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Who wants to build a gun boat for the border?
Posted on 2/29/12 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 2/29/12 at 10:35 pm
Oh hellz yeah.
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The 34-foot-long boats, each powered by three, 300-horsepower outboard engines, will have bulletproof plating and six machine guns apiece, not unlike the river patrol boats the U.S. Navy used during the Vietnam War.
The vessels will be able to operate in as little as 2 feet of water, according to the report, and will work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to combat drug smuggling coming across the Rio Grande.
This post was edited on 2/29/12 at 10:41 pm
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Posted on 2/29/12 at 10:37 pm to SCUBABlake
Those boats seem a little overboard. I guess Texas has to do it big though.
Badass nonetheless.
Badass nonetheless.
Posted on 2/29/12 at 10:38 pm to Slickback
Well, DPS did get an extra $110 mil this past session.
If it will help, I'm all for it.
If it will help, I'm all for it.
Posted on 2/29/12 at 10:39 pm to SCUBABlake
That is awesome.
Posted on 2/29/12 at 10:42 pm to SCUBABlake
Just seems something like this would be more effective on the Rio Grande
than this with 3 300s.
They could quadruple the fleet size with the smaller ones.
than this with 3 300s.
They could quadruple the fleet size with the smaller ones.
Posted on 2/29/12 at 10:45 pm to SCUBABlake
Hope it helps 
Posted on 2/29/12 at 10:50 pm to Slickback
True.
But how'd you like to see that monstrosity rolling up on you while you're paddling an inflatable life raft loaded down with 100 kilos of colombian bam-bam across the river?
I'd also imagine there is a lot more protection offered on the large one as opposed to those relatively open smaller ones. If you could find a deeper smaller one and modify it, then it would be great.
Though I do know CBP uses smaller ones regularly as well, with 3-4 officers per boat with AR's.
But how'd you like to see that monstrosity rolling up on you while you're paddling an inflatable life raft loaded down with 100 kilos of colombian bam-bam across the river?
I'd also imagine there is a lot more protection offered on the large one as opposed to those relatively open smaller ones. If you could find a deeper smaller one and modify it, then it would be great.
Though I do know CBP uses smaller ones regularly as well, with 3-4 officers per boat with AR's.
Posted on 2/29/12 at 10:50 pm to SCUBABlake
Who's the manufacturer? The lines on that boat are extremely similar to a Yellow Fin
Posted on 2/29/12 at 10:51 pm to SCUBABlake
Yeah I guess protection is important. Don't want BP agents getting sniped from the Mexico side.
Posted on 2/29/12 at 10:52 pm to Slickback
nothing a couple M240Ns can't handle.
Posted on 2/29/12 at 10:54 pm to SCUBABlake
LINK
This article has some more info about them. Said they'll be used in Falcon Lake too.
Beware though, Liberal writer.
This article has some more info about them. Said they'll be used in Falcon Lake too.
Beware though, Liberal writer.
Posted on 2/29/12 at 10:56 pm to Slickback
MrCK- not sure. You know what I know. Though I could probably make a couple of phone calls and find out, I'm not that concerned. Haha
Slick- people on the Texas side wake up all the time with bullet holes in bricks, etc. from shots fired on the Mexican side. It's insane down there.
Slick- people on the Texas side wake up all the time with bullet holes in bricks, etc. from shots fired on the Mexican side. It's insane down there.
Posted on 2/29/12 at 11:00 pm to SCUBABlake
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Slick- people on the Texas side wake up all the time with bullet holes in bricks, etc. from shots fired on the Mexican side. It's insane down there.
Yeah I've been watching some shite on it.
I wish we would re-direct some of the entitlement money to stopping this shite.
We should send a couple of these their way...
Posted on 2/29/12 at 11:01 pm to Slickback
That guy has no fricking idea how Texas' budget works.
Does he realize if this helps crack down on smuggling and immigration, there will be more funds available for pub ed,etc?
God that guy's a fricking hack. His comparisons are out of control.
Does he realize if this helps crack down on smuggling and immigration, there will be more funds available for pub ed,etc?
God that guy's a fricking hack. His comparisons are out of control.
Posted on 2/29/12 at 11:02 pm to MrCoachKlein
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Who's the manufacturer? The lines on that boat are extremely similar to a Yellow Fin
I checked a few message boards and Yellowfin seems to be the answer.
Posted on 2/29/12 at 11:02 pm to SCUBABlake
You want to borrow mine?
Posted on 2/29/12 at 11:02 pm to Slickback
I was reading shite about Hiroshima and Nagasaki tonight too. Posted on 2/29/12 at 11:03 pm to 9Fiddy
Let's do this. Posted on 2/29/12 at 11:03 pm to SCUBABlake
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That guy has no fricking idea how Texas' budget works.
Does he realize if this helps crack down on smuggling and immigration, there will be more funds available for pub ed,etc?
God that guy's a fricking hack. His comparisons are out of control.
Had some good info about the boats, but it was surrounded by liberal propaganda.
Posted on 2/29/12 at 11:04 pm to Slickback
Yeah. Not-so-thinly veiled.
I don't know how the Occupy Austin movement in any way tied into what he was talking about.
I don't know how the Occupy Austin movement in any way tied into what he was talking about.
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