Talk:Landing Craft Assault

Service History

I had originally thought of writing a prose description for all (or most) WW2 uses of LCA. I've slowed in this project. It is probably a useful subject to include. I was also beginning to toy with the idea of just linking to the operations already extant on the Wikipedia. This would seem to be the only place where very specific descriptions of LCA on operations would fit though. Any thoughts?

I'd also like to get the line drawing for the LCA from the 1944 USN publication included in this article. Wikimedia remains a mystery to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.173.190.190 (talk) 01:27, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

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LCA capacity seems to be wrong

The box lists "36 troops or 800 lb (363 kg) cargo" but I believe this should be "36 troops and 800 lb (363 kg) cargo". Much of the information seems to derive from the wartime US ONI-225 on Allied landing craft and ships, and this states 36 troops and 800 lb. equipment"; see https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/ONI/ONI-226/ONI-226.pdf.

The cargo capacity of the LCA without troops must have been much higher than 800 lb/363 kg. For example, the US LCVP which also could carry 36 troops had a capacity of "6,000 lb (2,700 kg) vehicle or 8,100 lb (3,700 kg) general cargo" when not carrying troops, per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCVP_(United_States). Johnmastell (talk) 22:28, 30 July 2025 (UTC)