Riverine and coastal troop transport

airboats will do in liguasan marsh, not hovercraft





like this one but with soldiers on board, not tourists armed with cameras...he heh e

You have a point there, friend.

I was considering the "multi-mission" factor though.

Airboats and Hovercraft are damn noisy beasts - they wouldn't do in any stealth assault like Zodiacs with silenced outboard motors - which I believe is most applicable for Liguasan Marsh ops by either Force Recon or PNSWAG elements.

more info on that boat please, licker.

zodiacs are just inflatable rubber boats, specwarries usually use silenced motor from point of launch then paddle the rest to their objective for complete silence

Wow this thread has totally crashed downed to the marshes

And to add to the mayhem, here's my own suggestions for Liguasan Marsh operations:

Combat Rapid Raiding Craft







We could really use this to carry damage assessment (for real) after a PAF bombing run.
And off course...to finish off those who manage to survive the bombs...

but the boat can only carry 7 troops.

a single bullet can deflate and sink that rubber boat, right?

with a hovercraft, it is more protected and can even be armed with a 50 cal machinegun to provide fire cover.

plus the fact that it can carry much more troops or an enough number of assault unit to crush the rebels there.

the hovercraft can even run after them even if the rebels take take the dry land.

while with rubber boats, the soldiers cant.

rubber boats are perfect for small unit spec ops missions.

but with cases like in Agusan, i believe the Marines or the Army will be best protected and supported with these hovercrafts.

Mods,


Could you please transfer the series, starting from my post down to the last reply, to the Marines/Hovercraft thread?

Thanks.

Sorry for messing up this thread.

Finland's Jurmo

Now that's the thing we're talking about in the other thread our troops needed during waterborne operations.

Armoured protected boat similar to what we did in the guntrucks, possible?

Maybe we can make a similar one, what do you think guys?

This post has been edited by saver111 on Apr 29 2005, 11:39 AM

Jurmo-class or Watercat M12 troop carrier is built by Marine Alutech of Finland, similar boats are built by Swedeship Marine in neighbouring Sweden; pricey though, contract for four Swedeship fast supply vessels to UAE was worth US$12 million.

Don't we have the capability to build similar but cheaper boats?

This one might look easier to make and cheaper, the Raider Light Attack Patrol Craft



http://shipbroker.net/list/detail1.asp?ship_no=8935

The PNP MG and PCG can also use it for port security operations.

Thats easy to make but small capacity boat, not a troop carrier which can carry a squad or two.

The assault craft 10 pax version might fit other unit requirements such as the SR teams as discussed in the other thread.