Pike-class Riverine Patrol Boat

The M64 Pike is the UNSC's patrol boat.
==Description==
The Pike is the UNSC's primary riverine patrol boat, used for patrolling rivers, inland waterways and littoral regions. The boat has moderate armour and weaponry to ensure protection against small arms and offensive forces. The boat is used by the UNSC Marine Corp to preform reconnaissance, combat patrol, area control, logistical missions, medical evacuation, humanitarian missions and tactical mobility. 
The boat is made from light-weight titanium aluminide and aluminium, with buoyant foam inserts. The rear armour plating and crew cabin is made from titanium aluminide plating with AEGIS tile inserts for added protection. The boats can be carried by trailer and dropship to their launch sites and recovered by these same platforms. The boat is designed to beach and can drop a front ramp for easy exit. It has three mounting points for tripods, with one at the rear and two at the front, allowing the mounting of three heavy weapons for close in defence against enemy forces, usually mounting a heavy machine gun, or minigun. The boats engine is more heavily armoured to protect against potential mobility kills by enemy fire. 
The boat can carry fourteen passengers, who can mount and operate the three defensive weapons and fire from the boat, though the boat is rarely filled to such a degree. 
The boat has an on-board radio, a single point defence LASER mounted on the cab and a single counter measure launcher for protecting against guided ordnance. 
==UNSC Remarks==
Category:Aquatic Naval Vessels