Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo
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A LARC-V (LARC) (German as: Amphibious replenishment easier for freight) is an amphibious vehicle of a developed in the 1950s in the US vehicle family. They are used to bring troops and material from ships at sea to land without having to rely on port infrastructure .
There were three types of different sizes for 5, 15 and 60 t payloads with the designations LARC V, LARC XV and LARC LX. The name BARC (Barge, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo) was originally intended for the LARC LX. In contrast to the aluminum hull of the LARC V and XV, the LARC LX has a steel hull.
| LARC data | LARC-V | LARC-XV | LARC-LX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (kg) | 4536 | 13,600 | 60,000 |
| Gschw. Road (km / h) | 45 | 40 | 25th |
| Gschw. Water (km / h) | 15th | 15th | 12 |
| Length (m) | 10.11 | 13.72 | 18.60 |
| Width (m) | 3.05 | 4.30 | 8.10 |
| Height (m) | 3.10 | 4.17 | 5.80 |
LARCs were imported into the United States Navy in large numbers and exported to other countries. In 1965/1966 the German Navy acquired a total of 247 of the three types in this family , which have since been sold again.
Web links
- LARC-V LARC V at GlobalSecurity.org
- LARC-XV LARC XV at GlobalSecurity.org
- ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: LARC LX at amphibiousvehicle.net )
- LARC-LX LARC LX at GlobalSecurity.org
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Siegfried Breyer, Gerhard Koop: The ships and vehicles of the German Federal Navy 1956 - 1976. Munich 1978, ISBN 3-7637-5155-6