Indonesian tank boat

[MartG]

Indonesian tank boat - essentially a fast patrol boat with a tank turret mounted on it

Toat ? Bonk ?

https://interestingengineering.com/indonesia-built...

[FourWheelDrift]

Baby Battleship.

[Simpo Two]

River monitor.

The problem with big guns on little boats is the structural strength needed to take the weight and recoil.

[GliderRider]

The turret addresses the danger of patrolling narrow inlets and estuaries in the 'Apocalypse Now' type vessel, namely that having a simple armoured shield on the gun leaves you exposed to fire from behind from the other bank or shore.

As Simpo Two says, monitors are the original version of these, and have been used since the American Civil War. A British monitor, HMS M.33, of First World War vintage is preserved in Portsmouth dockyard, and is well worth a visit. It re-opens next week. HMS M.33

A variety of turreted landing craft were used on D-Day and in the Pacific war to provide fire support much closer to the shore than conventionally hulled vessels could reach.

[808 Estate]

That does look like quite a hefty gun. I would imagine something like a 25mm cannon would be more appropriate on a boat like that.

Mind you, a GPMG with a co-axial .50 makes an effective proposition. Especially when backed up with a laser ragefinder and a FLIR camera.

[xeny]

MartG said:

Indonesian tank boat - essentially a fast patrol boat with a tank turret mounted on it

The concept has been around for a while. The Russians used to use T-34 turrets on riverine patrol vessels for example

http://www.wio.ru/fleet/ww2armorb.htm

edit- here's one that was recently salvaged: https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/12/11/sov...

Edited by xeny on Thursday 13th May 07:23

[V41LEY]

Would seem vulnerable to air attack ? Reckon an A10 Warthog would reduce that to splinters !

[xeny]

V41LEY said:

Would seem vulnerable to air attack ? Reckon an A10 Warthog would reduce that to splinters !

Certainly, but I think it's intended for when you're the side with the aircraft/air superiority.