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Wednesday, February 10th 2016, 11:05am

(apparently these were never posted in my encyclopedia)

LCPF-X1, Fast landing craft. A private prototype built in 1936, tested and then scrapped (no tonnage used)
Dimensions: 80.'3"x20',7"x5'
displacement: 55 tons
Armament: 1xtwin 0.50 cal MG aft, 2xsingle 0.50 cal MG forward
Machinery: 3x 1500 hp Roth-Packard liquid cooled engines
Speed: 44 knots (slower as a result of seakeeping)
Cruising radius: 1400 nm
Equipment: Radio (W/T), smoke apparatus
Crew: 4 (two officers + 1 engineer + 1 gunner)
Passengers: 20 soldiers with combat gear
Used mostly for river landings.

LCPF-X2 Fast landing craft, 24 built in 1939.)
Dimensions: 115' x 20'.10"x 4'.9"
displacement: 95 tons
Armament: 1xtwin 0.50 cal MG aft, 2xsingle 0.50 cal MG forward
Machinery 3x 1,800 hp Napier-Hall diesel motors
speed 35 knots
Crew: 6 (two officers + 1 engineer + 3 gunner)
Passengers: 20 soldiers with combat gear