Landing Craft, Air Cushioned

Landing Craft, Air Cushioned <a href="/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/misc/lcac1.mov"></a> QuickTime movie of LCAC "flying" across the water during Kernel Blitz '97. (This movie is 1.232 MB) Description: Air cushion craft for transporting, ship-to-shore and across the beach, personnel, weapons, equipment, and cargo of the assault elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Features: The landing craft air cushion (LCAC) is a high-speed, over-the-beach fully amphibious landing craft capable of carrying a 60-75 ton payload. It is used to transport weapons systems, equipment, cargo and personnel from ship to shore and across the beach. The advantages of air-cushion landing craft are numerous. They can carry heavy payloads, such as an M-1 tank, at high speeds. Their payload and speed mean more forces reach the shore in a shorter time, with shorter intervals between trips.  more