Landing Craft Air Cushion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Landing_Craft_Air_Cushion
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military hovercraft
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:LCAC
gptkbp:armament 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns
2 x 40 mm grenade launchers
gptkbp:beam 14.3 meters
gptkbp:capacity up to 60 tons of cargo
gptkbp:cargo vehicles
M1 Abrams tank
troops
gptkbp:category gptkb:ship
amphibious warfare vessel
gptkbp:crew 5
gptkbp:displacement 170 tons (full load)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Landing Craft Air Cushion
gptkbp:hullMaterial air cushion (hovercraft)
gptkbp:introduced 1986
gptkbp:length 26.4 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Textron_Marine_&_Land_Systems
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 90
gptkbp:operatesIn amphibious assault ships
shore
gptkbp:propulsion gas turbine engines
gptkbp:range 200 nautical miles at 40 knots
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Landing_Craft_Utility
gptkbp:role amphibious landing craft
gptkbp:speed over 40 knots
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