landing force
Amphibious attack unit
A landing force is military personnel and equipment deployed from ships to conduct operations on shore.
The term typically refers to amphibious assault troops—marines or soldiers who arrive by sea to establish a beachhead or seize coastal objectives: The landing force hit the beach at dawn.
Distinguished from forces that arrive by air or overland.
- amphibiousOperating on land and water
- amphibious assaultAttack launched from water
- beachheadSecured landing zone
- assaultViolent offensive act
- first waveInitial group arriving
marines · shock troops · invasion · troops · boots on the ground · shore · naval · disembark · combat · infantry · seaborne · operations · storming · beach · warships · commandos · D-Day · Normandy
landing forcenaval bombardment
Warships attacking coastal targets
fire support · air support · covering fire · close air support · artillery barrage
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