LCA steering, armour and machinery arrangements

The LCA's starboard steering shelter gave the coxswain a view without obstructing troop accommodation. He could stand through the roof doors for visibility or sit behind armour under heavy fire. A car-type wheel controlled steering, while telegraphs and a voice pipe carried orders to the stoker because the coxswain did not control engine speed directly. Selected navigation craft used non-magnetic armour to avoid compass deviation, and later models added radios. Opposite the steering shelter, a Lewis or Bren gun position combined frontal protection with sloped side panels that allowed anti-aircraft fire. Its front armour, the steering compartment and the bow doors formed a continuous barrier. A removable central bench allowed stores carriage, and a watertight bulkhead separated the troop space from the engine room.