Asia
On Asian rivers, large river monitors were first used on the Amur by the USSR and Japan. They were up to 1,000 tons displacement, armed with 130 mm guns. During the Vietnam War, the United States Navy, in conjunction with other riverine craft, commissioned 24 Monitors, ten of which mounted a single 40mm cannon in a Mk 52 turret, eight which mounted an M49 105mm Howitzer within a T172 turret, and six Monitors which mounted two M10-8 Flamethrowers from two M8 turrets located on either side of the vessel's 40mm cannon. Referred to as "River Battleships" by their men, they provided the firepower of the Brown Water Navy.
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