Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) Quiz

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The British motor landing craft (MLC) was conceived and tested in the 1920s and was used from 1924 in exercises. Nine were in service at the start of the war. It was the first purpose built tank landing craft. It was the progenitor of all subsequent LCM designs. === ______ === The landing craft, mechanised Mark I, was an early British model. It was able to be slung under the davits of a liner or on a cargo ship boom with the result that it was limited to a 16-ton tank.The LCM Mark I was used during the Allied landings in Norway (one alongside the MLCs), and at Dieppe and some 600 were built. Displacement: 35 tonnes Length: 13.6 m (44 ft 7 in) Width: 4.27 m (14 ft 0 in) Draught: 1.22 m (4 ft 0 in) Machinery: two Chrysler 100 hp petrol engines Speed: 7 knots Crew: 6 men Armament: two.303 in. Lewis guns Capacity: one medium tank, or 26.8 tons of cargo or 60 troops 100 men 54,500 lb (24.

LCM (1)

There was no single design of LCM used, unlike the ______ landing craft made by the US and UK respectively. There were several different designs built by the UK and US and by different manufacturers. The British motor landing craft (MLC) was conceived and tested in the 1920s and was used from 1924 in exercises. Nine were in service at the start of the war. It was the first purpose built tank landing craft. It was the progenitor of all subsequent LCM designs. === LCM (1) === The landing craft, mechanised Mark I, was an early British model. It was able to be slung under the davits of a liner or on a cargo ship boom with the result that it was limited to a 16-ton tank.The LCM Mark I was used during the Allied landings in Norway (one alongside the MLCs), and at Dieppe and some 600 were built. Displacement: 35 tonnes Length: 13.6 m (44 ft 7 in) Width: 4.27 m (14 ft 0 in) Draught: 1.22 m (4 ft 0 in) Machinery: two Chrysler 100 hp petrol engines Speed: 7 knots Crew: 6 men Armament: two.303 in. Lewis guns Capacity: one medium tank, or 26.8 tons of cargo or 60 troops 100 men 54,500 lb (24.

landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) or landing craft assault (LCA)

It was the ______ of all subsequent LCM designs. === LCM (1) === The landing craft, mechanised Mark I, was an early British model. It was able to be slung under the davits of a liner or on a cargo ship boom with the result that it was limited to a 16-ton tank.The LCM Mark I was used during the Allied landings in Norway (one alongside the MLCs), and at Dieppe and some 600 were built. Displacement: 35 tonnes Length: 13.6 m (44 ft 7 in) Width: 4.27 m (14 ft 0 in) Draught: 1.22 m (4 ft 0 in) Machinery: two Chrysler 100 hp petrol engines Speed: 7 knots Crew: 6 men Armament: two.303 in. Lewis guns Capacity: one medium tank, or 26.8 tons of cargo or 60 troops 100 men 54,500 lb (24.

progenitor

______ were in service at the start of the war. It was the first purpose built tank landing craft. It was the progenitor of all subsequent LCM designs. === LCM (1) === The landing craft, mechanised Mark I, was an early British model. It was able to be slung under the davits of a liner or on a cargo ship boom with the result that it was limited to a 16-ton tank.The LCM Mark I was used during the Allied landings in Norway (one alongside the MLCs), and at Dieppe and some 600 were built. Displacement: 35 tonnes Length: 13.6 m (44 ft 7 in) Width: 4.27 m (14 ft 0 in) Draught: 1.22 m (4 ft 0 in) Machinery: two Chrysler 100 hp petrol engines Speed: 7 knots Crew: 6 men Armament: two.303 in. Lewis guns Capacity: one medium tank, or 26.8 tons of cargo or 60 troops 100 men 54,500 lb (24.

Nine

It was able to be slung under the davits of a liner or on a cargo ship boom with the result that it was ______.The LCM Mark I was used during the Allied landings in Norway (one alongside the MLCs), and at Dieppe and some 600 were built. Displacement: 35 tonnes Length: 13.6 m (44 ft 7 in) Width: 4.27 m (14 ft 0 in) Draught: 1.22 m (4 ft 0 in) Machinery: two Chrysler 100 hp petrol engines Speed: 7 knots Crew: 6 men Armament: two.303 in. Lewis guns Capacity: one medium tank, or 26.8 tons of cargo or 60 troops 100 men 54,500 lb (24.

limited to a 16-ton tank

Test your knowledge about the landing craft mechanized (LCM) used during the Second World War for transporting vehicles and troops during amphibious assaults. Learn about the different variants and designs built by the UK and US.

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