LCI(L)-1-Class
Ocean-Going Infantry Transport - LCI(L)-1-class were first large landing craft infantry vessels with 200-troop capacity and 4,000 nm range. 350 ships. Square conning tower, side ramps. Served both Pacific and European theaters 1943-1945.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 234 t
- Displacement (full)
- 389 t
- Length
- 158.5 ft
- Beam
- 23.3 ft
- Crew
- 24
- Ships built
- 350
- Commissioned
- 1942-1943
- Decommissioned
- 1946-1948
Performance
- Top speed
- 16 kn
- Range
- 4000 nm at 12 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 5× single 20mm Oerlikon Mk 4 AA
- Secondary guns
- Some vessels: 2× .50 cal machine guns
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T2
- Game power
- 29.86
- Research cost
- 2,628
- Credit cost
- 20,902
Notable
- 200-troop ocean-going landing craft (158.5 ft)
- Self-propelled 4,000 nm range capability
- Filled gap between LCVP (36 troops) and LST (163 troops)
- Detroit Diesel 6-71 'Quad' reliability (8 engines)
- Direct beach assault capability
- Side gangway/ramp system