Gunboat

The Gunboat is a light naval craft, designed mainly for riverine combat against shore-based targets. To this end, they are armed with a 2 inch gun and an assortment of heavy machine guns and medium machine guns.

Often used for force insertion and extraction in shallow waters and natural beaches, the gunboat has sufficient space to carry up to 6 infantrymen (or other cargo taking up that much space) and passengers may fire from the boat's open deck. Note that while the boat offers much space, that space is not contiguous, so anything above a size of 3 will not be able to fit onto its deck.

Gunboats are part of the "rear-echelon" low-tech forces like the Guard Tower, Sandbags, Jeep and APC, and not thus not usually available to front-line commanders, although they may be commandeered in certain missions in theaters where these units are deployed.

Unlike Corvettes and Destroyers, gunboats are incapable of mounting an effective counter towards sub-surface or aerial threats.

Stats

 * Type: Vessel
 * Class: Gunboat
 * Lv:
 * HP:
 * Tags: Naval, LC, Transport, Open-topped

Equipment

 * M2 Browning
 * Minigun

Crew
Gunboats are manned by a crew of three basic infantrymen of their respective side. These light naval craft are not armored or protected against NBC threats, so the crew will easily fall victim to these hazards if the boat is exposed to them.

Float
The gunboat can move on water (and only on water).

2 Inch Gun
The gunboat's only armament is

Napalm
Elite gunboats can project screens of napalm at the shore, scorching out enemy forces hiding in densely forested jungle landsides.
 * Creates a lingering conflagration.
 * Degarrisons buildings (fatally).
 * Highly deadly against infantry and light structures.
 * Projection time is brief and reload is long.