Daihatsu-class landing craft
The Daihatsu-class or 14 m landing craft was a type of landing craft used by the Imperial Japanese Army from 1937 to 1945, in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It was designated the "Type A" landing craft by the United States.
Daihatsu-class landing craft
An example captured at the Battle of Milne Bay
Imperial Japanese Army practicing landings with the Daihatsu landing craft, 1935.
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Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) used in the Invasion of Normandy in World War II
Dutch landing craft
Finnish Jehu-class landing craft
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