US Sends 18 River Patrol Boats to Ukraine
These are not simply a couple of zodiacs and RHIBs, but full size riverine patrol craft with armor and heavy weaponry like 25mm chain guns. I can think of only one reason why we would be giving such vessels to the Ukrainians; the powers that be must expect Russia to push all the way to the Dnieper River. -Mike
18 Patrol Boats Sent to Ukraine Set for River Duty, Says Pentagon
A US Navy Mark VI patrol boat operating in the Persian Gulf. US Army Photo
The 18 patrol boats being sent to Ukraine as part of additional aid announced Thursday will be used to monitor and protect Ukraine’s rivers, a senior defense official told reporters Friday.
The United States will be sending two small unit riverine crafts that are 35 feet long, six maritime combat crafts that are 40 feet long and 10 medium force protection patrol boats that are 34 feet long, the senior defense official said.
It is unclear of where the in the inventory the boats are coming from, although because they are authorized through the presidential drawdown, they must come from existing Department of Defense supply.
The Navy referred a question about the patrol boats coming from the sea service to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, which declined to comment further beyond the morning briefing.
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GUNS N GEAR
MEMO TO PENTAGRAM, “Joe Biden,” and NATO:
Cut the crap. Out with this nickel and dime baloney. Just deploy ALL US and NATO forces with their gear and kit to UKR. The sooner the better. As J.R. Nyquist points out in his latest blog, “Time’s a wastin’!” NAZI Putin and “George Washington” Zelensky-Stalin won’t live forever — neither will either country’s blood or treasure. Strike while the iron is hot. “General Winter” will fast approach and the following Spring will bring a sea of mud. Ger ‘er done! EU and USA spectators have very small attention spans or memories.
NOTE: All freedom and peace-loving peoples–kindly disregard all of the above. Warmongers and the MIC need not comply. (and won’t!)
https://jrnyquist.blog/2022/06/26/the-gathering-storm-an-overview/
These River Patrol Boats will be blown to bits by the Russians before they can fire a shot. What a waste of good craft.
would be better served on our waterways for human and narco trafficking interdiction
Perhaps they could send John Kerry along with those river boats and install a reverse gear in them so they could scoot out of the battles when the going got too hot. Kerry knows all about that having served only 4 months in Vietnam after awarding himself with a couple of purple hearts.