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The first half shows Marine tanks unloading from a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) operated by the US Navy. That’s the primary way to get Marine armor ashore during any amphibious assault. The second half is a tad interesting, as it shows tanks practicing loading and unloading a US Army operated Landing Craft Utility (LCU…
The first half shows Marine tanks unloading from a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) operated by the US Navy. That’s the primary way to get Marine armor ashore during any amphibious assault.
The second half is a tad interesting, as it shows tanks practicing loading and unloading a US Army operated Landing Craft Utility (LCU 2000 class). The LCU 2000 is not an assault asset, and instead is used for intratheater logistics support.
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Ahhh, tanks!
That shot near the end, coming off of the LCU perfectly illustrates why the driver better have a good, intact seal around his hatch. I took a route onto a range once where you drove through a mud “puddle” that was as deep as the bottom of the turret. When the driver came out of the driver’s station at the bore sight line, covered in mud, he was promptly dubbed “mole man” by the battalion commander who was standing nearby.
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