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Tip of the Spear: Navy Riverines RPB Firepower
NOTE: THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN UPDATED. CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH THE UPDATED VERSION. In this first episode from Tip of the Spear's visit with the US Navy's Riverine Squadron 3, we get a guided tour of the Riverine Patrol Boat and the intense weapons they carry onboard.
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One quibble; the Riverine Squadrons of Vietnam used the PBR (Patrol Boat, Riverine) for the "up the creek" boat. It was basically a speedboat with twin .50s and 7.62 MGs
The RIVER PATROL BOATS of Vietnam are the precursors of Inshore and Inland Operations! WE led the way and INVENTED very successful tactics. Saved a lot of lives and made history while Incountry.
River Patrol Boats (P.B.R.'s in MY day) were constantly under fire and the targets of many ambushes. Gallant men fought back and were very successful in hindering enemy forces' supply lines, and troop movements. We did it with a single mount .50 aft, M60 & M18 machine gun and grenade launchers and twin .50's up front, on the bow.
You guys got one thing wrong...RIVER PATROL BOATS in Vietnam (NOT Swift Boats) were the "Tip of the Spear" for today's Riverine Operations! At least you guys at History and Military Channel got ONE thing right - - - stay out of the way of the Gunners!
The US Navy Riverines of today had their origin in the Vietnam-era River Patrol Force T.F. 116, Operation Game Warden and T.F. Clear Water which were made up of the PBR (Patrol Boat River) of PBR River Sections/Divisions, Mine Counter Measures Units, Seawolves (HAl 3), Black Ponies (VAL 4), STAABs, SEAL Teams, SEAL Support Units, LST Units and Support Bases - NOT the Swift Boats of T.F.-115. We Patrolled the inland waterways of the Mekong Delta in IV Corps and up near Hue in I Corps. T.F.-116 and T.F. Clearwater were in deed the "Point of the Spear" and developed tactics that are in use today. We old PBR Sailors of the River Patrol Force had a great deal to do with writing the PQS of the modern day Riverines.
we of the seawolves and the pbr'ers set a precidence that will be examples of teamwork and brotherhood along with the seals that todays militarty and tommorrows will be learning from for a long long time,,, love you guys michal hal-3 69-79 det 3
oops sorry fat fingers,,, 69-70
john kerry who served in vietnam commanded a swift boat. hope he was better at it than as a senator and president wananbe.
the pbr's in nam are also proud of one of thier own buried in florence national cemetary for the MOH he was awarded. can any of you name him. Last name elliot.
Origin from Swift Boat teams? - Doubt it - how about some homework on TF116 and TF117! / MRF-ASPB sailor