Armored Troop Carrier (LCM)
An Armored Troop Carrier of River Assault Division 112 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Armored Troop Carrier (ATC) |
| Operators | |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | armored riverine transport ship |
| Displacement | 66 short tons (60 t) |
| Length | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Beam | 17.5 feet (5.3 m) |
| Installed power | 2×225 hp (168 kW) |
| Propulsion | two Gray Marine 6-71 diesel engines |
| Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h) |
| Range | 110 nautical miles (200 km; 130 mi) |
| Complement | 7 |
| Armament | |
| Armor | XAR-30-type steel and bar armor |
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Armored Troop Carriers (ATC), often called Tangos from the phonetic alphabet for T, were LCM-6 landing craft modified for riverine patrol missions. They were used by the Mobile Riverine Force (MRF) of the United States Army and Navy in the Vietnam War. They were also used by Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN) and Khmer National Navy.