Monitor (Vietnam War)
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The Monitor was a highly modified version of the LCM-6 developed by the United States Navy for use as a mobile riverine assault boat in the Vietnam War. Another version served as a command and control
Monitor in 1968
CCB in 1969
Zippo Monitor in action in Vietnam.
Mobile Riverine Force
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In the Vietnam War, the Mobile Riverine Force, initially designated Mekong Delta Mobile Afloat Force, and later the Riverines, were a joint US Army and US Navy force that comprised a substantial part
Monitor (Vietnam War)
…Monitor's main weapon was the 40mm cannon—a very accurate direct-fire weapon that packed a tremendous punch. The 40mm cannon was the only weapon in the Mobile Riverine Force's inventory capable of smashing mud bunkers, but the rounds tended to damage rather than destroy these fortifications, allowing the Vietcong to quickly…
STCAN operated by the Republic of Vietnam Navy
USS Benewah and MRF boats at My Tho, 1967
Mobile Riverine Base II with PBRs and UH-1B of HA(L)-3