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Royal Engineers - Assault Boat
 
Assault Boat  

The Mk 5 Assault Boat is usually paddled for a silent or night-time approach.

The all aluminum boat can be carried by four men or dragged overland by two.

A versatile, general purpose craft designed to carry up to 20 troops or 1 043 kg of stores, it also makes a useful ferry craft when fitted with an outboard motor.

It is fitted with built-in grab rails, buoyancy tanks and protective keels (which act as stabilisers in the water).

Assault Boats may be stacked six deep for storage or transport.