Peperangan amfibi

Peperangan amfibi adalah sejenis serangan operasi militer di mana saat ini menggunakan kapal angkatan laut dalam memproyeksikan darat dan kekuatan udara terhadap suatu pantai yang bermusuhan atau berpotensi bermusuhan pada pantai pendaratan yang ditetapkan.^[1] Sepanjang sejarah, operasi dilakukan dengan menggunakan kapal boat sebagai metode utama pengiriman pasukan ke pantai.

Dua AAVS USMC muncul dari berselancar di Teluk Freshwater, Australia.

Referensi

^ Speller, Ian & Tuck, Christopher, Amphibious warfare, Strategy and tactics series, Spellmount, 2001, p.7

Bacaan lebih lanjut

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[1] Speller, Ian & Tuck, Christopher, Amphibious warfare, Strategy and tactics series, Spellmount, 2001, p.7

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