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ORIGINAL: hellfish6 Paul, Any interest in having the information for the Landing Craft-type gunboats/mortar boats? They were mostly used in WWII, but some did see service through Vietnam (and maybe longer in other navies besides the US)? I have pretty good info on most variations. Only a few months late... These are based on CWDB's #2293 LCI 467 Amahai, which is an LCI(G) transferred to the Dutch and then to Indonesia. I'll note changes per type and variation. Most of this materiel is based on Osprey's Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support and U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History By Norman Friedman. 211 total LCI(L)s were transferred to the Royal Navy and 25 to the Soviets in 1945 (designated DS - desantnoye sudno/assault ships). Basic Landing Craft Infantry (Large) LCI(L)-1 class: Armament: 4x 20mm Mk4 Oerlikon guns. One on bow, one on aft superstructure (cannot shoot forward) and two on the stern facing aft. In service 1942 299x built Displacement: 234 long tons (238 t) standard 389 long tons (395 t) full Length: 158 ft 6 in (48.31 m) Beam: 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) Draft: 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) aft Propulsion: 8 × GM diesel engines, 2 shafts (4 engines per shaft), 1,600 bhp (1,193 kW) Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h) (130 tons) No radars fitted except in rare cases Basic LCI(L)-351 class: Armament: 5x 20mm Mk4 Oerlikon guns. Four 20mm on the corners of the deckhouse, fifth gun on the bow. In service 1943 595 built Landing Craft Infantry (Gun) LCI(G) Type A (LCI(L)-351 base) 10x built 2x 40mm single, forward deckhouse corners 3x 20mm Mk4 Oerlikon guns, bow mount, two on aft deckhouse corners 6x .50cal, three per side - bow, amidships, aft 10x 4.5" Mk7 Rocket Launchers (12 rockets per launcher). Firing forward, not trainable. No troop carrying 720 rockets, 3000 rounds of 40mm in magazine Landing Craft Infantry (Gun) LCI(G) Type B (LCI(L)-351 base) 8x built 3x 40mm single, bow and forward deckhouse corners 2x 20mm Mk4 Oerlikon guns, two on aft deckhouse corners 6x .50cal, three per side - bow, amidships, aft 8x 4.5" Mk1 Rocket Launchers (12 rockets per launcher). Firing forward, not trainable. later (1944+) versions had 42x 4.5" Mk7 launchers No troop carrying 754 rockets, 4500 rounds of 40mm in magazine Landing Craft Infantry (Gun) LCI(G) Type E (LCI(L)-351 base) 1x 3"/50 Mk22 , forward, elevated mount fires over bow 1x 40mm single, bow 4x 20mm Mk4 Oerlikon guns, deckhouse corners 10x .50cal, five per side - bow, amidships, aft No troop carrying Landing Craft Infantry (Gun) LCI(G) Type C (LCI(L)-1 base) 7x built 2x 40mm single, forward deckhouse corners 3x 20mm Mk4 Oerlikon guns, bow mount, two on aft deckhouse corners 6x .50cal, three per side - bow, amidships, aft 10x 4.5" Mk7 Rocket Launchers (12 rockets per launcher). Firing forward, not trainable. 2x 4.5" Mk22 Rocket Launchers ((12 rockets per launcher). Firing forward, not trainable. No troop carrying Landing Craft Infantry (Gun) LCI(G) Type D (LCI(L)-1 base) 20+ built 3x 40mm single, bow mount, forward deckhouse corners 4x 20mm Mk4 Oerlikon guns, two bow mount, two fantail 6x .50cal, three per side - bow, amidships, aft 10x 4.5" Mk7 Rocket Launchers (12 rockets per launcher). Firing forward, not trainable. No troop carrying 720 rockets, 4000 rounds of 40mm in magazine Landing Craft Infantry (Rocket) LCI(R) (LCI(L)-1 base) 18x built In service 1944 H2C Radar 1x 40mm bow 4x 20mm Mk4 Oerlikon guns on deckhouse corners 6x 4.5" Mk30 Rocket Launchers (6 rockets per launcher, 30 minute reload time) later (1945) rearmed with 6x Mk 51 5" rocket launchers (12 rockets each, 15 minute reload time, 1700 rockets in magazine) 1100 rockets, 1000 40mm rounds in magazine Unspecified ECM equipment Landing Craft Infantry (Mortar) LCI(M) (LCI(L)-351 base) 42x built In service 1944 1x 40mm bow 4x 20mm Mk4 Oerlikon guns on deckhouse corners 3x 4.2" Mortars mounted forward of the deckhouse 1200 mortar rounds in magazine Landing Craft Support (Large) LCS(L)3 LCI(L)-351 base "Might Midget" 130x built 158.5 foot length 23 foot, 3 inch beam 387 tons loaded displacement 15.5 knots max speed 5500 mile range @ 12 knots 70 crew (5 officers, 65 men) 1x 3"/50 Mk22 bow mount (alternately 1x 40mm or 1x twin 40mm - varied widely) 2x twin 40mm (forward deckhouse and fantail) 4x 20mm Mk4 Oerlikon guns, two forward deckhouse, two aft deckhouse 10x 4.5" Mk7 Rocket Launchers 53x transferred to Japanese MSDF in 1952
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Paul aka Sirius Command Developer Warfaresims Cold War Data Base 1946-1979 Author Old radar men never die - Their echoes fade away in accordance with the inverse fourth power law
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