"EIDECHSE" GERMAN LSM CLASS 1965

Description

The LSM-1 / LSM (R) class was built in two basic types, and different variants landing ship class for the U.S. Navy. With basic type LSM (Landing Ship Medium) it was average dropships for troops and vehicles. The ships of the basic type LSM (R) (Landing Ship Medium (Rocket) landing support ships were equipped with rocket launchers and partly with artillery for the bombardment of the landing beaches. Within the amphibious forces of the US Navy introduced the LSM represents an average vessel type between the smaller tank landing craft (Landing Craft Tank / LCT) and the larger tank landing ships (Landing Ship, Tank / LST). First, for the LSM was also the name of LCT (7 ) (Landing Craft tank, type 7) provided before the new classification "LSM" was introduced Here, model construction kit of a Federal German landing ship (LSM = Landing Ship Medium) of the Eidechse (Lizard) class, that was taken over from the US Navy’s inventory in 1958. (Scale : 1/144e)