The Landing Craft, Tank (LCT) (or tank landing craft, TLC)[1][2] was an amphibious assault craft for landing tanks on beachheads. They were initially developed by the Royal Navy and later by the United States Navy during World War II in a series of versions. Initially known as the "tank landing craft" (TLC) by the British, they later adopted the U.S. nomenclature "landing craft, tank" (LCT). The United States continued to build LCTs post-war, and used them under different designations in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
- ^ Coll, Blanche D. (1958). The United States Army in World War II: Volume 1 – The Corps of Engineers: Troops and Equipment. Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army. p. 591.
- ^ Maund, L. E. H., C.B.E. (1949). Assault from the Sea. Methuen Publishing. p. 266.
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