-4630 250 W each, dC 12V |
| Travel speed: | full 50 knots, economic 31 knots |
| Navigation range: | 160 miles @ 50 knots, 220 miles @ 31 knots |
| Seaworthiness: | 4 points, launching torpedoes 1 point |
| Armament: | . |
| artillery: | 1x1 12.7 mm DShK machine gun, 1x1 7.62 mm YES machine gun |
| torpedo: | 2 grooved 533 mm TA |
| radio engineering: | 1 radio station "Shtil-K" |
| navigational: | 1 magnetic compass KI-6 |
| Crew: | 6 people (1 officer) |
In total, boats were built from 1939 to 1940 - 24 units.
Torpedo boats of the G-5 type, XIbis series
- differed from the previous series in increased draft up to 1.22 meters and slightly reduced displacement to 17.17 tons.
More powerful domestic GAM-34F 1000 hp engines were installed again. therefore full speed increased to 54 knots.
The boat's armament was also improved, in the stern between the torpedoes a second large-caliber machine gun DShK was installed at a special banquet.
The construction was carried out at the plant number 194 (Andre Marty) in Leningrad and at the plant number 532 in Kerch.
The lead boat entered service in 1941.
Tactical and technical data type G-5 series XIbis
| Overall width: | 3.4 meters |
| Draft: | 1.22 meters fully loaded without stroke |
| Power point: | 2 gasoline engines GAM-34F 1000 hp each, 2 screws, 2 rudders |
| Electric power system: |
2 dynamos GA-4630 250 W each, dC 12V |
| Travel speed: | full 54 knots, economic 31 knots |
| Navigation range: | 160 miles @ 54 knots, 220 miles @ 31 knots |
| Seaworthiness: | 4 points, launching torpedoes 1 point |
| Armament: | . |
| artillery: | 2x1 12.7 mm DShK machine gun |
| torpedo: | 2 grooved 533 mm TA |
| radio engineering: | 1 radio station "Shtil-K" |
| navigational: | 1 magnetic compass KI-6 |
| Crew: | 6 people (1 officer) |
In total, boats were built from 1941 to 1942 - 40 units.
Torpedo boats of the G-5 type, series XII, XIII (Project 116)
- differed from the previous series by a decrease in displacement to 16.57 tons, an increase in length to 20 meters and width to 3.5 meters.
We installed new more powerful domestic GAM-34FN engines, 1250 hp each. speed increased to 56 knots.
One DShK machine gun was moved from the stern to the hatch of the engine compartment in the bow of the boat.
The construction was carried out at the plant No. 639 in Tyumen.
The lead boat entered service with the fleet in 1942.
Performance data type G-5 series XII, XIII (Project 116)
| Overall width: | 3.5 meters |
| Draft: | 1.02 meters fully loaded without stroke |
| Power point: | 2 gasoline engines GAM-34FN, 1250 hp each, 2 screws, 2 rudders |
| Electric power system: |
2 dynamos GA-4630 250 W each, dC 12V |
| Travel speed: | full 56 knots, economic 36 knots |
| Navigation range: | 160 miles @ 56 knots, 220 miles @ 36 knots |
| Seaworthiness: | 4 points, launching torpedoes 1 point |
| Armament: | . |
| artillery: | 2x1 12.7 mm DShK machine gun |
| torpedo: | 2 grooved 533 mm TA |
| radio engineering: | 1 radio station "Shtil-K" |
| navigational: | 1 magnetic compass KI-6 |
| Crew: | 6 people (1 officer) |
A total of 43 boats were built from 1942 to 1944.
- One of the biggest drawbacks of the G-5 boats is the method of dropping torpedoes. It consisted in the fact that the torpedo was dropped from the stern with its tail back, after which its main engine was immediately turned on. The minimum possible speed of the boat when firing torpedoes had to be at least 17 knots, otherwise it would have suffered from its own torpedo. Therefore, after the shot, the boat should immediately turn sharply to the side, which negatively affected the accuracy of the shooting.