| **Builder |
Textron Marine and Land ystemsLockheedAvondale Gulfport Marine |
| **Power Plant |
Four Avco-Lycoming gas turbines; 12,280 bhp; two shrouded reversible-pitch propellers; four double-entry fans for lift |
| **Length |
88 feet |
| **Beam |
47 feet |
| **Displacement |
200 tons full load |
| **Capacity |
60 tons/75 ton overload |
| **Speed |
40 plus knots with payload |
| Armament |
2 - 12.7mm MGs. Gun mounts will support: M-2HB .50 cal machine gun; Mk-19 Mod3 40mm grenade launcher; M-60 machine gun |
| **Crew |
5 |
| **Range |
200 miles at 40 kts with payload 300 miles at 35 kts with payload |
| Availability |
LCACs per Day (from a total of 54)Day One � 52Day Two � 49Day Three � 46Day Four � 43Day Five - 40 |
| Operating Time |
16 hours per day per LCAC |
| Time per Sortie |
Vehicle Load � 6 hours, 8 minCargo Load � 8 hours, 36 min |
| Sorties per Day for Vehicles |
2.6 sorties per LCAC per dayTotal = 104 LCAC sorties per day @ 40 LCACs per day |
| Sorties per Day for Cargo |
1.86 sorties per LCAC per dayTotal = 74 LCAC sorties per day @ 40 LCACs per day |
| Personnel Capacity |
24 Troops180 w/PTM |
| Short Tons per Sortie |
25 STONS50 pallets (500 lbs per pallet) |
| Vehicles per Sortie |
12 HMMWVs per sortie4 LAVs per sortie2 AAVs per sortie1 M1A1 per sortie4 M923 per sortie2 M923 5-Ton Trucks,2 M198 Howitzers, and 2 HMMWVs per sortie |
| Time Details |
Transit (45 NM @ 25 kts) x 2 = 216 minWell Deck Ops62 min for vehicles120 min for cargoBeach Ops30 min for vehicles120 min for cargoFriction = 60 min Total = 368 min (for vehicles) or 516 min (for cargo) |
| Unit LCAC Sortie Requirements |
Infantry Regiment 269 HMMWVs = 23 sorties10 5-Ton Trucks = 3 sortiesTank Battalion 58 M1A1 = 58 sorties95 HMMWVs = 8 sorties23 5-Tons = 6 sorties8 Fuel Trucks = 4 sortiesLAV Battalion 110 LAVs = 28 sorties29 HMMWVs = 3 sorties23 5-Tons = 6 sorties8 Fuel Trucks = 4 sorties |
| **Support Ship Capacity: |
LSD 41 Class..............4 LCACLSD 36 Class..............3 LCACLPD-4 Class................1 LCACLPD-17 Class..............1 LCACLHA Class...................1 LCACLHD Class...................3 LCAC |