NOTE: This article is about civilian/law enforcement Motorboats in ArmA 3. For Czechoslovakian Motorboats in ArmA 3's CSLA Iron Curtain Creator DLC, see Motorboat (CSLA). |
The Motorboat is a luxury watercraft used by Altian and Tanoan civilians in ArmA 3.
Overview[]
- Roles:
- Recreational boating
- Law enforcement
- Rescue
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Design[]
The Motorboat is a civilian speedboat that uses an outboard twin engine design with a V-drive configuration.
Features
It can cut through the water with relative ease and is able to rapidly turn at a moment's notice, while still being able to cruise at a pleasant speed along the coastline or waterways.
Though not nearly as fast as its military counterpart or the RHIBs favoured by Tanoans, the Motorboat's nimble design still enables it to retain a top speed of roughly 69 km/h.
Drawbacks
As the Motorboat is intended for civilian recreational/law enforcement use only, it naturally does not possess any weaponry or armour plating. It also cannot be slingloaded or transported internally by any kind of transport aircraft.
Crew Capacity
The Motorboat has a seating capacity of only three personnel (including the driver). Both passengers are seated comfortably on a couch located in the rear of the boat.
Variants[]
Baseline variant.
Can transport up to two passengers (not including the driver) but otherwise has no other unique capabilities.
Maritime rescue vessel. It is functionally identical to the baseline variant but uses a rescue-themed paint scheme instead.
Camouflage[]
- Rescue: Pattern-less bright orange paint scheme used by the lifeboat/rescue counterpart.
- Civilian: Pattern-less white paint scheme with yellow streaks.
- Police: Two-tone dark blue/white paint scheme used by Altian law enforcement. Has additional livery in the form of POLICE signs written on the hull.
Protection[]
All Motorboat variants have base armour values of 60.
Hull[]
The Motorboat's hull can withstand up to 60 points of damage. High-explosive (HE) type munitions will always inflict 200% additional damage on the hull.
Engines[]
The engines on each Motorboat variant can only withstand a meagre 12 points of damage before failing. They take a 200% increased damage penalty from HE-type munitions.
Destroying the engines will not result in the boat's destruction unless the vessel is at critical.
Trivia[]
- The Motorboat was not originally featured as an asset in the Alpha and Beta. It would only be included as a usable boat after the game's full release (as part of Game Update 1.00).[1]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ van 't Land, J.J. 2013, SPOTREP #00010, Arma 3, viewed 25 August 2023, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00010>.
See also[]
Boats of comparable role and configuration[]
- RHIB (Tanoan civilian/Syndikat counterpart, ArmA 3: Apex only)
- Speedboat (NATO/CSAT/AAF counterpart)
- Small Boat (ArmA 2 only)