What Costs $4 Million Dollars And Needs A C-17 To Get Around?

[unhappycamper]

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SOCOM Looking for New Combatant Craft

But from the new documents on the program, it looks as if the current configuration of the CCM Mk-1 will have an objective range of 600 nm without reserve fuel, carry up to 19 pax with four crew, travel at around 50 knots and cost in the $4 million per boat and trailer range.

[n2doc]

1. Sheesh. One could buy a 90 ft steel hull vessel for that

Looks like a tour boat for whale watching tours with a gun stuck up front.

[GoCubsGo]

7. That was my first impression, too.

$4 million for THAT? Is the gun gold-plated?

[taterguy]

2. A Medium MK1 combat craft?

What do I win?

Is it cheating if I read the fucking article?

[unhappycamper]

3. Naaaaw.

Go for it.

[Catshrink]

4. 600nm?

That's nothing! (almost literally) It is the wavelength of red light, however.

[Canuckistanian]

5. LOL

You'd think the Navy would be more fuel efficient!

[Ichingcarpenter]

6. Being that small its a floating fuel tank

so its a floating bomb to go off with that fuel range and speed.

[Motown_Johnny]

8. Rush Limbaugh's ass? Oh wait.. only read the title ... sorry

[madrchsod]

9. around 2 million for this one..of course it`s used...

http://fraserzyachts.com/denison_photos.html#1

32knots jet drive

http://fraserzyachts.com/denison_photos.html#2

beach landing

lots of room inside and out

[zeemike]

11. Wow you could put gun ports all over that one.

And the troops would not have to sit in the hot sun or in the rain.

[zeemike]

10. It is just another lucrative government contract.

And most of the 4 million is profit for someone that has connections with the MIC.

[MattBaggins]

12. It only has a range of 600 nanometers?

That's not very at all.

[Blue_Tires]

13. Goin' back up the river to find Col. Kurtz...

This time it's personal...