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2. Air-cushioned landing craft - Wikipedia

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   An air-cushioned landing craft, also called an LCAC (landing craft, air cushioned), is a modern variation on the amphibious landing boat. The majority of these craft are small- to mid-sized multi-purpose hovercraft, also known as "over the beach" ("OTB") craft. This allows troops and material to access more than 70 percent of the world's ...

3. Hovercraft - Wikipedia

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   A hovercraft (pl.: hovercraft [1]), also known as an air-cushion vehicle or ACV, [2] is an amphibious craft capable of travelling over land, water, mud, ice, and various other surfaces. Hovercraft use blowers to produce a large volume of air below the hull, or air cushion, that is slightly above atmospheric pressure. The pressure difference ...

4. Landing Craft Air Cushion - Wikipedia

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   The Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) is a class of air-cushioned landing craft used by the United States Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). They transport weapons systems, equipment, cargo and personnel from ship to shore and across the beach.

5. Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle - Wikipedia

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   The Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle (PACV), also known as the Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV) in Army and Coast Guard service, was a United States Navy and Army hovercraft used as a patrol boat in marshy and riverine areas during the Vietnam War between 1966 and 1970. Six hovercraft were built, three for the Army and three for the Navy.

6. Landing craft - Wikipedia

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   The air-cushioned landing craft (Landing Craft Air Cushion, or LCAC in the US Navy) is based on small to mid-sized multi-purpose hovercraft, Also known as "over the beach" ("OTB") craft, they allow troops and material to access more than 70 percent of the world's coastline, while only approximately 15 percent of that coastline is available to ...

7. Zubr-class LCAC - Wikipedia

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   The Zubr class, Soviet designation Project 1232.2, (NATO reporting name "Pomornik") is a class of Soviet-designed air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC). The name "Zubr" is Russian for the European bison. [5]

8. Type 724 LCAC - Wikipedia

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   The Type 724 Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC) is the first indigenous air cushion landing craft in operational use with People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and its origin dates back to the early 1960s, when 7th Academy was assigned to lead the developmental work on air cushioned vehicles for a 10-year plan lasting from 1963 to 1972.

9. List of active Royal Marines military watercraft - Wikipedia

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   Royal Marines Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC). The principal landing craft of the Royal Marines are the Mk 10 LCUs and the Mk 5B LCVPs. Four LCUs and 4 LCVPs could be embarked on each of the Albion-class assault ships, while one LCU or two LCVPs can be carried on each of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's Bay-class landing ships. [2] [3] [4] [5]