The PBR was an extremely dangerous boat.  It could be pivoted to reverse direction, turned in its own length, or come to a stop from full speed in a few boat lengths.  It could reach top speeds of 28.5 knots (53 km/h.)  Amazingly, it needed only two feet of water even when fully loaded. 

PBR was armed with twin .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns (the forward '50s), an M60 7.62 mm machine gun, a Mark 18 grenade launcher, and sometimes a 20 mm cannon. The machine gunners and conning tower were protected with ceramic armor.

PBR was used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until the end of 1970. They were deployed in a force that grew to 140.  The main purpose of this well-engineered boat is to stop and search traffic in areas such as the Mekong Delta for enemy's weapons shipments.

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