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Uncrewed boats as modern PT craft

Removing the crew makes the fast, expendable torpedo-boat concept newly attractive for modern littoral operations.

Question

Could uncrewed boats make the PT-boat or motor-torpedo-boat concept relevant again?

Short answer

Yes; autonomy makes fast, expendable littoral attack craft an interesting modern possibility.

Notes

Modern uncrewed surface vessels can revive some features of historical PT boats and motor torpedo boats. Removing crew reduces the human risk that made small attack craft difficult to employ against heavily defended targets. Speed and expendability remain useful characteristics, while guided weapons change how the craft can attack. The analogy is operational rather than merely visual.