without a doubt one of the most beautiful hovercrafts that has ever existed, the slime green color and the shark face art painted on the front gave the vehicle a unique and brutal characteristic.
Great footage as usual. Completely forgot that they used these in the Delta. The US Navy had 3 PACV's in service, and the Army had 3 of their own. Called the ACV, they were more heavily armoured than the navy PACV's. Remember reading about these a while back. They were faster than anything on the Delta, but so noisy you could hear them coming for ages. The VC used mines with trip wires to destroy them.
That is a very cool vehicle. Sadly, my religion prohibits me from boarding any water vehicle that exceeds 60 knots. Not that I am terrified or anything.
@@TannuWannu Perhaps you don't see the absurdity of your comment, let me point it out. Self preservation is a basic instinct for pretty much every living organism, even you! Risk mitigation is not a character flaw. Right now the autonomic systems in your own body do a thousand things you have no control over simply because clinging to life is exactly what life does. In the macro world, you don't exit the safari vehicle in the middle of some hungry lions, you don't run across a busy freeway with your eyes closed, or any of a billion other things - you don't do these dangerous things because you cling to this earthly life just as much as @erloriel does. If you're going to judge others, be prepared to be judged yourself.
without a doubt one of the most beautiful hovercrafts that has ever existed, the slime green color and the shark face art painted on the front gave the vehicle a unique and brutal characteristic.
the endless variety of small craft used in Vietnam is fascinating. it truly was a UNIQUE war.
It was 10 years long. Look how much innovation happened in the 5 years of ww2.
@Conradlovesjoy 14 actually
That's a sick shark teeth art.
Great footage as usual. Completely forgot that they used these in the Delta. The US Navy had 3 PACV's in service, and the Army had 3 of their own. Called the ACV, they were more heavily armoured than the navy PACV's. Remember reading about these a while back. They were faster than anything on the Delta, but so noisy you could hear them coming for ages. The VC used mines with trip wires to destroy them.
At 1:39 or so, was that a ballistic vest they passed over?
Looks like a armored seat
@@John.S.Patton Thanks!
Now days they would set charges and boom!!
Any idea what brought the Huey down in this case?
That hull loss was due to gearbox failure.
@@SSN515 thanks
That is a very cool vehicle.
Sadly, my religion prohibits me from boarding any water vehicle that exceeds 60 knots. Not that I am terrified or anything.
What kinda religion is that??
@@deaghostyt2217 Stayingalivenism
@@NonSektur 😐
@@NonSektur i know youre being funny but those who cling to this earthy life are foregoing the next Heavenly world
@@TannuWannu Perhaps you don't see the absurdity of your comment, let me point it out. Self preservation is a basic instinct for pretty much every living organism, even you! Risk mitigation is not a character flaw. Right now the autonomic systems in your own body do a thousand things you have no control over simply because clinging to life is exactly what life does. In the macro world, you don't exit the safari vehicle in the middle of some hungry lions, you don't run across a busy freeway with your eyes closed, or any of a billion other things - you don't do these dangerous things because you cling to this earthly life just as much as @erloriel does. If you're going to judge others, be prepared to be judged yourself.
Ce so stricat anfibia strîgeți cartușe din apă
Awesome 😎👍