Talk:Brown-water navy

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1 Factual accuracy dispute
2 ERROR
3 Iraq War
4 Geographic Bias

[edit] Factual accuracy dispute

I'm removing the notice, since there IS no discussion on the talk page... --207.216.10.77 04:02, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

There are also no sources on the article page. I'm going to redirect this article shortly.ALR 07:14, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

                                               SOURCES EXIST NOW.   03/07

Please do not "redirect" this article without discussion. ➥the Epopt 06:27, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

This is insane, anyone with basic knowledge of Naval Forces knows that the given deifinition of Brown, Green and Blue water fleets in this article is dead on. I swear this demand to have everything come with a citation is driving me nuts, you might as well demand a citation for the London article to prove it is in the UK. Get a grip or half the articles in wikipedia are going to be little numbers in boxes after every word. --Spoonman.au 03:09, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ERROR

PBR does not stand for "patrol boat rigid". Who thought that one up??? It stands for patrol boat riverine. Even the PBR page here says that. Won't let me change it though.

30' PBR (Patrol Boat River)Mk1 and Mk2 fiberglass hull made around Seattle, WA, with two diesel engines driving two hydrojets

(70.48.27.151 15:16, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Iraq War

Are there any current U. S. Navy units on the Tigris and the Euphrates that might be considered a revival of the Brown-water Navy? Eddieuny 00:41, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

I don't have much to add beyond that I have seen things about river patrols being done, yes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.24.86.95 (talk) 08:17, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Geographic Bias

Just because the term is American doesn't mean that other nations have not adopted Riverine forces. Certainly the British did so in India, the other foreign powers in China during the same time as the Sand Pebbles did (see HMS Amethyst), as well a Switzerland presently. Cheers V. Joe (talk) 02:05, 22 February 2008 (UTC)