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The Monitor was the battleship of our fleet.  It was equipped with 50-caliber, 40-millimeter and 20-millimeter gun mounts, two 40-millimeter grenade launchers, and an 81-millimeter mortar.  Around 1969, the monitors started sporting a 105 howitzer mount used in tanks.  This gun made a huge explosion and got Charlie's attention in a big way.  If you are interested in design specifications of the Monitor, click the thumbnail photos that follow:

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See also MISC. BOAT INFO.

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Photos courtesy of the MRFA and PHC Dan Dodd, combat photographer

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M-112-2 alongside the USS Colleton (APB 36) in 1968, Photo by PHC Dan Dodd, and courtesy Albert Moore and the MRFA.

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M-111-3 shot from a Zippo.

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