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Mini-Armored
Troop Carrier (MATC)
The Mini-Armored Troop Carrier (MATC)
is a 36-foot all-aluminum hull craft designed for
high-speed patrol, interdiction and combat assault
missions in rivers, harbors and protected coastal
areas. The MATC has a large well area for transporting
combat equipped troops, carrying cargo, or for gunnery
personnel operating the seven organic weapons stations.
The MATC propulsion system had an internal
jet pump which moves the water using the same principle
as the air breathing jet engine of the MK II PBR.
This type of propulsion is especially appropriate
for breaching operations. A hydraulic bow ramp
is designed to aid the insertion and extraction of
troops and equipment.
The craft has a low silhouette which
makes it difficult to detect in all speed ranges.
The unit is extremely quiet quiet, particularly at
idle speeds. An on-board high resolution radar
and multiple communication suite provides a good all
weather surveillance and command and control presence
for interdiction and anti-smuggler operations.
The overhead canopy can be removed or stowed below.
Crew size is normally four but can be modified depending
on the mission and mission duration.
