LCVP Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel - Higgins Boat WM-14-03-2023 Contains 1 resin and metal

Contains 1 resin and metal ship

this was one of the more distinctive vehicles used by any side during the war

removable roof and interior detail

five light cavalry

Burt Hirschfeld’s accompanying 1970 novel of the same name

LCVP Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel - Higgins Boat WM-14-03-2023 Contains 1 resin and metalThe LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) Higgins boat could hold either a 36 man platoon, a jeep and a 12 man squad, or 8,000 lb (3. 6 t) of cargo. Its shallow draft (3 feet aft and 2 feet, 2 inches forward) & clever design that pretected the propeller, enabled it to run right up onto the shoreline. The steel ramp at the front could be lowered quickly allowing troops to swiftly disembark, the boat could then reverse itself off the beach, and head