Assault boat

Their lightweight construction allows for them to be carried by multiple men on foot.

They can either be paddled or fitted with an outboard motor for high-speed operation.

Some assault boats can be fitted with small firearms such as automatic rifles.

The length of assault boats is usually 5 to 20 meters and they are constructed from rubber, fiberglass, aluminum, or steel.

The "Storm Boat" was an 8-man (6+2 crew) high-speed assault boat with a 55-horsepower outboard motor designed to breach at speed thus allowing the soldiers on board to "storm the shore".

ASPB on patrol during Operation Coronado IX, November 1967
American soldiers deploy an M2 assault boat during the battle of Dornot-Corny next to the Moselle River
British soldiers crossing the Meuse-Escaut canal
German soldiers in a rubber assault boat crossing the Meuse