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Ported to OBJ from the models created by Pen32Win for Microsoft's Combat Flight Simulator 2 (CFS2). Preview picture posed in XNALara XPS. NO MODEL DOWNLOAD.

Although the British Royal Navy (BRN/RN or just Royal Navy) rightly deserves credit for being the first to develop and deploy amphibious assault landing craft large and strong enough to carry tanks, it was the United States Navy (USN) who took the original British design, refined it and revised it into a form suitable for mass production, and had Stateside private industry produce them by the thousands. The LCT Mark VI was one of the last and the largest proper production models in the LCT (landing craft, tank) series during the war, with the even larger Mark VII design eventually becoming the basis for the LSM (landing ship medium). The LCT Mark VI could hit the beach with up to 150 tons of cargo, had armor plating for protection, and was typically armed with two 20mm anti-aircraft guns (usually Oerlikons) and up to four heavy machine guns (usually Browning 50-cal or their equivalent), although armament varied with who operated it and the area to which they were deployed. The USN was the primary builder and user, the Royal Navy was the second (thanks to Lend-Lease), and surprisingly enough the Soviet Navy was third (again via Lend-Lease). Some were modified for heavy fire support and some as dedicated AA support craft, while others were converted as on-the-beach hospital units and at least one was converted for use as a floating bakery (the Normandy invasion, go look it up!). While many were sold off after World War II, all LCTs proved so useful and versatile that many remained in service with their respective owners well into the Cold War era. It should also be noted that the LCT never really went away, as new amphibious assault craft designs continue to be produced today that have more than a few design ideas and quirks borrowed from their WWII-era LCT ancestors. A mere handful of original LCTs survive today in various forms. To find out more about the WWII-era LCT series of amphibious assault craft, follow the link below:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_…

These are straight ports with no changes by me. Two different models are include, one of an LCT Mark V and the other of an LCT Mark VI respectively.

These are not my models. All I did was port them to OBJ for you. Please credit Pen32Win as the original creator if you use these in any of your own 3D projects. You do not have to credit me for my part.

For non-profit, non-commercial use only.

Description
Ported to OBJ from the models created by Pen32Win for Microsoft's Combat Flight Simulator 2 (CFS2). Preview picture posed in XNALara XPS. NO MODEL DOWNLOAD.

Although the British Royal Navy (BRN/RN or just Royal Navy) rightly deserves credit for being the first to develop and deploy amphibious assault landing craft large and strong enough to carry tanks, it was the United States Navy (USN) who took the original British design, refined it and revised it into a form suitable for mass production, and had Stateside private industry produce them by the thousands. The LCT Mark VI was one of the last and the largest proper production models in the LCT (landing craft, tank) series during the war, with the even larger Mark VII design eventually becoming the basis for the LSM (landing ship medium). The LCT Mark VI could hit the beach with up to 150 tons of cargo, had armor plating for protection, and was typically armed with two 20mm anti-aircraft guns (usually Oerlikons) and up to four heavy machine guns (usually Browning 50-cal or their equivalent), although armament varied with who operated it and the area to which they were deployed. The USN was the primary builder and user, the Royal Navy was the second (thanks to Lend-Lease), and surprisingly enough the Soviet Navy was third (again via Lend-Lease). Some were modified for heavy fire support and some as dedicated AA support craft, while others were converted as on-the-beach hospital units and at least one was converted for use as a floating bakery (the Normandy invasion, go look it up!). While many were sold off after World War II, all LCTs proved so useful and versatile that many remained in service with their respective owners well into the Cold War era. It should also be noted that the LCT never really went away, as new amphibious assault craft designs continue to be produced today that have more than a few design ideas and quirks borrowed from their WWII-era LCT ancestors. A mere handful of original LCTs survive today in various forms. To find out more about the WWII-era LCT series of amphibious assault craft, follow the link below:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_…

These are straight ports with no changes by me. Two different models are include, one of an LCT Mark V and the other of an LCT Mark VI respectively.

These are not my models. All I did was port them to OBJ for you. Please credit Pen32Win as the original creator if you use these in any of your own 3D projects. You do not have to credit me for my part.

For non-profit, non-commercial use only.