Military Mayday: Tank Boat: A Look At Indonesia's Impressive Military Combat Vehicle.

Описание: ndonesia has an interesting geographical defense quandary on its hands. It has a lot of islands in the archipelago, around 14,700 as recognized by the United Nations and over 18,100 by Indonesia's count. Regardless of who is counting, thousands of islands are a lot to protect. Plus, it has about 33,999 miles of coastline. To counter this, Indonesia takes its coast guard and naval forces very s
To defend those waterways, Indonesian forces have developed Antasena Tank Boat. As the name suggests, it has the bottom half of a boat and the top half of a tank. The name itself may be a little reductionist as it appears to be a relatively advanced maritime patrol vessel, albeit one with a little more firepower than your average boat, while not being a full-scale battleship. The tank boat has been in testing and trials since at least 2021 and is produced by North Sea Boats (also called PT Lundin) based out of the island of East Java in Indonesia. It has two distinct variations: the "tank" variant with a large cannon, and another slightly longer troop transport version with a smaller turret. 

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