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Australia And The U.S. Must Combine Their Heavy/Medium Landing Ship Programs
With the U.S. Marine Corps wanting up to 35 austere variants of the notional Landing Craft Medium ... New Guinea Maritime Element. After World War II, America’s “surplus” LSTs were in ...
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Marine Corps Could Use 'Old' Stinger Missiles Against China in a War
The U.S. Marine Corps is adapting the FIM-92 Stinger missile, traditionally used to down aircraft, for anti-amphibious roles in preparation for a potential conflict with China.
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Marine Corps Prototype SLV Landing Ship To Operate Near Contested Asian Waters
This is fascinating news for both China-watchers and island-hopping Marine Corps strategists ... a long-grounded World War II-era tank landing ship, or LST. There’s a good chance the HOS ...
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The US Navy and Marines will have to stop relying on British support sometime
At stake: the US fleet’s historic amphibious capability, which was instrumental in the Allied victory in World War II ... landing craft. They can send 1,700 Marines ashore. A complete Marine ...
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How an often overlooked World War II-era shipbuilder designed the boat that Eisenhower said 'won the war for us'
His landing craft were used in every major amphibious assault of World War II, from the shores of Europe to the Pacific islands. Related stories "He was the right person with the right ideas and ...