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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Daihatsu class |
| Operators |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| In service | 1937–1945 |
| Planned | 3,229 |
| General characteristics (Daihatsu-class landing craft) | |
| Type | Landing craft |
| Tonnage | 21 tons |
| Length | 47 ft (14.33 m)o/a |
| Beam | 10 ft (3.05 m) |
| Draught | 2.6 ft (0.79 m) |
| Installed power | 60 hp (45 kW) |
| Propulsion | Diesel engine |
| Speed | 8 knots (14.8 km/h) |
| Range |
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| Capacity | 1 Type 95 7.4 ton tank or 70 men or 10 tons cargo |
| Complement | 12 |
| Armament | 2 light machine guns or 2-3 25mm/60 AA guns |
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 by the United States.[1][2]
- ^ ONI 208-J (Supplement no. 2) Far Eastern Small Craft. Division of Naval Intelligence. March 1945. pp. 22–23.
- ^ U.S. Army-Navy Journal Of Recognition. March 1944. pp. 42–43.