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Summary Of: Brown-water navy

The brown-water navy is generally defined as one with patrol boats operating in rivers... Being a brown-water navy does not imply that it lacks offensive capability... the brown-water navy patrolled the inland waterways... The brown-water navy was a joint venture between the Navy and the... The brown-water navy was largely successful in its tactics to combat infiltration and weapons smuggling during its existence...

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