What is Landing craft?
[[File:Landing-Craft-Infantry-LIFE-1944.jpg|thumb|250px|Troops walk to shore from a large landing ship in wartime]] '''Landing craft''' are small or medium sized boats made to land at a [[beach]]. They help military [[troops]] move from their [[transport]] ships to the beach, when they cannot use a [[port]]. They are also used to deliver supplies and vehicles for troops. To get onto a beach, the landing craft has to be flat-bottomed. The lack of a proper [[keel]] makes them uncomfortable in rough seas. World War II had many invasions from the sea including [[Operation Overlord]]. Landing craft were less used in earlier and later wars. {{-}} {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Ship types]]