Vosper 1 vs. 2?

[Erik]

I am confused about this.

The only reason it really matters to me is that I would like to know which group of models get the higher (later) number decals on their hulls and which get the lower (earlier) numbers.

That’s me, sitting there with decals, trying to figure out what goes where. 😉

Per Cruel Seas, the Vosper 1 has two torpedo tubes and the Vosper 2 has four torpedo tubes.

Type I (Warlord):
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0288/8306/products/781510001-Cruel-Seas-Starter-Set-03.jpg?v=1544007990

Type II (Warlord):
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0288/8306/products/781510001-Cruel-Seas-Starter-Set-04.jpg?v=1544007990

However, when I read about them in other places, this is reversed. Apparently, two tubes were removed to make space and/or weight for a 6 pound anti-tank gun.

This is a little confusing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vosper_73_ft_motor_torpedo_boat

Vosper 2 with two tubes:
https://weaponsandwarfare.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/njnmmn.jpg

(Whole site: https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2016/10/23/vosper-73ft-type-ii-mtbs-523-530-and-532-533/)

And a Vosper 1 with four tubes:
http://www.plasticmodelsworld.com/node/862

So, which group gets the lower hull number decals and which gets the higher hull number decals? 🙂

[Renko]

It is because Warlord made up the Vosper Type 1 and Type 2 designations – or rather miss applied them. The Vospers are more usually referred to by length – ie 70ft, 72ft and 73ft and the type 1 & type 2 stuff really refers to the variants on the 73ft. Basically the Warlord “Vosper Type 1” is in fact a 72 foot and the “Type 2” is an early 73 foot which would probably be known as a 73 Foot Type 1

If that makes any sense

[invisible officer]

Yes, Warlord made some xxxx out of the naming.

I mentiond it before, for example in

Vosper 73ft MBT Type I (Late war) MTB 379 – 395

[Erik]

Yeah, that makes some sense.

So, no harm in having the 4-tube boats with lower hull numbers than the 2-tube boats, right?

Just want to confirm before I dip the decals in water. 😉

[invisible officer]

Well, the late war four 18″ tube boats have No 380-395-

Most two 21″ tube Vospers have lower numbers.

The exception are 396 – 411 built in USA to earlier Vosper design

• This reply was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by invisible officer.

[Scorpio Rocks]

This site gives all the pennant / Hull numbers and info about each boat:

http://www.unithistories.com/units_british/RN_MTBs.html#MTB_Boats

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