is that real ???

[thebusdriver]

YouTube Video

uh yeah, saw this the other day and i was asking myself if this is real (especially the part where the boats stop)
besides .. i'm talking about the basic idea of that, i know that the video is set up

[[R-DEV]Eddie Baker]

This was posted once already in the Off-Topic section. Yes, the boats are real. It's a Special Operations Craft- Riverine (SOC-R) and it's only used by Special Boat Team 22, who specializes in riverine special operations. The conventional US Navy Riverine Squadrons use the same boat in a slightly different configuration as the Riverine Assault Boat. Attached is a photo of the latter that I took at this year's NAS Oceana Air Show.

As you can see, it is armed with two miniguns forward port and starboard. You can't see them from this angle, but there is another M2 mounted port amidships and a Mk-19 automatic grenade launcher mounted center aft.

[thebusdriver]

yer faaaaaaaaaaast
coulnt find that on wikipedia, any idea how that thing can stop that fast ???
i'd like to know ...

thx

[Pariel]

Originally Posted by thebusdriver

yer faaaaaaaaaaast
coulnt find that on wikipedia, any idea how that thing can stop that fast ???
i'd like to know ...

thx

They just cut the engines. Because they're riding a bow wave, this causes the bow to drop in to the water and significantly increases the hydrodynamic drag.

Same thing as a jet popping up air brakes, except this doesn't require anything to be extended, it just uses the hull itself.

Basically, it works because water is very dense.

[Scot]

PR?







Pretty ninja though.

[[R-DEV]Eddie Baker]

Originally Posted by [R-COM]TheScot666

PR?

If someone makes a map that works for them. *shrugs*

[Gaven]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Eddie Baker

If someone makes a map that works for them. *shrugs*

We already have one, there's just not enough boats on it.

[Pariel]

Originally Posted by Gaven

We already have one, there's just not enough boats on it.

+1.

[thebusdriver]

Originally Posted by Pariel

They just cut the engines. Because they're riding a bow wave, this causes the bow to drop in to the water and significantly increases the hydrodynamic drag.

Same thing as a jet popping up air brakes, except this doesn't require anything to be extended, it just uses the hull itself.

Basically, it works because water is very dense.

sooo ... boats stop dead once i shut down the engine ?!?
no offence but i find it kinda hard to believe that

[Scot]

No, put it in reverse I believe, you hit your wave, go down and into the water, at least I think.