Why the Landing Craft Air Cushion is Crucial to the U.S. Marines’ Amphibious Operations
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The Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) is a type of hovercraft used by the United States Navy for amphibious assault operations. The LCAC is a high-speed, over-the-beach, fully amphibious landing craft that is capable of carrying heavy equipment, such as tanks and other vehicles, from ship to shore. It is powered by four jet engines that create an air cushion underneath the craft, allowing it to hover above the ground and travel over land, water, mud, and other terrain.
The LCAC is a versatile and effective amphibious assault vehicle that is used by the U.S. Navy in a variety of military operations, including amphibious assaults, humanitarian missions, and disaster relief. It is capable of carrying up to 60 tons of cargo, and it can travel at speeds of up to 40 knots. The LCAC is also equipped with a self-defense system that includes machine guns and countermeasures to protect against enemy attacks.
The LCAC was first introduced in 1984, and it has undergone several upgrades and improvements over the years. It is currently in use by the U.S. Navy and several other military forces around the world.
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I was the Structural Inspector for Hanger 4 at Pendleton (1995). there was a viewing area on the beach where some of us would eat lunch and watch "training exercises" that included invasion practice for every graduating class.
Basically the good old Hoovercraft of the Channel Crossing Company until the Channel Tunnel came to work.
When I was in the navy I used to drive the old LCMs, the newer craft here were only in the experimental. The old LCM 6 and 8 boats were slow and clumber soon and most definitely big targets.
Wow impresionante.
Its not a USMC LCAC its a US Navy LCAC smh
Wow!
Can you buy those for the civilian market?
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Imagine if we had those during D-Day.
I have a soft spot for it since my friend had the - G.I. Joe "Killer W.H.A.L.E." vehicle
Amazing video 👏🥰
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Landing Craft Air Coffin: No armor, no air defenses, no sea-skimming anti-ship missile defenses, basically a giant box with a large radar cross section. Back to the drawing board people.
@prpitprp4927
Жыл бұрын
Probably it's used for non-contested sea landings
@AkeN996
Жыл бұрын
Bro thinks that they’ll just be thrown into battle like D day. My man, these would be used outside any active conflict areas 😂
@chrisallen2792
10 ай бұрын
I’m a former operator. 14 years, thousands of hours… deployed many times to the other side of the world in multiple ways. Since the Lcac is not as restricted to certain beach areas…. We zig zag in and deliver where they are not. We train very hard on D-day scenarios. We are fast. And the troops are dry. We will impregnate a coast line with thousands of marines and all the toys in no time. And have. What a ride.
Fact - the first successful hovercraft was devised by the British in the early 1950s, there had been lots of early unsuccessful experimental work by various countries prior to that. The Brits used hovercraft commercially in the 1960s to do ferry work, we then they let our American friends play with them and pretend that they had invented them - end of fact See Port of Dover Hovercraft 🫣