Small high-resolution radar range 4 to 6 miles (7 to 11 km).Speed of 20 to 25 knots (37 to 46 km/h).Self-sufficient for 400 to 500 mile (600 to 800 km) patrol.Non-wooden hull, with screw and rudder protection against groundings.The study went on to list characteristics of the ideal patrol craft: Unfortunately, no concerted effort has been made to develop COIN craft specifically suited to perform the many missions needed to combat insurgent activities." A prevalent belief has been that COIN craft can readily be obtained from existing commercial and naval sources when needed. It noted that "counterinsurgency water operations are difficult, demanding, and unique. The Swift Boat was conceived in a Naval Advisory Group, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (NAVADGRP MACV) staff study titled "Naval Craft Requirements in a Counter Insurgency Environment," published 1 February 1965. Please be sure that the supposed source of the copyright violation is not itself a Wikipedia mirror. Please review ( CopyVios) and remedy this by editing this article to remove any non-free copyrighted content and attributing free content correctly, or flagging the content for deletion. This section may have been copied and pasted from another location, possibly in violation of Wikipedia's copyright policy. The Patrol Craft Fast ( PCF), also known as Swift Boat, were all-aluminum, 50-foot (15 m) long, shallow- draft vessels operated by the United States Navy, initially to patrol the coastal areas and later for work in the interior waterways as part of the brown-water navy to interdict Vietcong movement of arms and munitions, transport South Vietnamese forces and insert SEAL teams for counterinsurgency (COIN) operations during the Vietnam War. 2x 0.50 caliber machine gun (top) (US-based).A PCF Mark III participating in UPWARD KEY '87.Ģx General Motors 12V71"N" Detroit marine diesels
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