Military Hovercraft – LCAC

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The LCAC, short for Landing Craft Air-Cushioned, is the beastly hovercraft used by the United States Marine Corps. This ship is designed to transport supplies, vehicles, and troops to the shore from a Wasp class assault ship or other dock-landing/amphibious cargo ships participating in an amphibious assault. These huge hovercraft can travel at up to 40 knots (46 mph), and have 2 machine gun emplacements and additional weapon mounting stations that can support additional machine guns or 40 mm grenade launchers. There really isn’t a huge demand for armaments on this ship, as it will hit the shores after the EFVs and long after initial bombardment from maritime strike fighters such as the Harrier jump-jet or the new F35 Lightning.


Posted by Andrew   @   19 February 2008 10 comments

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Aug 6, 2009
6:39 pm
#1 Omar Akrama :

Hello
i just want to know if this hovercraft can inter to a concrete slope way have aslope 1 to 3

Aug 26, 2009
1:22 pm
#2 mike :

Yes the hovercraft with a load can traverse up to a 6% grade.

Jan 15, 2010
3:22 am
#3 Andrew Bennett :

Can this be used in Haiti to off load ships at sea?

Mar 6, 2010
11:38 pm
#4 Aaron :

My dad was in the marine corps,but he never used a hovercraft.

Mar 10, 2010
6:01 am

A U.S. Patent, issued to Steve Black and me (1994) for a VTOL with a unique rotary wing ensemble; I was in the 1st Armored Div., Fort Hood Texas, 1951. Now, I have a designed invention for a new HOVER CRAFT for sea or land. Will someone from the Department of Defense contact me, please. vincefodera@ymail.com. Thank you.

Jul 7, 2010
9:12 pm
#6 JIM PINDER :

I have been encouraging the Nunavut and Canadian government departments that the hovercraft would be an excellent vehicle for the patrolling the arctic coastlines, especially, when the Chinese are very interested in Canada’s shipping lanes.

What do you think?

Nov 25, 2010
6:31 pm
#7 Fernando Gavilanes :

I woul like to know the web sites of ship yards for small military uses hovercrafts.

BRGDS

Fernando Gavilanes

Jun 9, 2011
10:48 am
#8 william e harris :

thank you usa navy thank you. good bless you.

Jun 9, 2011
10:53 am
#9 william e harris :

Thank you united state marine corps, good bless you for all that you have for me . thank you

Jan 23, 2012
3:41 am
#10 Dallas :

This craft is supposed to ride on a cushion of air contained in the rubber skirt. What will happen if the enemy shoots big holes in the rubber? Have these things ever actually been tested in real combat conditions? I know there are advantages to LCAC technology, but in the end, with shells and bullets flying, will they prove too vulnerable?

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