THE ZIPPO, AND WATER CANNON BOATS
OF THE BROWNWATER NAVY USA and South Vietnam |
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Water Cannon boats were used with Zippo Boats to clear riverbanks.
Water Cannons were especially effective in washing away bunkers or flooding tunnels.
Often more effective than explosive weapons in removing earthen structures.
The Irma la Douche is getting new engines, propeller, bow armor and other repairs.
It is on a float for only a few days, tied to the USS Saytr.
The famed Douche Boat, consisted of an invention of an Engineer at the David Taylor Model Basin in Virginia! His name was Barry Phfiffer [sp] and I met him when he came into country as a Civil Service [Sandcrab type] to do some testing with this new innovation!
The Mike Six that carried this Douche system consisted of not only the Mike Six, but a 12V71 V-12] Detroit Diesel Engine for the driver and a huge 3000 psi centrifugal pump with a Titanium impeller that discharged the water via some special nozzles [two Titanium lined nozzles on the Port and Starboard sides of the Mike Six] and discharged the water in a sufficient amount so as to actually destroy a Viet Cong Bunker!
The Navy's 105 Howtzer's couldn't knock out a dirt bunker alongside the Mekong riverbanks, but the Douche Boat could go in and with the 3,000 psi water pressure, actually "wash" the bunker away! Of course there was all kinds of support fire to clear the way for the douche boat to go in! The USS Askari [including myself] fine tuned the engine and pumping unit so that it would properly work and to the specifications of Mr. Barry Phfiffer of the David Taylor Model Basin in Virginia! What a story!!!
The above events occurred during my tour from 1967 to 1968. After that I was detatched and ordered to report to NAVSEC HYATTS HEADQUARTERS outside of Washington D.C.. I was the 1st and last Chief Warrant Officer [Engineer] ever to be assigned to Naval Ships Engineering Headquarters in the history of the US Navy! My boss was Vice Admiral Harry Mason USN [1400 ED].
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BROWNWATER NAVY
ZIPPO AND WATER CANNON BOATS PHOTO ALBUM |
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THE FOLLOWING
PHOTOS
ARE THE COURTESY OF RAY F. LONGAKER JR.
EMAIL: longaker[ at ]kendaco.telebyte.com |
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THE FOLLOWING
ASSAULT BOAT PHOTOS
ARE THE COURTESY OF TOM LEFAVOUR
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