Hello, you drug cartel shooters on Lake Amistad!

[AEA]

Bring the Vietnam Swift Boats out of mothballs!
Twin 50cal turret on top of wheelhouse, 81mm Mortar w/ single 50 mounted on top at the stern.

[Skiprr]

You can run but you'll only sink faster.

That was kinda my semi-serious comment about a bow chaser.

Those guns seem to be mounted very close to the gunwale. From the photos, it doesn't look like they could be brought to bear on a target directly in front of the bow without the guns' stocks sticking well over the toe-rail.

If they have to give chase, what do they shoot with? Maybe the rifles have quick-release mounts. But it still seems like a bow chaser would be a good idea...unless political correctness killed the idea in committee.

[MasterOfNone]

..."professional courtesy"...they could pay for that whole rig in a month if they'd rent it out to South Texas ranchers by the day...

No need. A few good drug busts will take care of it, the same way little border towns of 500 people have fancy mobile command centers.

[speedsix]

...love that CAN-do TEXAS attitude!!!

[The Annoyed Man]

I did notice one thing though; someone needs to cite the driver for parking on the sidewalk.

Cite them? Are you going to be the one to walk up and give someone a hard time when he's towing a boat with twin machine gun mounts? Not me, that's for sure!

[n5wd]

All I can say is... Dang, that's one heckuva bass boat!

[apostate]

Maybe the rifles have quick-release mounts.

I sure hope so. Otherwise those bipods make them look like mall ninjas.

[speedsix]

...they're Feds, guys... (disguised as Troopers so they'll be allowed to SHOOT the guns)

[cougartex]

[PBratton]

Well, lets just hope that they use the thing. I'd hate to see this boat on the other side of the river with fuzzy dice hanging from the guns.

[RPB]

Maybe the rifles have quick-release mounts.

I sure hope so. Otherwise those bipods make them look like mall ninjas.

Perhaps they'll fasten to waterski-board mounts ... that could be fun ...

[erick619]

that looks legit! imagine a ride-along on that bad boy!

[surprise_i'm_armed]

The vessel appears to have at least 2 firing positions, each with 2 machine guns.

Can someone ID the models of those MG's? Caliber?

Do we know anything about Texas DPS' "rules of engagement"?

900 Horses of outboard should be able to get that boat up close and personal to anything on the water. :-)

SIA

[ghostrider]

Can someone ID the models of those MG's? Caliber?

FN M240, 7.62NATO

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[7075-T7]

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