The Assault Boat is an inflatable rubber boat used by several BLUFOR, REDFOR and INDFOR factions, as well as with civilians in ArmA 3.
Overview[]
- Roles:
- Troop transport
- Fast-attack
- Rescue
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Design[]
The Assault Boat is a single engine, small inflatable boat that can be used for maritime raids and infiltration, as well as riverine operations. It can also be used for civil purposes where it can serve as a personal recreational watercraft or as a surf lifesaver boat.
Features
Moderately fast for its size, the Assault Boat is good for transporting troops into or out of battle on undefended coastlines. It can also be airlifted via slingloading by all helicopters with the exception of the MH-9/M900 light helicopters.
Drawbacks
All passengers are able to fire their own weapons (forward facing only) but the boat itself does not possess any mounted weaponry. Combined with the lack of armour, the Assault Boat should only ever be deployed into situations where there is no threat of enemy fire since the boat's passengers are completely unprotected.
Crew Capacity
Regardless of faction, all variants can transport the same amount of passengers. This includes the driver themselves and up to four more passengers who either lay prone on the port and starboard sides of the hull, in front, or crouching in the centre just behind the front passenger.
Variants[]
Baseline variant used by all main factions except for Altian/Tanoan civilians.
With the exception of the driver, all other passengers can utilise FFV while riding on the boat.
Camouflage[]
All faction variants have access to the same camouflage options:
- Black: Pattern-less black paint scheme used by NATO's naval forces, FIA guerillas and Syndikat fighters.
- Hex: Light/dark grey/tan cell pattern camouflage used on CSAT's maritime vessels and divers.
- Digital Grey: Digitised semi-fractal camouflage pattern used by several other AAF aircraft and boats.
- Rescue: Pattern-less bright orange paint scheme used by the lifeboat/rescue boat counterpart.
- Civilian: Two-tone white/sky blue paint scheme. Used exclusively by civilian-owned variants.
Protection[]
All variants of the Assault Boat have base armour values of 10.
Hull[]
Hulls on all variants of the Assault Boat can only withstand up to 6 points of damage. Depletion of the hull's integrity will instantly result in the vessel's destruction.
Engine[]
The Assault Boat's motor can incur up to 12 points of damage before failing. Destroying this component will usually result in the boat's destruction unless it is at full "health".
If damaged: Reduces power output, Assault Boat(s) can no longer attain top speed even when tidal conditions are steady.
If destroyed: Instantly immobilises the vessel. Can result in the boat's destruction if overall status is near critical.
FFV[]
- Main article: Firing from vehicles (mechanic)#Assault Boat
Trivia[]
- Though inflatable boats largely share the same appearance and design in some way or another, the Assault Boat appears to be specifically based on the "F470 Combat Rubber Raiding Craft" designed by French boat manufacturer Zodiac Nautic.
- The CRRC is primarily used by the U.S. Navy, though just like the in-game Assault Boat it is also utilised by civil and law enforcement agencies.
- Unlike most waterborne vessels, destroying either the Assault Boat or its Rescue sub-variant will not result in an explosion. However, the boat will still catch fire and potentially burn any humans standing nearby.
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See also[]
Boats of comparable role and configuration[]
- RHIB (Large civilian/Syndikat counterpart, ArmA 3: Apex only)
- CRRC (U.S. Army/RACS/USMC counterpart, ArmA: Armed Assault/ArmA 2 only)
- PBX (SLA/Russian Armed Forces/ACR counterpart, ArmA: Armed Assault/ArmA 2 only)
NATO - Vehicles (ArmA 3) | |
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Wheeled | AMV-7 Marshall • HEMTT • Hunter • Prowler • Quadbike • Rhino MGS (UP) • UGV Stomper |
Tracked | CRV-6e Bobcat • ED-1D Pelter (ED-1E Roller) • IFV-6a Cheetah • IFV-6c Panther • M2A1 Slammer (A4 UP) • M4 Scorcher • M5 Sandstorm |
Rotor-wing | AH-9 Pawnee • AH-99 Blackfoot • AL-6 Pelican • AR-2 Darter • CH-67 Huron • MH-9 Hummingbird • MQ-12 Falcon • UH-80 Ghost Hawk |
Fixed-wing | A-164 Wipeout • F/A-181 Black Wasp II • MQ-4A Greyhawk • UCAV Sentinel • V-44X Blackfish |
Aquatic | Assault Boat (Rescue) • Speedboat Minigun • SDV |
(Parenthesis) denote variants. Helicopters DLC | Apex DLC | Jets DLC | Laws of War DLC | Tanks DLC | Contact DLC |
CSAT - Vehicles (ArmA 3) | |
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Wheeled | Ifrit • MSE-3 Marid • Qilin • Quadbike • Tempest • UGV Saif • Zamak |
Tracked | 2S9 Sochor • Akinaka ED-1D (Sayyah ED-1E) • BTR-K Kamysh • T-100 Varsuk (X Futura) • T-140 Angara (T-140K) • ZSU-39 Tigris |
Rotor-wing | Jinaah AL-6 • Mi-48 Kajman • Mi-290 Taru • PO-30 Orca • Tayran AR-2 |
Fixed-wing | K40 Abalil-3 • KH-3A Fenghuang • To-199 Neophron • To-201 Shikra • Y-32 Xi'an |
Aquatic | Assault Boat (Rescue) • Speedboat HMG • SDV |
Parenthesis denote variants. Helicopters DLC | Apex DLC | Jets DLC | Laws of War DLC | Tanks DLC | Contact DLC |
AAF - Vehicles (ArmA 3) | |
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Wheeled | AFV-4 Gorgon • Quadbike • Strider • UGV Stomper • Zamak (MRL) |
Tracked | AWC Nyx • ED-1D Pelter (ED-1E Roller) • FV-720 Mora • MBT-52 Kuma |
Rotor-wing | AR-2 Darter • AL-6 Pelican • CH-49 Mohawk • WY-55 Hellcat |
Fixed-wing | A-143 Buzzard • A-149 Gryphon • K40 Abalil-3 |
Aquatic | Assault Boat (Rescue) • Speedboat Minigun • SDV |
Parenthesis denote variants. Jets DLC | Laws of War DLC | Tanks DLC | Contact DLC |
FIA - Vehicles (ArmA 3) | |
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Wheeled | Offroad • Quadbike • Truck • Van |
Aquatic | Assault Boat |
Laws of War DLC |
Syndikat - Vehicles (ArmA 3) | |
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Wheeled | MB 4WD • Offroad* • Quadbike* • Truck • Van |
Rotor-wing | M900 |
Fixed-wing | Caesar BTT |
Aquatic | Assault Boat • RHIB |
* denotes vehicles only used in the Apex Protocol campaign. Apex DLC | Laws of War DLC |
L'Ensemble - Vehicles (ArmA 3) | |
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Wheeled | MB 4WD • Offroad • Quadbike • Truck • Van |
Rotor-wing | M900 |
Fixed-wing | Caesar BTT |
Aquatic | Assault Boat • RHIB |
Apex DLC | Laws of War DLC |