LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushion)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/LCAC_(Landing_Craft_Air_Cushion)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military hovercraft
gptkbp:armament 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns
40 mm grenade launcher (optional)
gptkbp:beam 14.3 meters
gptkbp:canLandOn over 70% of world’s coastlines
gptkbp:capacity up to 60 tons
1 M1 Abrams tank or 4 LAVs or 180 troops
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 5
gptkbp:designation Landing Craft, Air Cushion
gptkbp:designedFor transporting weapons, equipment, cargo, and personnel from ship to shore
gptkbp:displacement 170 tons (light)
182 tons (full)
gptkbp:engineType AlliedSignal TF40B gas turbines
gptkbp:enteredService 1986–present
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushion)
gptkbp:hullMaterial aluminum
gptkbp:introduced 1986
gptkbp:length 26.4 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Textron_Marine_&_Land_Systems
gptkb:Avondale_Gulfport_Marine
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 40 knots (over water)
7.5 knots (over land)
gptkbp:NATOReportingName gptkb:LCAC
gptkbp:navigationSystem radar, GPS, inertial navigation
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:LCAC
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:numberBuilt 91 (US Navy)
gptkbp:operatesIn amphibious assault ships
well decks of LHD, LHA, LSD, and LPD ships
gptkbp:propulsion 4 gas turbine engines
gptkbp:range 200 nautical miles at 40 knots
gptkbp:replacedBy conventional landing craft (LCM, LCU)
gptkbp:role amphibious landing craft
gptkbp:skirtMaterial reinforced rubber
gptkbp:status active service
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ship-to-Shore_Connector_(SSC)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5