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Small boat operations

Index Small boat operations

Small boat operations in military and naval warfare refers to operations in and around the littoral zone, within a certain distance of shore, carried out by small but fast and highly maneuverable crafts. [1]

14 relations: Amphibious warfare, Arrow-class patrol boat, E-boat, Germany, Iran–Iraq War, Littoral zone, Rapid Action Boat Squadron, Rigid Raider, Special Operations Craft – Riverine (SOC-R), Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen, Sri Lankan Civil War, USS Cole bombing, World War II, 1 Assault Group Royal Marines.

Amphibious warfare

Amphibious warfare is a type of offensive military operation that today uses naval ships to project ground and air power onto a hostile or potentially hostile shore at a designated landing beach.

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Arrow-class patrol boat

The Arrow class is a series of fast patrol/assault speed boats constructed by the Sri Lanka Navy for use by its littoral warfare units, the elite Special Boat Squadron (SBS) and the Rapid Action Boat Squadron (RABS).

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E-boat

E-boat was the Western Allies' designation for the fast attack craft (German: Schnellboot, or S-Boot, meaning "fast boat") of the Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Iran–Iraq War

The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq, beginning on 22 September 1980, when Iraq invaded Iran, and ending on 20 August 1988, when Iran accepted the UN-brokered ceasefire.

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Littoral zone

The littoral zone is the part of a sea, lake or river that is close to the shore.

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Rapid Action Boat Squadron

The Rapid Action Boat Squadron (RABS)(In Sinhalese: "ක්ෂණික ක්‍රියාකාරී යාත්‍රා බලඝණය" Ksanika Vihidum Yathra Balaghanaya) is a force element squadron of the Sri Lanka Navy that provides expertise in small boat operations in support of littoral operations, amphibious and riverine activities.

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Rigid Raider

The Rigid Raider (RRC) is a series of fast raiding and assault craft made by RTK Marine, a subsidiary of Halmatic (now part of BAE Systems Surface Ships).

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Special Operations Craft – Riverine (SOC-R)

Special Operations Craft – Riverine craft perform short-range insertion and extraction of special operations forces in river and near-shore environments.

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Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen

The Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC, pronounced "Swick") is a United States Naval Special Warfare Command team that operates and maintains an inventory of small craft used to conduct special operations missions, particularly those of the U.S. Navy SEALs.

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Sri Lankan Civil War

The Sri Lankan Civil War was an armed conflict fought on the island of Sri Lanka.

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USS Cole bombing

The USS Cole bombing was an attack against the United States Navy guided-missile destroyer on 12 October 2000, while it was being refueled in Yemen's Aden harbor.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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1 Assault Group Royal Marines

1 Assault Group Royal Marines (1AGRM) provides the Royal Marines expertise and training in small boat operations, both amphibious and riverine.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_boat_operations

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