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amphibious vehicle amphibious landing vehicles, Vietnam DUKW A large hovercraft travels across the English Channel near Dover, with the white cliffs of Dover visible in the background. U.S. Marine Corps training exercise U.S. Marines conducting exercises with AAVP7A1 amphibious assault vehicles. Diagram of a Sherman DD Amphibious Tank showing labeled features including the commander's steering platform, folded-down rubberized canvas screen, and rear propellers, with explanatory text about its role and challenges during the D-Day invasion.

amphibious vehicle: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: LiveScience - It's Part Tank, Part Salamander, and Ready for Combat. Aug 01, 2018
Add new Web site: Academia - Improving the river crossing capability of an amphibious vehicle. Aug 01, 2018
Article thoroughly revised. Jun 20, 2014
Added image of amphibious landing vehicles in Chu Lai, Vietnam, 1965. Jan 12, 2010
Media added. Jul 15, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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