WWII Landing Craft

August 30th, 2009 | by admin |

Landing craft are boats and seagoing vehicles used to convey a landing force (infantry and vehicles) from the sea to the shore during an amphibious ault. Most renowned are those used to storm the beaches of Normandy, the Mediterranean, and many Pacific islands during WWII.

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  1. 6 Responses to “WWII Landing Craft”

  2. By randy109 on Aug 30, 2009 | Reply

    My partner’s …
    My partner’s Grandfather just passed away last month (We’re DoD Industrial Facility Guards). His Grandpa was a Higgins boat driver and made three runs on D-Day! He said that the only combat he saw in the whole 3 years he was in the service was that one day, but that day was the LONGEST day of his life!

    May God Bless all the old vets, living and passed…

  3. By FreudRulz on Aug 30, 2009 | Reply

    I have to say, The …
    I have to say, The most most famous landing craft were the model used for D-Day by the United States Armed Forces.

  4. By litteboxer on Aug 30, 2009 | Reply

    id it hadnt been …
    id it hadnt been for this, d-day would have ed up.

  5. By trackend on Aug 30, 2009 | Reply

    The LCA was …
    The LCA was actually wood but had armour clad sides, bow ramp and amoured doors behind these able to take small arms and machine gun fire the Higgins had no protection. It had twin engines as opposed to the Higgins single which could prove fatal if it broke down however the Higgins using throttles directed by the coxwain while the LCA relied on old fashioned telegraph.
    D Day was difficlt as it was done on a
    falling tide so kegg anchors dropped astern were used to ist the boats if stuck

  6. By halomarine9045 on Aug 30, 2009 | Reply

    cool as a mule
    cool as a mule

  7. By Carhat778 on Aug 30, 2009 | Reply

    cool
    cool

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