Multi Role Boats (and other small boats thread).

[Underway]

Article here on a new multi role boat.  I originally thought the MRB was going to be deployed on the AOPS consistently as well but it seems that is a different contract.  Also interestingly the way the MRB is going to be an extra sensor for the ship with a fairly good range.

With a weapons station I'm also wondering if those would be avail for PRes in their Port Security Small Boat Ops.  Or perhaps its a bit overkill since the shore based ops centres won't necessarily be able to handle the information they could be provided with.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Hmm I started on a ship with a Avon Searider, then we moved up to the Zodiac Mk 5 and now the Coast Guard uses 733’s or similar. Do they want more of a cabin? I don’t understand why they needed to get so close to launch the boat, unless they wanted to provide covering fire if needed?
http://zodiacmilpro.com/hurricane-ribs/customization/

I think that any form of launch and recovery that does not use a stern ramp is going to suffer limitations

 

[Kirkhill]

No?

 

[Colin Parkinson]

I have a soft spot for the CB90  [

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Except, Colin: That's a SB90E, not a CB 90E.

5 meters shorter in length, much slower, not armoured, and older in design than the CB 90 you love.

Sorry  :-[

 

[Kirkhill]

Storebro 90E

http://www.storebro.se/index.php?page=tekniska-data-90e
http://www.storebro.se/uploads/Docs/90eTechspec.pdf

200 NM, 42 knots max, 3+10 crew - 10.8m 6500kg empty

CB 90 Stb 90H

http://www.dockstavarvet.se/products/combat-and-patrol-boats/combat-boat-90-h/specification/
https://www.soldf.com/strb90h.html

240 NM @ 20 knots, 45 knots max, 3+21 crew or 4500 kg load - 15.9m 13300kg empty

Both boats are originally ca 1985.

And neither boat is armoured.  The Swedes have built a small number of armoured variants of the Strb 90H known as the Strb 90HS.

 

[Kirkhill]

USMC Reserves Amphibian Assault Battalion(s) getting small boats as adjuncts to experiment with.

These will supplement the wheeled amphibious vehicles that replaced the tracks. In keeping with the island strategy that will see more small units spend more time on the water and less time moving on land.

Marine Reserve eyes small boats for nimble littoral operations

The boats the Reserve is looking at are in the rigid inflatable boat family.

www.militarytimes.com

 

[Stoker]

CB 90 going up and down the Harbour in Halifax.

 

[Czech_pivo]

CB 90 going up and down the Harbour in Halifax.
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Coasts only or could you see a role for this on the GL's?

 

[Colin Parkinson]

The new MRB RHIB's are fine for working off the ship or short jaunts from shore stations. Long patrols or searches from a open RHIB get old pretty darn quick and the effectiveness of crew drops significantly as well. Closed in cabins help the crew and protects the electronics as well.

 

[FJAG]

My nod goes to the CB90 with the capability of taking a half platoon as dismounts. IMHO, these make excellent patrol, craft of coastal infrastructure on both coasts and quite possibly could be positioned to operate out of small coastal harbours by NavRes pers with small ARes platoons. Simple and relatively cheap and a strong national/local community ties.