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The motor gun boat (MGB) was a small, high-speed British military vessel of the Second World War, which was armed with a mix of guns, in contrast to the physically similar motor torpedo boat (MTB), whose main offensive weapon were torpedoes. The small size of the MGBs, and their high speed, made them difficult targets for German E-boats, though, like their opponents, they were limited by heavy weather, because they did not provide a stable-enough platform to aim the guns. The large number of guns meant the crew was relatively large, numbering as high as thirty men on the largest boats.
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| dbo:abstract | The motor gun boat (MGB) was a small, high-speed British military vessel of the Second World War, which was armed with a mix of guns, in contrast to the physically similar motor torpedo boat (MTB), whose main offensive weapon were torpedoes. The small size of the MGBs, and their high speed, made them difficult targets for German E-boats, though, like their opponents, they were limited by heavy weather, because they did not provide a stable-enough platform to aim the guns. The large number of guns meant the crew was relatively large, numbering as high as thirty men on the largest boats. (en) Le motocannoniere (inglese Motor Gun Boat o MGB) sono delle piccole unità militari navali utilizzate in maniera massiccia dalla Royal Navy durante la seconda guerra mondiale, simili per dimensioni alle motosiluranti, ma equipaggiate con un mix di mitragliatrici, mitragliere e cannoni di piccolo calibro al posto dei siluri. Le loro piccole dimensioni e l'alta velocità li rendeva bersagli difficile per MAS, schnellboote e aerosiluranti, ma erano particolarmente vulnerabili alle mine e alle condizioni atmosferiche avverse. Il gran numero di cannoni richiedeva un equipaggio relativamente numeroso di circa una trentina di uomini. Nei primi anni della guerra vennero impiegate per difendere le coste meridionali e orientali del Regno Unito dagli attacchi delle unità della Kriegsmarine. Le motocannoniere vennero anche impiegate nella protezione dei convogli dopo il D-Day. Nel Mediterraneo sono state utilizzate per attaccare i convogli dell'asse in flottiglie, spesso operando a fianco di motosiluranti, per interdire i rifornimenti dall'Italia verso il Nord Africa; svolsero inoltre un ruolo di supporto nell'invasione alleata di Sicilia, Sardegna, Corsica ed Elba, in seguito utilizzate come basi per il pattugliamento delle coste occidentali italiane. Dalla metà del 1944, diminuita progressivamente la minaccia tedesca, alcune flottiglie furono ridislocate in Adriatico per appoggiare i partigiani nelle isole al largo della Jugoslavia. Nel 1947 la MGB 2009 divenne la prima unità militare navale al mondo ad essere equipaggiata con una turbina a gas Metrovick. (it) Een motor gun boat is een motorboot die onder andere in de Tweede Wereldoorlog gebruikt werd door de Britse Royal Navy. Voor de bouw van 35 meter lange 'motor gun boats' (MGB) werd gebruikgemaakt van het dezelfde type romp als voor de Motor Torpedo Boats (MTB). De bewapening was zwaar voor zo'n relatief klein schip, en bestond uit een aantal zware mitrailleurs en licht geschut (Oerlikon 20 mm). Ook waren er dieptebommen aan boord. Drie V12-benzinemotoren zorgden voor de voortstuwing; de topsnelheid bedroeg 52 km/h. Door de vlakke onderkant gleed de boot als het ware over het water en kon hij tot vlak bij de kust komen. De boten waren vooral kwetsbaar voor zeemijnen en in slecht weer. Dit laatste in tegenstelling tot de zogenoemde Schnellboote van de Duitsers, torpedoboten met dieselmotoren die een ronde bodem hadden en daardoor zeewaardiger waren. De MGB werd in Het Kanaal vooral ingezet tegen de Duitse torpedoboten, maar werd ook gebruikt om mensen illegaal op bezette kusten af te zetten of vandaar op te halen. Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema werd in het kader van Contact Holland door de MGB320 met zijn zendapparatuur naar Nederland gebracht.In de Middellandse Zee hielden ze zich, in gezamenlijke flottieljes met MTB's, vooral bezig met het tot zinken brengen van Italiaanse en andere vijandelijke schepen. (nl) Моторний артилерійський човен — (англ. Motor Gun Boat (MGB)) термін який використовували у Королівських ВМС для позначення малих військових суден часів Другої світової війни. Такі човни були схожі на моторні торпедні човни, але мали на озброєнні різні гармати замість торпед. Їхні малі розміри та висока швидкість робили їх важкими цілями для E-човнів або торпедоносців, але були вразливі для мін та поганої погоди. Через велику кількість гармат човни мали великі команди, щонайменше тридцять чоловік. (uk) |
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| rdfs:comment | The motor gun boat (MGB) was a small, high-speed British military vessel of the Second World War, which was armed with a mix of guns, in contrast to the physically similar motor torpedo boat (MTB), whose main offensive weapon were torpedoes. The small size of the MGBs, and their high speed, made them difficult targets for German E-boats, though, like their opponents, they were limited by heavy weather, because they did not provide a stable-enough platform to aim the guns. The large number of guns meant the crew was relatively large, numbering as high as thirty men on the largest boats. (en) Моторний артилерійський човен — (англ. Motor Gun Boat (MGB)) термін який використовували у Королівських ВМС для позначення малих військових суден часів Другої світової війни. Такі човни були схожі на моторні торпедні човни, але мали на озброєнні різні гармати замість торпед. Їхні малі розміри та висока швидкість робили їх важкими цілями для E-човнів або торпедоносців, але були вразливі для мін та поганої погоди. Через велику кількість гармат човни мали великі команди, щонайменше тридцять чоловік. (uk) Le motocannoniere (inglese Motor Gun Boat o MGB) sono delle piccole unità militari navali utilizzate in maniera massiccia dalla Royal Navy durante la seconda guerra mondiale, simili per dimensioni alle motosiluranti, ma equipaggiate con un mix di mitragliatrici, mitragliere e cannoni di piccolo calibro al posto dei siluri. Le loro piccole dimensioni e l'alta velocità li rendeva bersagli difficile per MAS, schnellboote e aerosiluranti, ma erano particolarmente vulnerabili alle mine e alle condizioni atmosferiche avverse. Il gran numero di cannoni richiedeva un equipaggio relativamente numeroso di circa una trentina di uomini. (it) Een motor gun boat is een motorboot die onder andere in de Tweede Wereldoorlog gebruikt werd door de Britse Royal Navy. Voor de bouw van 35 meter lange 'motor gun boats' (MGB) werd gebruikgemaakt van het dezelfde type romp als voor de Motor Torpedo Boats (MTB). De bewapening was zwaar voor zo'n relatief klein schip, en bestond uit een aantal zware mitrailleurs en licht geschut (Oerlikon 20 mm). Ook waren er dieptebommen aan boord. Drie V12-benzinemotoren zorgden voor de voortstuwing; de topsnelheid bedroeg 52 km/h. Door de vlakke onderkant gleed de boot als het ware over het water en kon hij tot vlak bij de kust komen. De boten waren vooral kwetsbaar voor zeemijnen en in slecht weer. Dit laatste in tegenstelling tot de zogenoemde Schnellboote van de Duitsers, torpedoboten met dieselmotoren (nl) |
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