Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military hovercraft
gptkbp:armament 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns
2 x 40 mm grenade launchers
gptkbp:capacity 60-75 tons
gptkbp:cargo M1 Abrams tank
supplies
troops
gptkbp:category gptkb:ship
amphibious warfare vessel
gptkbp:crew 5
gptkbp:displacement 170 tons
gptkbp:height 7.9 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)
gptkbp:introduced 1986
gptkbp:length 26.4 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Textron_Marine_&_Land_Systems
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:LCAC
gptkbp:numberBuilt 91
gptkbp:operatesIn amphibious assault ships
shore
gptkbp:propulsion gas turbine engines
gptkbp:range up to 200 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy conventional landing craft
gptkbp:role amphibious landing craft
gptkbp:speed over 40 knots
gptkbp:status in service
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ship-to-Shore_Connector_(SSC)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force
gptkbp:width 14.3 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Montford_Point-class
gptkb:USS_Rushmore_(LSD-47)
gptkb:USS_Comstock_(LSD-45)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6