RHIB

	RHIB
Faction	Syndikat; L'Ensemble; Civilians
Type	Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boat
Seats	7 seats: 1× Driver; 6× Passengers;
Item capacity	500 mass
Top speed	95 km/h
Fuel capacity	12 fuel units
Weight	5001.97 kg
Slingloadable	Yes
Primary armament	None
Secondary armament	None
Variants	None
Games

	RHIB
Faction	USMC
Type	Light Patrol Vessel
Seats	Standard variant: 12 seats: 1× Driver; 1× Gunner; 10× Passengers; MK19 variant: 9 seats: 1× Driver; 2× Gunners; 7× Passengers;
Item capacity	Max: 3× Weapons; 100× Magazines;
Top speed	~ 58 km/h
Fuel capacity	100 fuel units
Primary armament	All variants: 1× M2HB .50 HMG;
Secondary armament	MK19 variant only: 1× MK19 40 mm;
Variants	RHIB (MK19)
Games

	RHIB
Faction	U.S. Army
Type	Light Patrol Vessel
Seats	Standard variant: 12 seats: 1× Driver; 1× Gunner; 10× Passengers; 2 Turrets variant: 10 seats: 1× Driver; 2× Gunners; 7× Passengers;
Item capacity	Max: 3× Weapons; 100× Magazines;
Top speed	~ 58 km/h
Fuel capacity	100 fuel units
Primary armament	All variants: 1× M2 .50 HMG;
Secondary armament	2 Turrets variant only: 1× Mk. 19 40 mm;
Variants	RHIB (2 Turrets)
Games

RHIBs (full name: Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boat) are waterborne vessels featured in ArmA: Armed Assault, ArmA 2 and ArmA 3.

ArmA: Armed Assault

The RHIB is used exclusively by the U.S. Army in ArmA: Armed Assault.

Overview

Roles:
- Coastguard
- Troop transport

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The Naval Special Warfare Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat is a fast, high-buoyancy all weather boat designed to transport a fully equipped team of eight-men and three crew members. It is also fully transportable by C-130 Hercules.

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Design

Powered by twin diesel engines, the RHIB is an armed rigid-hulled boat. Its duties include coastline patrol, surveillance and resupply of special operations forces, and transporting personnel to and from ships.

Features
It is available in two variants; the baseline armed vessel with a single heavy machine gun turret or a second variant which also possesses the forward-facing HMG, but also retains a secondary 40 mm automatic grenade launcher fitted to its rear.

A simple rigid hull boat designed for patrolling littoral waters, the RHIB serves as the U.S. Army's answer to the need for a speedy waterborne transport that can land or pickup an entire squad's worth of soldiers from the beaches of Sahrani.

As the sole armed vessel in Armed Assault, the RHIB has no peers and can easily gun down SLA PBXs without fear of retaliation.

Against armed ground vehicles however, the RHIB's crew and passengers stand little chance of survival due to their obvious lack of armour plating and enclosed covers.

Except for landing troops ashore, the RHIB should never be utilised for direct combat against any ground threats that can fight back.

Crew Capacity
Transportation capacity varies depending on the RHIB's configuration, but it will always support a crew of two consisting of the front gunner and the boat driver themselves.

Variants

Baseline armed variant.

The RHIB's M2 .50 cal heavy machine gun is pre-loaded with one 100-round belt box by default. The gunner has access to two additional belt boxes in reserve, granting a total ammunition amount of 300 rounds.

It can transport up to ten passengers at a time.

Alternate armed variant outfitted with a second turret in the rear of the hull.

The front gunner retains access to the same armament and ammunition loadout of the baseline RHIB, but the rear gunner's Mk. 19 automatic grenade launcher has one 48-round grenade belt loaded with 40 mm high-explosive (HE) grenades. They have a further three belts spare, for a combined total of 192 grenades.

Unlike the baseline RHIB, it should be noted that the 2 Turrets variant is restricted to carrying only seven passengers at a time.

Protection

Both RHIB variants have base armour values of 30.

Hull

RHIB hulls can withstand up to 30 points of damage before their integrity fails.

Engine

The engine on both variants is only able to take 36 points of damage before their destruction. A wrecked engine will prevent the RHIB from moving unless repaired.

Turrets

The heavy weapon turrets on both variants can only incur 24 points of damage before being disabled. "Disabled" turrets can still fire but cannot be swivelled in any direction.

Armament

The gunner commands the M2 heavy machine gun on both variants. Only the 2 Turrets variant has a rear gunner who mans the Mk. 19 automatic grenade launcher:

M2

Base damage value	Initial velocity (m/s)
26	930

Heavy machine gun. Intended for anti-infantry use, or against unarmoured vehicles and low-flying helicopters.

Has a fire rate of ~ 545 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 930 m/s. It takes 10 seconds to reload a fresh belt box. The M2 has an effective firing range of between 400 and up to 1,200 metres, with a dispersion of 0.002 rad at all distances.

Mk. 19

NOTE: Only available on the RHIB (2 Turrets) variant.

Damage type	Base damage value	Initial velocity (m/s)
High-Explosive	12	240

Automatic grenade launcher. Useful against groups of infantry, unarmoured/lightly-armoured ground vehicles and other waterborne vessels.

Can attain a fire rate of 150 RPM and has a muzzle velocity of 240 m/s. 6 seconds are required to reload grenade belts. The Mk. 19 has a firing range of between 450 up to a maximum of 1,500 metres. Accuracy-wise, it has a dispersion of 0.015 rad for targets at all distances.

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