: any of numerous naval craft designed for conveying troops and equipment from a transport to a beach in an amphibious assault
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Recent Examples on the WebLosses in the patrol boat force could leave the Black Sea Fleet’s landing craft and other support vessels without adequate protection. David Axe, Forbes, 26 May 2022 The dropping water level has exposed a WW II-era landing craft, wrecked boats and the lake’s original 1971 water intake valve, and officials expect more surprises may be in store. Elise Hammond, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 On that day, Clemens saw many of the almost 19,000 U.S. Marines from 82 ships jump out of crude landing craft and struggle ashore on this lush island of coconuts and swamps in a distant corner of the South Pacific.San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 Earlier this month, Ukrainian forces used a TB-2 Bayraktar drone to sink a Russian landing craft while stationary at the island, suggesting an ISR drone/HIMARS combination could expand capability to cutoff resupply and the Russian garrison. Eric Tegler, Forbes, 28 May 2022 Russia seized it early in the invasion, but satellite imagery released by Maxar on Thursday appeared to show the aftermath of missile attacks on a Russian military landing craft near the island. Karoun Demirjian, Washington Post, 13 May 2022 Ukraine also claimed to have destroyed a Serna-class Russian landing craft in the Black Sea with a drone strike. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2022 Many of the landing craft required a minimum of four feet of water to clear the reef, and the operation plan included high tide estimates of five feet. Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 The company created two versions of the boat — one was a personal landing craft and the other larger style was designed for tanks. Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2022 See More