Speed ??boat means: a high-speed yacht or motor boat.
Speed ??boats have small tonnage, high speed and flexible maneuverability. The displacement is usually tens to hundreds of tons, the sailing speed is 30 to 40 knots, some can reach 50 knots, and the endurance is 500-3000 nautical miles.
The boats are equipped with weapons, and some speedboats are also equipped with 20 to 76 mm caliber naval guns. Larger speedboats may also contain mines, depth bombs, etc. The matching sensing systems include search, detection, weapons control, communication and navigation, electronic warfare, etc.
The speedboat is the "sprint champion" among ships, with a maximum speed of 40-60 knots, and is known as the "sea light cavalry". Speedboats are classified according to the weapons they are equipped with, including torpedo boats, missile boats and missile torpedo boats. Although the speedboat is small, its power is not small and its effect is great.
For large and medium-sized enemy ships that have invaded the coastal area, torpedo boats and missile boats can attack in separate formations or in coordination with other surface ships to destroy the invading large and medium-sized enemy ships.
You can also send speedboats to attack the enemy's transport fleet and destroy the enemy's maritime transportation lines. Speedboats are fast, small, can be concealed, and can effectively and suddenly attack enemy bases and parking areas. In shallow water channels, narrow sea areas, reef areas, etc., speedboats can be used to lay mines.
The most powerful among speedboats is the missile boat. It inherits the advantages of torpedo boats and plays a very important role in naval battles. However, compared with large and medium-sized ships, its self-defense capability is weak and its wind and wave resistance is poor, so it can only operate in offshore waters.