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A WWII [[landing craft]] of exceptionally shallow draft, appropriate for certain difficult beach a

A widely used light [[landing craft]] of WWII, which could land 30-40 troops, or small vehicles, on a beach, wi

Used in WWII primarily by the [[United States Marine Corps]], a [[landing craft]] equipped both with propellers for propulsion in water and [[track (vehicl

Moderately large [[landing craft]] used in amphibious warfare to transport tanks and other heavy equipment f

...t anchoring, using thrusters. While in position, they discharge cargo with landing craft, helicopters, and powered rafts. ...g the smaller landing craft from the decks of transports, or having larger landing craft limit the speed of the amphibious force.

A large [[landing craft]] type that is not tightly dependent on an amphibious warfare ship for supp

...]] ships with both an internal dock that can be flooded to allow smaller [[landing craft]] to swim out, as well as a flight deck for helicopters and [[STOVL]] aircr

...ng [[amphibious warfare]] ship with a well deck that can be flooded to let landing craft enter and leave under their own power, but without the ability to operate l

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...and'' class]] [[attack cargo ship]] designed to carry military cargo and [[landing craft]].

'''Landing Craft Utility (LCU)''' are large landing craft which, as opposed to most other such craft, are not simply ship-to-shore sh ...ad been secured by Marines landed by helicopter, tilt-rotor aircraft, or [[Landing Craft Air Cushion]].

...ge [[Landing Craft Air Cushion]] and [[Landing Craft Utility]]. Since the landing craft are slower and have a shorter range than helicopters and tilt-rotor transpo

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| portrait = Daniel Tarr, coxswain of a landing craft -a.jpg | footnotes = earned a [[Silver Star]] for his command of [[landing craft]] during [[World War II]]

{{main|landing craft}} '''Landing craft, personnel (large)''' (LCPL) was a [[landing craft]] used by the [[United States Navy]] in [[World War II]] and for about 25 y

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