Replacement Design Study for Lighter Amphibious Re-Supply Cargo 5 Ton, Amphibious Vehicle LARC V

Abstract

This project examines LARC V, which is water and land interface vehicle designed for support of amphibious operations (troops and cargo transport) in rivers and protected waters. Vehicle' 5 mission evolved to more stringent, involving amphibious assault operations in the highly demanding surf zone, as well as support of the dive and salvage operations. The age (35 years), and increasing requirements, including weight, stability, range, speeds, and reliability dictated study on improvement or replacement of the existing design. Research concentrates on conceptual study and development of various options for presentation to the sponsor, U.S. Navy Ocean Facilities Program (OFP), and the ultimate owner, U.S. Navy, Underwater Construction Teams.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 09, 2004
Accession Number
ADA447159

Entities

People

  • Ryszard B. Kaczmarek

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Military Vehicles
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Vehicles
  • Boats
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Marine Corps
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Reliability
  • Surfaces
  • Underwater Construction
  • Water
  • Waterjet Propulsion

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design