Sunday, January 8, 2012

What kind of boats did the US military used to patrol the rivers in vietnam during the vietnam war?

The navy used the PBR (Patrol Boat, Riverine).





http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/det鈥?/a>





Designation: PBR (Patrol Boat, Riverine)


Country of Origin: United States


Service Year: 1966


Type: Armed Low Water Patrol Boat


Compliment: 4 + 6





Powerplant: 2 x Cummins diesel engines generating 300hp to drive 2 x Hamilton 271 waterjets.





Length: 35 ft (10.66 m)


Beam: 9 ft, 2 inches (2.79 m)


Draft: 9 ft, 2 inches (2.79 m)


Displacement: 16,400 lbs (7,455 kg)





2 x .50 cal machine guns in fore gun tub OR 1 x 40 mm automatic grenade launcher





1 x 7.62mm machine gun in aft gun port OR 1 x 12.7mm machine gun





1 x 40mm automatic grenade launcher in midship gun pintle OR 1 x 60mm mortar





1 x 7.62mm machine gun in starboard pintle mount.


1 x 7.62mm machine gun in port pintle mount.|||think there called gunboats with 2 .50 cals on them|||PCFs Patrol craft fast also known as swift boats. Need more info ask John Kerry he will tell you all about them.|||20 to 30 foot V bottom crafts, with marine diesel engines...|||im not sure the name of them but they looked like a plastic patrol boat. 2 heavy machineguns in the front controled by the little turret. and a machinegun in the back|||PBR - river partol boat

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