Hurricane Aircat information

	A MIKE Force Hurricane Aircat in Vietnam
Class overview
Builders	Hurricane Fiberglass
Operators	US Army; Army of the Republic of Vietnam; Khmer National Navy; Republic of Korea Army;
In commission	1964–1972
Completed	84+
Active	0
General characteristics
Type	Airboat patrol boat
Displacement	1,150 pounds (520 kg)
Length	17 feet (5.2 m)
Beam	7.25 feet (2.21 m)
Draft	4 inches (0.10 m)
Propulsion	180 hp (130 kW) Lycoming O-360 aircraft engine
Speed	42–65 knots (48–75 mph; 78–120 km/h)
Range	100 miles (160 km)
Complement	5–6 enlisted
Armament	1 x M1919 .30 caliber (7.62 mm) machine gun (bow) or 1 × M2HB .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun (bow) Crew small arms, M31 rifle grenades, and/or M79 grenade launchers
Armor	None
Notes	Specifications are for the military Aircats used by the US Army and may not hold true for civilian models.

The Hurricane Aircat was an airboat used as a riverine patrol boat by the US Army and South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) during the Vietnam War. It was used to conduct various counterinsurgency (COIN) and patrol missions in riverine and marshy areas where larger boats could not go.^[7]

^ Hurricane Fiberglass Products Corp. 1972, p. 5
^ Kelly 1973, p. 97
^ Airboats (Aircats), Cantho, South Vietnam (35 mm color film roll). Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. ca. 1974–May 15, 1984. November 15, 1966. Available at the National Archives at College Park, catalog entry here: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/30955
^ Ed Herlihy (narrator) (January 31, 1967). Universal Newsreel Volume 40, Release 10 (Motion picture). MCA/Universal Pictures. National Archives Identifier 2051034. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ Hurricane Fiberglass Products Corp. 1972, p. 15
^ Enfield, Burr & Badgett 1966, Annex B
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Rottman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Canep5-1] Hurricane Fiberglass Products Corp. 1972, p. 5

[Kelly97-2] Kelly 1973, p. 97

[NARA_1966-3] Airboats (Aircats), Cantho, South Vietnam (35 mm color film roll). Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. ca. 1974–May 15, 1984. November 15, 1966. Available at the National Archives at College Park, catalog entry here: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/30955

[4] Ed Herlihy (narrator) (January 31, 1967). Universal Newsreel Volume 40, Release 10 (Motion picture). MCA/Universal Pictures. National Archives Identifier 2051034. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[Cane15-5] Hurricane Fiberglass Products Corp. 1972, p. 15

[6] Enfield, Burr & Badgett 1966, Annex B

[Rottman-7] Cite error: The named reference Rottman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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