Would there be a miltary value in something like a boat version of a fighter plane? There are Cargo planes/ships, troop transport planes/ships, bombers/missle cruisers, sigint planes/ships, etc, but no sea-going version of a fighter - a small,fast, heavily armed boat (1 or 2 man crew) capable of attacking an enemy ship, is there?
2006-09-23 12:16:31 · 7 answers · asked by AmigaJoe 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I think your wanting to know about out of ground effect air craft i am no means an authority but Russia at one time had some huge ground effect transports they looked like something from a sci fi movie as to what happened to them and what to look for on the web I'm not sure and i dint know if they ever or if we ever made an out of ground fighter(this is not the same as a hover craft)that much I do know
2006-09-23 15:31:50 · answer #1 · answered by soldierof the 82ndAirborne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That assignment has been taken over by helicopters on the high seas. The navy does have some river boats, that also work in harbors and along the coast. They also have fast armed dingys for boarding other boats. Small boats don't do well on the high seas, especially when the waves get 10, 20 or even beyond thirty feet high. Now that ships can attack mother ships from 1,000 miles away, it would just take to long for a very small boat to get in position.
2006-09-23 20:30:18 · answer #2 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They had river boats in Nam.This is a war in the desert.
2006-09-23 20:50:43 · answer #3 · answered by Rich B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-23 19:52:00 · answer #4 · answered by tom l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, I'm sure the coast guard has something.
2006-09-23 19:18:25 · answer #5 · answered by Adam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes there are, the coast guard and navy have them. mostly for protection of harbours and shore instalations.
2006-09-23 19:38:19 · answer #6 · answered by redhawktotem 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pt boat
2006-09-23 19:24:40 · answer #7 · answered by pdudenhefer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋