Navy RIB's - what do they use ?

[uncle al]

Yep the weapon on the front looks like a G.P.M.G. known by us ex army gentlemen, (well I am)as a gympy.If you get one I will teach you how to use it ,if you want,I used to teach it amungst other things.Many years ago i was on the hard at Poole (when the R.M.s were there,) myself and some R.M.s started talking about weapons and talked about the G.P.M.G. and because I called it a gympy, they called me lots of very rude names,the only printable was pongo, if I had , had any fealings they would have hurt them. In them days they used a lot of Halmatic RIBs

[Festinghouse]

Originally Posted by kerny

Awesome ribs Neil I want one of those front mounted guns for Imogen, where can I get one from

you just need a frame like mine to mount it on

[Festinghouse]

why would these boats need any anti radar stuff on them anyway? we all know they dont like to show up at the best of times - thats we we bolt radar reflectors to them!

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Low Flyer

Takes courage to run towards bullets!!

........& rank incompetence to park a nuke on a (charted) rock

[Crusher]

Just for the record they're not Rib's or even Rhib's as there is no 'i' bit !!

[kerny]

Originally Posted by Festinghouse

you just need a frame like mine to mount it on

That A frame of yours would take two mate port + starboard side

[m chappelow]

http://youtu.be/aNN_luCWKhg Swedish rib 30 knots surface Submersible to 50 metres depth,

[jumpinjack]

can use interesting tools to recover RIBs too........

HEXAPOD Inc - Rare footage of a boat boarding a chinook - YouTube

[Trimix]

Brilliant

*looks on ebay for Chinnock*

[Ian M]

You'll never get your beast into a Chinook, besides the poor Chinook will never lift all that water

[biffer]

I did some work for a company that were testing an 18m rib, it came in different configurations every time I see it, once it had 3x300 mercs on then it came with two on and a large hydrofoil where the third engine used to be, this thing was hydraulic and use to fold down between the two engines, it was also linked into the steering and followed the engine angles and trim. Bloody great big thing, it wasn't for this country and that's all I can tell you

[biffer]

I lied about the 300s

[paul tilley]

Biff was that the navatek design built by ice marine tubed by tilley inflatables for testing by the US navy seals

[Trimix]

You'll never get your beast into a Chinook, besides the poor Chinook will never lift all that water

Mmmm, your right.

[biffer]

Originally Posted by paul tilley

Biff was that the navatek design built by ice marine tubed by tilley inflatables for testing by the US navy seals

Yes that's the one. I didn't know how secret it was so I didn't mention the name

[John Kennett]

There are some more pictures on these threads:

http://www.rib.net/forum/f16/southam...9-a-32204.html

http://www.rib.net/forum/f16/seawork-2010-a-36450.html

http://www.rib.net/forum/f8/does-any...-is-37640.html

[biffer]

That's the old girl. I did an earlier 35 ft version

[Boatnomad]

Another triple engined "Special"

[Bigtalljv]

the surplus Chinooks sold on the US government auction site last month, GSA Auctions, General Services Administration, Government Site for Auctions

[jumpinjack]

Wonder do they just auction them to anyone? Surely you must need some sort of helo license?? Some of the clearance auctions in the US must be great!