Patrol boat LPR 40 MKII

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Armored patrol boat that performs as a command unit for the tactical river combat boat group operated by the Colombian Marine Corps. The boat is equipped to develop surveillance, intelligence, communications, command and control operations. The hull is built with materials made up of sandwich panels designed to prevent damage caused by groundings. The shape of the gliding hull has been optimized to maximize the performance of the propulsion system in shallow water. Weapons 1 fire point for machine guns of up to 12,7 mm (double) at bow 1 fire point for machine guns of up to 12,7 mm (single) or grenade launcher at bow 2 fire points on each side for machine guns of up to 7,62 mm Navegation and Communications Radar 10 mn Echosounder VHF, UHF, HF Communication frequency IR camera system