I didn't even know that Hovercraft ships were still in use.
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The assault craft are all hovercraft.
sep 1, 2025, 1:09 pm • 0 0 • view
I didn't know that. Bluesky is that part of the internet that makes you smarter.
sep 1, 2025, 1:26 pm • 1 0 • view
Back in the early 2000's, I taught some night classes for a local college, in the classroom for the ACU-5 unit. They have an interesting slogan: "No beach out of reach!"
sep 1, 2025, 1:33 pm • 1 0 • view
I may adopt that slogan next time I go surfing. :)
sep 1, 2025, 1:34 pm • 1 0 • view
😂
sep 1, 2025, 1:35 pm • 0 0 • view
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault...
sep 1, 2025, 1:36 pm • 0 0 • view
😂
sep 1, 2025, 1:43 pm • 0 0 • view
They are. There is a navy installation on the nearby (to me) Camp Pendleton Marine base, called ACU-5, for Assault Craft Unit 5. Its a navy seal base where they train on assault craft.
sep 1, 2025, 1:09 pm • 1 0 • view
But aren't they unbelievable loud?
sep 1, 2025, 1:30 pm • 1 0 • view
Incredibly LOUD! It can't be a stealthy approach!
sep 1, 2025, 1:34 pm • 1 0 • view
Well, D-Day wasn't silent either.
sep 1, 2025, 1:35 pm • 1 0 • view
I suppose the advantage is that hovercraft make ANY shore approachable and assaultable.
sep 1, 2025, 1:37 pm • 0 0 • view
I guess not!
sep 1, 2025, 1:36 pm • 0 0 • view