Shohatsu class landing craft
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The Shohatsu (小発) or 10m landing craft was a small landing craft
used by the Imperial Japanese Army
during World War II
. It was used for landing personnel and stores. It was built of steel and had a single bow with no landing ramp. It was also carried by destroyers and smaller vessels as a cargo boat.
Landing craft
Landing craft are boats and seagoing vessels used to convey a landing force from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. Most renowned are those used to storm the beaches of Normandy, the Mediterranean, and many Pacific islands during WWII...
used by the Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It was used for landing personnel and stores. It was built of steel and had a single bow with no landing ramp. It was also carried by destroyers and smaller vessels as a cargo boat.