"Tim" wrote in message
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http://dvice.com/archives/2010/09/iran-shows-off.php

Put some floats under an old WW II F4U Corsair or side guns on a PBY
and watch the dog[fish] fight.

I'm not really a gambler, but I know who I'd put the money on.

Tim, they're called "wing in ground (WIG) effect craft" and the ones in the
pics can't be very stealthy or well armed, nor look big enough to carry an
anti ship missile let alone the targeting, control and launch systems.
The USSR put a lot of effort into the concept as fast troop transports
during the cold war. It seems to be a good design for fast, heavy lifts of
short duration for, maybe, invading Norway.
You can buy one at http://www.seaircraft.com/