The PBX is an inflatable rubber boat featured in both ArmA: Armed Assault and ArmA 2.
ArmA: Armed Assault
| PBX Boat | |
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| Faction |  SLA
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| Type | Rubber Inflatable Boat |
| Seats | 4 seats:
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| Item capacity | Max:
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| Top speed | ~ 63 km/h |
| Fuel capacity | 100 fuel units |
| Primary armament | None |
| Secondary armament | None |
| Variants | None |
| Games |  |
The PBX Boat is used exclusively by the SLA in ArmA: Armed Assault.
Overview
- Role:
- Troop transport
| « | The PBX is a Combat Rubber Craft very similar to the CRRC in design. It is intended to be used for maritime raids and infiltration, as well as riverine operations. Library Description
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Design
The PBX is a single engine, small inflatable boat that is designed to be used for maritime and riverine operations in shallow waters.
Features
Used by SLA forces for amphibious assaults, it is faster than the American CRRC and is perfect for infiltrating troops onto unprotected shorelines discreetly.
Drawbacks
Since the PBX is completely unarmed and lacks armour plating, both the boat and its passengers are completely vulnerable to enemy fire. It should be kept out of danger unless it's absolutely necessary to do so, as even small arms fire will quickly sink the PBX to the bottom of the sea.
One other downside is that the PBX carries one less passenger compared to the CRRC, which limits the PBX to serving as a one-way infiltration craft for an infantry unit (as there isn't enough room for both a driver and all members of the fire team).
Crew Capacity
Aside from the driver, the PBX has a maximum seating capacity of three passengers. Each passenger sits leaning forward, with one positioned on each side of the boat (bow, port, and starboard) while the driver leans backwards towards the stern and handles the engine's controls.
Protection
The PBX Boat has a base armour value of 20.
Hull
The boat's bull can withstand up to 20 points of damage before its integrity fails.
Engine
The engine can survive 24 points of damage before failure.
Trivia
- The PBX is the only non-BLUFOR/Independent vessel available in Armed Assault.
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ArmA 2
| PBX | |
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| Faction |  ACR Russian Armed Forces
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| Type | Rubber Inflatable Boat |
| Seats | 4 seats:
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| Item capacity | Max:
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| Top speed | ~ 65 km/h |
| Fuel capacity | 100 fuel units |
| Primary armament | None |
| Secondary armament | None |
| Variants | None |
| Games |  |
The PBX is used by both the Russian Armed Forces and Czech military forces in ArmA 2.
Overview
- Roles:
- Troop transport
- Fast-attack
| « | The PBX is a Combat Rubber Craft very similar to the CRRC in design. It is intended to be used for maritime raids and infiltration, as well as riverine operations. Armoury Description
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Design
The PBX returns in ArmA 2, and is identical both function and performance-wise to its predecessor in most aspects.
Features
Now operated by both the Russian and Czech military, the PBX continues to serve as an alternate counterpart to the larger CRRC.
As with its predecessor, the PBX is slightly faster and has a higher turn rate but is otherwise identical in every other way. Neither the riders or the boat itself will survive long under heavy fire, as the PBX is purely intended to insert or drop troops off rapidly into battle.
Crew Capacity
The PBX supports a single driver and up to three more passengers.
Protection
The PBX has a base armour value of 20.
Hull
The boat's frame can survive 20 points of damage before breaking.
Engine
The engine can incur 24 points of damage before failing.
Trivia
- ArmA 2's PBX simply reuses the same model used for its Armed Assault predecessor.
- Prior to the release of the Army of the Czech Republic DLC, the PBX was the only non-BLUFOR/civilian watercraft that was exclusive to an REDFOR faction in ArmA 2.
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External links
See also
Boats of comparable role and configuration
| Vehicles of ArmA: Armed Assault | |
|---|---|
| Wheeled | 5T Truck • Army 4x4 • Bus • BRDM-2 • Car • Hatchback • HMMWV (Civil) • Offroad (Hilux) • M1030 (TT650, TT650G) • Pick-Up (Datsun) • Sedan • Stryker • Tractor • UAZ • Ural |
| Tracked | BMP-2 • M1A1 • M113 • Shilka • T-72 |
| Rotor-wing | AH-6 • AH-1Z • KA-50 • MH-6 • Mi17 • UH-60 |
| Fixed-wing | A-10 • AV-8B • Camel • DC-3 • Su-34 |
| Aquatic | CRRC • RHIB • PBX Boat |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. Queen's Gambit | |
 SLA - Vehicles (ArmA: Armed Assault)
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|---|---|
| Wheeled | BRDM-2 • TT650G • UAZ • Ural |
| Tracked | BMP-2 • Shilka • T-72 |
| Rotor-wing | KA-50 • Mi17 |
| Fixed-wing | Camel • Su-34 |
| Aquatic | PBX Boat |
 ACR - Vehicles (ArmA 2)
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| Wheeled | ATV • BRDM-2 • Dingo 2 CZ • HMMWV GPK • Military Offroad • Pandur II 8x8 CZ • RM-70 • T810 • UAZ-469 |
| Tracked | BMP-2 • T-72M4 CZ |
| Rotor-wing | Mi-171Sh • Mi-24V |
| Fixed-wing | L-159 ALCA • L-39C |
| Aquatic | PBX |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. Operation Arrowhead | Army of the Czech Republic | |
 Russian Armed Forces - Vehicles (ArmA 2)
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| Wheeled | BTR-90 • BM-21 Grad • Kamaz • Vodnik • UAZ-469 |
| Tracked | 2S6M Tunguska • BMP-3 • T-72 • T-90 |
| Rotor-wing | Ka-52 • Mi-8MTV-3 (Mi-8MT) • Mi-24P |
| Fixed-wing | Pchela-1T • Su-39 • Su-34 |
| Aquatic | PBX |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. | |
