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The PBX is an inflatable rubber boat featured in both ArmA: Armed Assault and ArmA 2.


ArmA: Armed Assault[]

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 the SLA for amphibious assaults, it is faster than its American counterpart, the CRRC, and is perfect for infiltrating troops onto unprotected shorelines discreetly. 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.

Drawbacks
The only drawback of the PBX is that can carry one less passenger compared to the CRRC.[A1CfgV 1], This 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 to be transported at once.

Crew Capacity
Aside from the driver, the PBX has a maximum seating capacity of three passengers.[A1CfgV 1]

Protection[]

The PBX Boat has a base armour value of 20.[A1CfgV 3]

Engine[]

The engine can take a maximum of 24 points of damage before it suffers from failure.[A1CfgV 4][Formula 1] 100% of incoming damage will always be shared with the PBX Boat's main "health" pool.[A1CfgV 5]

AI[]

NOTE: The following information only applies to the AI.

Camouflage rating[]

Main article: AI Basics: Detection

The PBX Boat has a camouflage[1] rating of 2.[A1CfgV 6]

Cost[]

Main article: AI Basics: Targeting priority

The PBX Boat has a cost[2] value of 10000.[A1CfgV 7]

Threat values[]

Main article: AI Basics: Targeting priority

The PBX Boat is considered to be a low-risk threat[3] to AI-controlled infantry units and ground vehicles (0.2/0.2).[A1CfgV 8]

Aircraft on the other hand, consider the PBX Boat to be a very low risk threat (0.1). They will not attack the PBX Boat unless there are no other more viable targets within range.[A1CfgV 8]

Noise factor[]

Main article: AI Basics: Detection

The PBX Boat has an audible[4] factor of 6.[A1CfgV 9]

Trivia[]

  • The PBX is the only non-BLUFOR/INDFOR vessel available in Armed Assault.
  • Patch 1.02's release fixed numerous bugs for Armed Assault's PBX Boat:[5]
    • The PBX Boat was partially treated as an amphibious vehicle and could "swim" while on land until the driver stopped accelerating.
    • If the PBX Boat was destroyed while it was on land, it would sink into the terrain like as if it was still floating above water.
    • Players could not use their mouse to look around with the camera in either first or third person view if the PBX Boat was being driven with their keyboard.

Gallery[]

ArmA 2[]

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 passengers.[A2CfgV 1]

Protection[]

The PBX has a base armour value of 20.[A2CfgV 6]

Engine[]

The engine can take a maximum of 24 points of damage before it suffers from failure.[A2CfgV 7][Formula 2] 100% of incoming damage will always be shared with the PBX's main "health" pool.[A2CfgV 8]

Defensive sensors[]

The PBX is not equipped with defensive sensors. No warning will be issued to the boat's crew if there are guided weapons/projectiles that are attempting to lock onto it.[A2CfgV 9][A2CfgV 10]

AI[]

NOTE: The following information only applies to the AI.

Camouflage rating[]

Main article: AI Basics: Detection

The PBX has a camouflage[1] rating of 2.[A2CfgV 11]

Cost[]

Main article: AI Basics: Targeting priority

The PBX has a cost[2] value of 10000.[A2CfgV 12]

Threat values[]

Main article: AI Basics: Targeting priority

The PBX is considered to be a low-risk threat[3] to AI-controlled infantry units and ground vehicles (0.2/0.2).[A2CfgV 13]

Aircraft on the other hand, consider the PBX to be a very low risk threat (0.1). They will not attack the PBX unless there are no other more viable targets within range.[A2CfgV 13]

Noise factor[]

Main article: AI Basics: Detection

The PBX has an audible[4] factor of 6.[A2CfgV 14]

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.
  • Before Patch 1.03 for ArmA 2 was released (pre-Operation Arrowhead), grenades that exploded after they landed onto any part of the PBX would emit the wrong kind of particle effects.[6]
  • When ArmA 2 was first launched, the PBX (like all other watercraft) would consume excessive amounts of bandwidth and server CPU power in an online multiplayer environment (this did not apply to PBXs in offline singleplayer). This was eventually corrected by the release of Patch 1.04.[7]

Gallery[]

Config/script references[]

CfgVehicles (ArmA: Armed Assault)

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 CfgVehicles >> PBX >> transportSoldier
  2. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> fuelCapacity
  3. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> armor
  4. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> HitEngine >> armor
  5. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> HitEngine >> passThrough
  6. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> camouflage
  7. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> cost
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 CfgVehicles >> PBX >> threat[] >> {0.2,0.2,0.1}
  9. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> audible

CfgVehicles (ArmA 2)

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 CfgVehicles >> PBX >> transportSoldier
  2. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> transportMaxWeapons
  3. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> transportMaxMagazines
  4. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> transportMaxBackpacks
  5. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> fuelCapacity
  6. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> armor
  7. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> HitPoints >> HitEngine >> armor
  8. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> HitPoints >> HitEngine >> passThrough
  9. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> lockDetectionSystem >> "0"
  10. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> incommingMisslieDetectionSystem >> "0"
  11. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> camouflage
  12. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> cost
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 CfgVehicles >> PBX >> threat[] >> {0.2,0.2,0.1}
  14. ↑ CfgVehicles >> PBX >> audible

Formulae

  1. ↑ Base vehicle armor value * HitPoint armor value = 20 * 1.2
  2. ↑ Base vehicle armor value * HitPoint armor value = 20 * 1.2

Notes[]

  1. ↑ The Armed Assault PBX Boat does not have the ability to store weapons and ammunition. It is possible to take items out of the PBX Boat but they cannot be placed back into the boat's inventory as it does not have enough slots to support them (both the transportMaxMagazines and transportMaxWeapons config tokens are set to a value of zero).

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Španěl, O, van 't Land, J.J. et al. 2006, CfgVehicles Config Reference, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 5 January 2025, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgVehicles_Config_Reference#camouflage>.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Španěl, O, van 't Land, J.J. et al. 2006, CfgVehicles Config Reference, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 5 January 2025, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgVehicles_Config_Reference#cost>.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Španěl, O, van 't Land, J.J. et al. 2006, CfgVehicles Config Reference, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 5 January 2025, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgVehicles_Config_Reference#threat>.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Španěl, O, van 't Land, J.J. et al. 2006, CfgVehicles Config Reference, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 5 January 2025, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgVehicles_Config_Reference#audible>.
  5. ↑ Španěl, M et al. 2007, ArmA: Armed Assault: Version History, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 5 January 2025, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA:_Armed_Assault:_Version_History#Version_1.02>.
  6. ↑ .kju et al. 2009, Arma 2: Version History, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 5 January 2025, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_2:_Version_History#Version_1.03>.
  7. ↑ .kju et al. 2009, Arma 2: Version History, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 5 January 2025, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_2:_Version_History#Version_1.05>.

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 • PBX Boat • RHIB
(Parenthesis) denote variants.
Queen's Gambit
Arma1-factionicon-sla SLA - Vehicles (ArmA: Armed Assault)
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
(Parenthesis) denote variants.
* denotes vehicles also used by the Resistance sub-faction.
Vehicles of ArmA 2
Wheeled 9P117 SCUD-B • ATV • BRDM-2* • BTR-40 • BTR-60 • BTR-90 • BM-21 Grad* • Bus* • Car • Dingo 2 CZ • Hatchback • HMMWV* • GAZ • Jackal 2 MWMIK • Kamaz • Lada* • LAV-25 • Military Offroad • Motorcycle* (Old moto) • Mountain bike (Old bike) • MTVR* • Offroad* • Pandur II 8x8 CZ • Pickup* • RM-70 • S1203 • Sedan • Stryker (MGS) • SUV (Armored SUV) • T810 • Tractor • Touring Car • Towing Tractor • UAZ-469* • Ural* • V3S* • Vodnik
Tracked 2S6M Tunguska • AAVP-7A1 • BMP-2 • BMP-3 • BVP-1 • FV510 Warrior • M1 Abrams* (M1A2 TUSK*) • M113 • M2 Bradley • M270 MLRS* • T-34* • T-55 • T-72* (T-72M4 CZ) • T-90 • ZSU-23-4*
Rotor-wing AH-1Z • AH-6J Little Bird (AH-6X) • AH-11 Wildcat • AH-64D* (AH-1) • CH-47F Chinook (Chinook HC4) • Ka-52 • Ka-60 • Ka-137 • Merlin HC3 • MH-6J Little Bird • Mi-8MTV-3* (Mi-17*) • Mi-24P (Mi-24D*, Mi-24V*) • UH-1Y (UH-1H) • UH-60 Black Hawk (MH-60S)
Fixed-wing A-10 Thunderbolt II* • An-2 • AV-8B Harrier • C-130J Hercules* • F-35 Lightning II • L-159 ALCA • L-39ZA (L-39C) • MQ-9 Reaper* • MV-22 Osprey • Pchela-1T • Su-39 (Su-25*) • Su-34
Aquatic CRRC • Fishing Boat • PBX • RHIB • Small Boat
(Parenthesis) denote variants.
* indicates partial DLC dependency.
Operation Arrowhead | British Armed Forces | Private Military Company | Army of the Czech Republic
Arma2-factionicon-acr ACR - Vehicles (ArmA 2)
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 • L-39ZA
Aquatic PBX
(Parenthesis) denote variants.
Operation Arrowhead | Army of the Czech Republic
Arma2-factionicon-russianarmedforces Russian Armed Forces - Vehicles (ArmA 2)
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 (V)
Fixed-wing Pchela-1T • Su-39 • Su-34
Aquatic PBX
(Parenthesis) denote variants.
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