M76 Walleye Fast Patrol Boat

The is the UNSC's only high speed patrol and interception vehicle.

Description
The Walleye is constructed from a titanium alluminide hull with AEGIS tile inserts, giving it reasonable armour, with a sandwiched rigid inflatable section. The boat has two supporting structures on each side to prevent it rolling during high speed turns, and increasing it's stability. The Walleye is powered by a high output hydrogen outboard motor that can produce high speeds. The boat has excellent speed and turning performance, allowing it to keep up with most enemy vehicles.

For combat, the boat is armed with a single M41B Light Anti-Aircraft Gun, mounted on a powered turret. This gun is stabilised, cooled and has a high capacity belt feed with a mixture of armour piercing and explosive rounds. This gun is powerful enough to down light aircraft, or disable, or even destroy enemy boats. It also provides deadly fire against infantry and light armour on shore.

The boat can carry two passengers, both sat forward of the machine gun, then a driver, sat forward of them. One of the passengers also has access to a spotlight, for target spotting and illumination.

The Boat is often used by the UNSC Marines and Navy for high speed patrol, attack and reconnaissance along water ways and close to shore positions. The boat is fast enough and well armoured enough to get in and out quickly and keep up with suspect craft.