Description LCVP LANDING CRAFT 1/72 Scale kit The Normandy Landings – biggest naval operation of all times, which assembled more than 5000 different types of ships – could not have taken place without the Landing Craft Vehicle and Personal. There were roughly made little vessels and their shape clearly showed what they were precisely destined for: to run aground on the beaches and quickly land the assault forces using the front mobile ramp, before going back to sea as quickly as possible to collect troops and/or supplies. Manufactured in wood and plywood, 36 feet long, equipped with a large armoured steel ramp tilting forward and with powerful engines, the L.C.V.P. – also known as Higgins Boot, who was the designer and the manufacturer – could either convey a platoon of 36 equipped men, or a jeep and 12 men. Over 23 000 units in different versions were manufactured by the Americans between 1942 and 1945. FEATURES Length: 11 m Width: 3,29 m. Maximum drought: 1,96 M. Curb weight: 8,5t. Gross weight: 12,4t. Engine: 225 HP 6 cylinder diesel Gray Marine. Speed when fully loaded: 9 to 12 knots. Armament: 2 12,7 mm machine guns. Crew: pilot, mechanic and sailor. Capacity: 36 equipped men, or a 2700 kg vehicle, or 3700 kg of supplies. Cruising range: around 200 km at a speed of 9 knots.
