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Fast attack craft roles may return through uncrewed vessels

Motor torpedo boat and motor gun boat roles may reappear in uncrewed surface vessels rather than as literal revivals of wartime craft.

Question

Could modern versions of motor torpedo boats or motor gun boats return?

Short answer

A future equivalent may appear as an uncrewed surface vessel with a similar role.

Notes

The comparison concerns function rather than rebuilding Second World War craft. Fast, small attack roles could migrate into uncrewed surface vessels as technology changes. The answer is speculative and does not identify a specific program. Its value is the design lineage: an old tactical requirement may return in a different platform.