'James Bond' style 100mph Navy interceptor fastest boat ever built.

Byline: ANI

London, September 7 (ANI): The Britishers have designed a 'James Bond' style Navy interceptor, which at 100 mph (miles per hour), is the fastest boat ever built and is set to take to the water in the battle against pirates and drug smugglers.

According to a report in the Telegraph, the XSR military interceptor travels at almost 100mph, carries a retractable .50 calibre machine gun hidden under the deck and would not look out of place in a '007' film.

With a maximum speed of 85 knots (97mph) and carrying the heavy machine gun, the boat will be able to overhaul "go-fast" drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean and pirate ships off the coast of Somalia.

Hailed as the world's "most advanced performance and pursuit" vessel, the XSR will allow navies to deploy special forces on enemy shores, anti-piracy and smuggling patrols, protecting oil platforms and to intercept unidentified vessels in potential terror attacks.

When the XSR comes within range of an enemy ship, the machine gun emerges from the forward hull and is trained on the target using a remote controlled system from the cockpit.

In an era where countries like Iran use the "swarm" tactic of multiple fast boats attacking a single big target, the XSR can operate as a counter to the threat.

The XSR, which has done 30,000 nautical miles of testing, can be launched and recovered from a warship and the basic cost is estimated at 1.5 million pounds.

The makers, XSMG World, said they had created "a truly unique vessel that redefines the operational boundaries of high speed intercept, pursuit and patrol in coastal waters."

"The XSR is the most advanced product technically in its class by a significant margin," they added.

The composite hull, that includes Kevlar armour, gives increased strength with a lighter weight and the crew sits in "shock mitigation" seats.

In addition to the main machine gun, other weapons can be mounted in the rear cockpit and the boat comes equipped with a small galley, fridge and stretcher positions.

The larger version has four bunks, can carry up to 12 additional passengers and has a range of 1,000 nautical miles.

The XSR has a "revolutionary" stabilisation system - Transverse Roll Attenuation and Stabilisation Equipment - which is said to offer "exceptional control in high-speed turns" and greater stability in extreme weather conditions.

Inflatable tubes absorb the heavy impact of high speed on the hull and the stability allows for greater accuracy for the weapons. (ANI)

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