1/6th Vietnam PBR Patrol Boat… DeSimone 1990’s…. Loose…VERY RARE TO FIND...

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1/6th Vietnam PBR Patrol Boat… DeSimone 1990’s…. Loose…VERY RARE TO FIND...:
$225.67

1/6th Vietnam PBRPatrol Boat, River… DeSimone 1990’s blow-mold vehicles…. Complete… Needs some assembly…Loose… Last several pictures show what boat will look like when kitbashed for assembly... Dust added for realism… :-)… Becoming VERY RARE to find...

Patrol Boat, River or PBR,is the United States Navy designation for a small rigid-hulled patrol boat usedin the Vietnam War from March 1966 until the end of 1971. They were deployed ina force that grew to 250 boats, the most common craft in the River PatrolForce, Task Force 116, and were used to stop and search river traffic in areassuch as the Mekong Delta, the Rung Sat Special Zone, the Saigon River and in ICorps, in the area assigned to Task Force Clearwater, in an attempt to disruptweapons shipments. In this role they frequently became involved in firefightswith enemy soldiers on boats and on the shore, were used to insert and extract NavySEAL teams, and were employed by the United States Army\'s 458th Transportation Company,known as the 458th Seatigers. The PBR was a versatile boat with a fiberglass hull and water jet drivewhich enabled it to operate in shallow, weed-choked rivers. It drew only twofeet of water fully loaded. The drives could be pivoted to reverse direction,turn the boat in its own length, or come to a stop from full speed in a fewboat lengths. The PBR was manufactured in two versions, the first with 31 footlength and 10 foot, 7 inch beam. The Mark II version 32 feet long and one footwider beam had improved drives to reduce fouling and aluminum gunwales toresist wear. The PBR was usually manned by a 4-man crew. Typically, a FirstClass Petty Officer served as boat captain, with a gunner\'s mate, an enginemanand a seaman on board. Each crewman was cross-trained in each other\'s job inthe event one became unable to carry out his duties. Generally, PBRs operatedin pairs under the command of a patrol officer (hopefully, not the traitorousscum ‘Swiftboat’ Kerry…!!!) who rode on one of the boats. Typical armamentconfiguration included twin M2HB .50 caliber machine guns forward in a rotatingshielded tub, a single rear .50 cal, M60 7.62mm light machine guns mounted onthe port and starboard sides, and a Mk 19 40mm grenade launcher. There was alsoa full complement of M16 rifles, shotguns, .45 ACP handguns, and hand grenades.Some had a \"piggyback\" arrangement, a .50 cal machine gun on top ofan 81mm mortar; others had a bow-mounted 20mm Mk16 Mod 4 Colt 20mmautomatic cannon, derived from the AN/M3 version of the Hispano-Suiza HS.404and also found on the LCMs and PBRs. What the boats benefited in heavyfirepower they lacked in armor or shielding. Although the .50 cal machine gunshad some ceramic armor shielding and the Coxswain\'s flat had some quarter inchthick steel armor plate, the boats were designed to rely on rapid acceleration,maneuverability, and speed to get out of tight situations. The boats werepowered by dual 180 hp Detroit Diesel 6V53N engines with Jacuzzi Brothers pump-jetdrives. The boats reached top speeds of 28.5 knots (32mph).

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