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''Peterson'' departed Pearl Harbor the last day of August 1945 with an [[Tank landing ship|LST]] convoy. Calling at [[Saipan]] en route, the convoy arriv ...45)|''Huse'']] (DE-145), two [[Canadian Forces Maritime Command|Canadian]] destroyers and a [[Military of the Netherlands|Dutch]] cruiser, for patrol off souther

...s) behind came the second group, consisting of three [[cruiser]]s and four destroyers. The American PT boats met the Japanese southern force head-on; three coord ...on to these tasks, the PT boats assisted [[landing Ship, Tank|landing ship tank]] (LST) retractions from the [[beachhead]]s by speeding across the water as

...y 1945 in a Mindoro-bound convoy with 25 [[Landing ship tank|landing ships tank]] (LSTs), 15 [[Landing ship medium|landing ships medium]] (LSMs), nine LCIs ...ut for Palawan with a convoy of 19 LST's and 21 PT boats, escorted by four destroyers. On 28 February 1945, units of the [[8th Army]] went ashore on Palawan, the

...erman [[anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] and [[Anti-tank warfare|anti-tank]] [[artillery]] gun from World War II. They were widely used throughout the ...ge numbers,{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} and when doubled in the anti-tank role, it was mounted on a versatile base from which it could be fired witho

|type=[[Anti-tank missile]] |launch_platform=9P157-2 tank destroyer

...t, but relatively ineffective against supersonic jets and cruise missiles. Destroyers that were modernized during the [[Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization]] * {{sclass|Terrebonne Parish|tank landing ship|1}}s (built with 3 twin mounts)<ref name="janes499">Blackman 1

...weapon for anti-boat defense on large naval vessels (corvettes, frigates, destroyers, cruisers, etc). ...blishing (1999), ISBN 0440236274, p. 129</ref><ref>Jarymowycz, Roman J., ''Tank Tactics: From Normandy to Lorraine'', Lynne Rienner Publishers (2001), ISBN

...orporation]]. It used components from the [[M41 Walker Bulldog|M41]] light tank and was constructed of all welded steel. The 500 hp, six cylinder, air-coo Production of the M42 began in early 1952 at GM's Cleveland Tank Plant. It entered service in 1953 and replaced a variety of different anti

...ice in late autumn 1943 with the [[Messerschmitt Bf 110|Bf 110G-2]] bomber destroyers and in the [[Messerschmitt Bf 109|Bf 109G-6/U4]]. ...exploded when it came into contact with fuel or coolant inside the [[fuel tank]]s or [[Radiator (engine cooling)|radiator]]s respectively.

...edo#Wet-heater|Wet-heater]] combustion / steam turbine with compressed air tank ...a much more reliable weapon. Lessons learned allowed surface ships such as destroyers to remedy the failings of the Mark 15; the two designs shared the same stre

...methods of torpedo deployment were beginning to be distributed to all U.S. destroyers. ...e unable to differentiate "friend" from "foe" at that distance. Screening destroyers were subsequently stationed at effective searchlight illumination range, {{

...e of this development was to improve the performance of the gun as an anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapon, which required a higher muzzle velocity. An impro ...n toward the end of the war, but it appeared more commonly on frigates and destroyers at the time.

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...rgets, with or without the aid of radar or optical sighting. Most US ships destroyers or larger (but not destroyer escorts or escort carriers) employed GFCS for ...arship Ballistic Computer Design by Bradley Fischer]</ref> In that action, destroyers pitted against the world's largest armored battleships and cruisers dodged

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...ol|ethanol]]. Pure oxygen provides five times as much oxidizer in the same tank volume, increasing speed and range, and the absence of [[inert gas|inert]] ...rew and any potential enemy, the oxygen tank was named the ''secondary air tank''. The pure-oxygen torpedo was first deployed by IJN in 1935.