Accession Number:

ADA191831

Title:

The Development of Marine Corps Tracked Landing Vehicles

Descriptive Note:

Journal article

Corporate Author:

NAVAL OCEAN SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA

Personal Author(s):

• Metz, Celia D.

Report Date:

1986-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

9.0

Abstract:

It is very doubtful whether the amphibious landings by the U.S. Armed Forces on the Japanese held islands in the Pacific during World War II would have been successful without the massive deployment of tracked landing vehicles. The Landing Vehicle Tracked LVT1 chosen by the Marine Corps in 1941 for War production, was patterned after Donald Roeblings successful Alligator, conceived for rescue operations during hurricane flooding in Florida. This paper describes the development of this peaceful rescue craft and its transformation into a military vehicle which was used extensively in World War II. Keywords Operational readiness, Operational effectiveness, Marine corps equipment. Amphibious vehicles.

Descriptors:

• *TRACKED VEHICLES
• *AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES
• MARINE CORPS
• PRODUCTION
• OPERATIONAL READINESS
• MILITARY VEHICLES
• RESCUES
• AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS
• OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
• JAPAN
• MARINE CORPS EQUIPMENT
• VEHICLES
• FLOODING
• FLORIDA
• ISLANDS
• LANDING
• LANDING CRAFT
• HURRICANES

Subject Categories:

• Surface Effect Vehicles and Amphibious Vehicles

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE