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An Assault boat is a boat utilized by combat soldiers for making a landing as part of combat operations. Meant for inland waters, assault boats were light enough to be carried by several men and paddled, or fitted with an outboard motor for hi-speed operation, manually portable or not. Assault boats in the U.S. military during World War II were typically the property of Combat Engineer Battalions, whose combat engineers also deployed and crewed them.〔http://www.trailblazersww2.org/units_270ECB_docs_aarMar45.htm〕 ==WWII== The Americans deployed two types of assault boat: the ''storm boat'' was an 8 man (6+2 crew) hi speed Assault Boat with a 55 HP Outboard Motor, designed to beach at speed, thus allowing the soldiers on board to "storm the shore"; the M2 was a ten-man boat (8-2 crew) that was paddled. Overview of the differences between British and American Storm and Assault Boats: Section 8. Comparison of River Crossing Equipment, From the Engineer chapter of A Military Encyclopedia Based on Operations in the Italian Campaigns, 1943-1945 〔(A Military Encyclopedia, Based on Operations in the Italian Campaigns, 1943-1945. ) @www.milhist.net by web.archive.org capture February 11. 2005〕 〔(A Military Encyclopedia Based on Operations in the Italian Campaigns, 1943-1945 ) @Google Books〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Assault boat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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