Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support

by Rottman, Gordon L.; Bull, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781846034350
• ISBN10: 1846034353
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-23
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Summary

The design, development, operation and history of the machinery of warfare through the ages

Author Biography

Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-+70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
Landing Craft, Infantry - Development	p. 5
LCI(L) Construction	p. 7
Armament
LCI(L) Description	p. 14
Propulsion
Below decks
Main deck
Deckhouse
Forecastle and ramps
LCI Variants	p. 20
Landing Craft, Infantry (Gun)
Landing Craft, Infantry (Rocket)
Landing Craft, Infantry (Mortar)
Landing Craft, Support (Large) Mk 3
Landing Ship, Medium	p. 26
Landing Ship, Medium (Rocket)
Operational History	p. 32
LCI and LSM units
Fire support missions
Landing missions
The crews
Early use in the Pacific
LCIs assault Sicily
Rocket boats at Kwajalein
LSMs at Ormoc
LCI(M)s at Okinawa
The Vessels Remembered	p. 47
Bibliography	p. 47
Index	p. 48
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