Daihatsu-class landing craft
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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
Daihatsu 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 are small and medium seagoing watercraft, such as boats and barges, used to convey a landing force from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. The term excludes landing ships
Daihatsu-class landing craft
…The Daihatsu-class or 14 m landing craft (大発; abbreviation of 大型発動機艇 which means "large motorized boat") 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…
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