The Development of Marine Corps Tracked Landing Vehicles

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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.

Author(s):
Metz, Celia D.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL OCEAN SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
Descriptive Note:
Journal article
Supplementary Note:
Presented at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Winter Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 7-12 Dec 86.
Pagination:
0009

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
NOSC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_JCA_4.1.2_Sustain the Force; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance
Communities of Interest:
Ground and Sea Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*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
Field(s)/Group(s):
Surface Effect Vehicles and Amphibious Vehicles
Report Date:
1986 Dec 01