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1Landing craft — are boats and seagoing vehicles used to convey a landing force (infantry and vehicles) from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. Most renowned are those used to storm the beaches of Normandy, the Mediterranean, and many Pacific… …
2Landing Ship Medium — were amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy in the World War II. Of comparable size to Landing Ship, Tank and the Landing Craft, Infantry, there were 558 LSM (Landing Ship, Medium) made for the USN between 1944 and 1945. The majority… …
3Anti-Flag — Background information Origin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Genres Punk rock …
4Landing Ship, Infantry — (LSI) was a British term for a type of ship used to transport infantry in amphibious warfare during the Second World WarThe LSI would take its cargo of infantry close to the target area. They would then transfer to landing craft, such as the… …
5Anti-satellite weapon — Anti satellite weapons (ASATs) are space weapons designed to destroy satellites for strategic military purposes. Currently, only the USA, the former USSR and the People s Republic of China are known to have developed these weapons,with India… …
6Landing Craft Support — Ex. LCS 102 (devenu le HTMS Nakha) Le Landing Craft Support (Large), rebaptisé par la suite Landing Ship Support Large, est une catégorie de navires d assaut amphibie utilisée par la marine américaine dans le Pacifique durant la Seconde Guerre… …
7Landing Ship, Tank — A Canadian LST off loads an M4 Sherman during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Landing Ship, Tank (LST) was the military designation for naval vessels created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant… …
8Landing craft tank — The Landing Craft, Tank (Landing Craft Tank) was an amphibious assault ship for landing tanks on beachheads. The first examples appeared during the Second World War. They were used by the Royal Navy and U.S. Navy in World War II. The latter used… …
9Landing Craft Mechanized — Higgins LCM 3 at Battleship Cove …
10Landing Craft Infantry — The Landing craft, Infantry or LCI was a sea going amphibious assault ship of the Second World War for landing large number of infantry directly onto beaches. HistoryIn 1942 the British concluded that a larger landing craft was needed than their… …
