"South Vietnamese PBR Mk.II (Blueprint 1)" (Original art by Hubert Cance)
To combat the Viet Cong guerillas disrupting communications and supplies in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy utilized small fiberglass hull boats designated Patrol Boat, Riverine (PBR). The boats had an enlisted crew of four and began operations in March 1966 with Operation Game Warden. Serving with The River Patrol, Task Force 116, and the Mobile Riverine Force, Task.
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Vietnam Era PBR (Patrol Boat Riverine) Plans Finally got around to scanning the plans of the PBR MarkII. I was inspired to scratch build a 1/6 scale working model of this craft after viewing the movie Apocolypse Now Redux. That scale is the exact scale of the G.I. Joe action figures who will serve as the crew.
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Wiki. Patrol Boat, Riverine, or PBR, is the United States Navy designation for a small rigid-hulled patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until the end of 1971. They were deployed in a force that grew to 250 boats, the most common craft in the River Patrol Force, Task Force 116, and were used to stop and search river traffic in.
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Patrol Boat, River (PBR) Mk II. (Photo Credit: Auge=mit / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0) The Patrol Boat, River was designed by Willis Slane and Kack Hargrave of Hatteras Yachts. Within seven days of meeting with US Navy officials, the designers had a prototype that included a hull based on that of an existing Hatteras Yachts vessel. When all.
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Instead, this PBR—the Patrol Boat Riverine—was one of the most important fighting vessels that played a key role in protecting U.S. troops during the Vietnam War. As the conflict escalated in.
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The low-draft, high-speed river-borne craft was used for basic river patrol, river traffic searches and special forces insertion in an attempt to disrupt enemy riverine highways from supplies, ammunition and the like.
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The Patrol Boat, River or PBR as it is known militarily, became one of the most successful weapons systems used in Southeast Asia. It was 31' 11'' long; 11'7'' wide; and 9'9'' high above the waterline. It displaced 8 3/4 tons loaded drawing two feet of water. It's crew of four was armed with a pair of .50 caliber machine guns in a turret at the.
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PBR MkII (Patrol Boat River) 3D hull reconstruction. Started from this discussion (#75), I got some digital photocopies of a PBR hull plan in scale one to. I do not know. The reason I do not know is some copies were missing. First thing I did was stitch the plans to create a single plan. Next see what is missing.
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Patrol Boat River ( PBR), is the United States Navy designation for a small rigid-hulled patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until the end of 1971. Patrol Boat River were.
PBR MkII (Patrol Boat River) 3D hull reconstruction Page 2 RC Groups
The Combatants and Boat division (NAVSEA 05D) d id the design of the PBR 31, in house (Navy), and they have complete sets of of both the Navy's contract drawings and as well as the builder's detailed drawings. My contact has initiated a "Request for Approval to Release" drawings to the general public for a number of drawings that he thinks will.
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PBR Mark 1 River Patrol Boat by Thistle17 - Model Shipwright Guild WNY - Scale 1:6 Facebook; PBR Mark 1 River Patrol Boat by Thistle17 - Model Shipwright Guild WNY - Scale 1:6. We have some study sessions to compare the plans but finally it appears we are on our way. Joe Edited November 16, 2017 by Thistle17. Omega1234, mtaylor, Canute and 1.
PBR MkII (Patrol Boat River) 3D hull reconstruction RC Groups
The Patrol Boat, River (PBR) is the designation given by the United States Navy to the small patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from 1966 to the end of 1971. PBRs were deployed in a force that grew over time to 250 ships and was the most common craft in the River Patrol Force, Task Force. This Task Force used the boats to stop and search river.
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Operating in conjunction with helicopters, ground units, and SEAL teams, River Patrol Boats (PBRs) helped keep rivers clear of mines and infiltrators. The Long Tau River in the Rung Sat Special.
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Patrol boat - wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, A patrol boat is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defense duties. there have been many designs for patrol boats. they may be operated by Patrol boat river (pbr) - navy mobile riverine force, Experience the navy mobile riverine force - the brown water na.
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DYNAMIC has released the PBR-River Patrol Boat in an effort to give notice to a long overlooked and important part of U.S. Naval history, the Vietnam era's 'Brown Water Navy.' The all fiberglass "Semi-Kit" includes the hull, deck, cabin, engine hatch, and forward gun tub.. 136 PBR "Semi-Kit" w/Plans: $ 440.00. ProductID: DYN-PBR: PBR-RIVER.
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River Patrol Boat Note: All specifications for PBR Mk II. HISTORY : Link to: http://www.rivervet.com/pbrs.htm for a complete description of this craft. (Linked with permission) I n 1965 there were an estimated 80,000 Viet Cong and VC sympathizers in the Mekong Delta.