Landing craft

It was used in anti-aircraft fire (Ref 9, p 55) 5-inch Incendiary Rocket, used at ranges of about 5,000 yds, was an effective weapon when fired from landing craft in amphibious operations. The rocket head was loaded with thermite or oil incendiary mixtures... 

It was believed that the mine was designed for anti-invasion purposes to be placed in shallow water against landing craft, vehicles and tanks Type JG Antiboat Land Mine, which existed in 5 modifications, each being actuated by a single chemical horn screwed into the top. The mines were either bell-shaped or of a truncated cone. Each contd 22 lbs of Type 98 Explosive. The mines were fired when chemical horns were broken (pp 222-23, Fig 168)... 

One deficiency was lack of inter-service preparation for combined operations. Sir Ian Hamilton, the general in charge at the Dardanelles, was ignorant of the existence of the armoured landing craft that Fisher had ordered for service in the Baltic until told of their existence by naval officers of the Mediterranean fieet. These specialised vessels were not available to him until over three months after the first landings on the Gallipoli peninsula. Most troops went ashore in open boats towed by lighters, and consequently suffered heavy casualties from enemy fire. 

Gallipoli. Matters were no more advanced by the Norwegian campaign in 1940. However, amphibious operations became a major feature of the Second World War and investment in commando carriers and specialist landing craft after 1957 for the East of Suez role raised British capability for combined operations to new levels of efficiency. Once more there is no clear trend here from a naval to an air or nuclear phase in the British way of warfare. 

KZ Kraftzahl(see the text) LCT(R) landing craft, tank(rocket)... 

The US Navy fired them from LCM (3) s (landing craft, mechanized) furnished with Woofus 120-tube launchers during attach on Southern France in August 1944... 

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