amphibious support

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• Amphibious warfare — is the utilization of naval firepower, logistics and strategy to project military power ashore. In previous eras it stood as the primary method of delivering troops to non contiguous enemy held terrain. In this modern era amphibious warfare… …   Wikipedia

• Amphibious assault ship — Six of the U.S. Navy s assault ships in formation; lead ship and the ship seen to its left are Tarawa class, all others are Wasp class An amphibious assault ship (also referred to as a commando carrier or an amphibious assault carrier) is a type… …   Wikipedia

• Amphibious cargo ship — Amphibious cargo ships were U.S. Navy ships designed specifically to carry troops, heavy equipment and supplies in support of amphibious assaults, and to provide naval gunfire support during those assaults. They were originally called Attack… …   Wikipedia

• Amphibious Ready Group Alpha — (Marine contingent Special Landing Force Alpha or SLF A often referred to as the Sluff , during the Viet Nam era identified as Task Group 76.4) consisted of various support vessels for an LPH or Landing Platform Helicopter such as the USS… …   Wikipedia

• Amphibious Combat Vehicle — redirects here. For the category of military vehicles, see Amphibious vehicle#Tracked. Not to be confused with the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle, now known as the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle.. The Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) is a… …   Wikipedia

• Amphibious warfare ship — Infobox Aviation name = Amphibious warfare ship caption = Essex Amphibious Ready Group in the Pacific Ocean. Pictured left to right, the USS Germantown (LSD 42), USS Essex (LHD 2), USS Juneau (LPD 10), and the USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43).… …   Wikipedia

• Amphibious vehicle — An amphibious vehicle (or simply amphibian), is a vehicle or craft, that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on water just like an amphibian.This definition applies equally to any land and water transport, small or large, powered… …   Wikipedia

• Amphibious ready group — An Amphibious Readiness Group, or (ARG) of the United States Navy consists of a Navy element a group of ships known as an amphibious task force (ATF) and a landing force (LF) of United States Marines (and occasionally, United States Army troops) …   Wikipedia

• amphibious warfare — Military operations directed against hostile shores and characterized by attacks launched from the sea by naval and landing forces. It has been conducted since ancient times. The Greeks attacking Troy (1200 BC) had to make a shore landing, as did …   Universalium

• Amphibious transport dock — An amphibious transport dock (also called a landing platform dock or LPD) is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. Several navies currently… …   Wikipedia

• Amphibious Assault Vehicle — Infobox Weapon name=AAVP 7A1 caption=US Marine Corps AAV in Fallujah, Iraq origin=flag|United States type=Armoured personnel carrier designer=FMC Corporation manufacturer=FMC Corporation design date= production date=1972 is vehicle=yes service=… …   Wikipedia