Armored river-patrol craft in night-ops graphite with red hazard bands and nose-art. Built to look like a black-budget interdiction boat-fast, mean, and bristling with guns.
Field Notes - Riptide Monitor Assigned to blackwater channels where charts turn to guesswork, this boat runs silent until the lights flash red. You can read her patrol history in the hull: rocket soot along the sponsons, hand-worn rails, and a shark grin scuffed by close-quarters docking.
When the Empire needs a landing zone cleared or a bridge made empty, Riptide noses in first and leaves a red wake behind.
