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Why amphibious forces still need armor

A credible landing force must bring tanks, armored carriers, and the other mutually supporting elements of a combined-arms battle group.

Question

What is the best kind of landing craft for modern amphibious warfare?

Short answer

The craft matters less than landing a complete combined-arms force, including tanks and armored vehicles.

Notes

One ideal landing craft or favored capability cannot replace the rest of the force. A serious landing must put tanks, armored personnel carriers, infantry, and supporting arms ashore as a coherent battle group. Removing a major component may appear efficient when planners assume a benign opponent and tightly controlled conditions. Against a peer force, however, those missing capabilities expose the entire formation because combined arms works through mutual support rather than isolated specialization.