landing equipment

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• Landing craft — are boats and seagoing vehicles used to convey a landing force (infantry and vehicles) from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. Most renowned are those used to storm the beaches of Normandy, the Mediterranean, and many Pacific… …   Wikipedia

• Landing at Saidor — Part of World War II, Pacific War Troops of t …   Wikipedia

• Landing Signal Officer — Landing Signal Officers (LSOs) are naval aviators specially trained to control the approach and landings of airplanes aboard aircraft carriers. Paddles In the U.S. Navy, aircraft carrier operations began with USS Langley (CV 1) in 1922. Langley s …   Wikipedia

• landing craft — landing .craft plural landing craft n a flat bottomed boat that opens at one end so that soldiers and equipment can be moved directly onto the shore …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• landing craft — landing ,craft (plural landing ,craft) noun count a small boat used for carrying soldiers and equipment from a ship to the land …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• landing gear — landing ,gear noun uncount the equipment and wheels that an airplane uses when it lands …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• landing craft — ► NOUN ▪ a boat specially designed for putting troops and military equipment ashore on a beach …   English terms dictionary

• landing craft — n. any of various naval craft designed to bring troops and equipment close to shore during amphibious operations …   English World dictionary

• Landing Ship, Tank — A Canadian LST off loads an M4 Sherman during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Landing Ship, Tank (LST) was the military designation for naval vessels created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant… …   Wikipedia

• landing craft — Navy. any of various flat bottomed vessels designed to move troops and equipment close to shore. [1935 40] * * * ▪ naval craft  small naval vessel used primarily to transport and tactically deploy soldiers, equipment, vehicles, and supplies from… …   Universalium

• Landing Ship Logistics — The Landing Ship Logistic (LSL) is a term used by the UK armed forces to describe the Round table class landing ship used for support of amphibious warfare missions. These ships are operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The last ship in service …   Wikipedia