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[billconner]

This is an interesting twist. Anyone signing up? US Canoe Force?

It's a kayak with a grenade launcher. And it could be game-changer in Ukraine.

As Russia's war against Ukraine wears on, Ukrainian fighters are using 'combat kayaks' and other innovative means to fight back.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Jabberwocky]

I find it sad that such things even have to be invented… On a more practical note, I'd be interested in seeing the effect of recoil when firing the grenade launcher.

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

"they believe can be a game-changer in the Ukrainian counteroffensive: the Poloz-M16 combat kayak."

Typical kayaker magical thinking superiority complex → Gazillions of dollars in armaments, aircraft, drones, tanks, missiles, etc., haven't produced a successful counteroffensive, but a . . . kayak . . . will.

 

[LanceR]

Hmm, a belt fed fully automatic grenade launcher in a small paddlecraft, ehh? I think it's time to merge a couple of threads and deal with the waterproof Bluetooth speaker crowd as they deserve......

Lance

 

[Sweetfancymoses]

William Leigh: The Return Of The War Canoes

There is no new thing under the sun. (Eccl. 1:9)

 

[JohnSand]

Read Cockleshell Heroes.

 

[jdeerfoot]

I thought I read that WW2 British commandos used fabric covered kayaks on some missions.

 

[Todd F]

They did. One of the longest kayak paddles was by SBS Commandos in the Pacific Theater of Operations.

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

They did. One of the longest kayak paddles was by SBS Commandos in the Pacific Theater of Operations.

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[Todd F]

Glenn, please direct me to how to add my location, I claim technical ignorance on how to update my profile!! Look forward to learning from this site!

 

[Todd F]

I may have figured it out...good to have a teenager!

 

[billconner]

I thought I read that WW2 British commandos used fabric covered kayaks on some missions.

Yeah, but did they have mounted grenade launchers?

 

[jdeerfoot]

Don’t know. But I will look into it since I enjoy reading WW2 history.

 

[MrPoling]

William Nealy‘s book Whitewater Tales of Terror included 4 drawings of fictional river craft:

• Thunderbird II raft, with raft to shore missiles for attacking rival rafter’s headquarters
• Snapper raft, with raft to raft missiles.
• The Hunky Dory, a whitewater dory with ground to air missiles for tour helicopters
• The New River Sweep Raft with 4” and 6” howitzers, and optional wire guided missile

The Snapper raft’s missiles were claimed to be effective against kayaks, so they should also be effective against canoes with waterproof speakers.