Marine ‘Shredder’; Textron delivery

The M1150 'Shredder' Assault Breacher Vehicle is a nasty looking weapon. Designers leveraged the M1 Abrams main battle tank's design and adapted it into a most capable combat mine clearing vehicle. It is bristling with attachments and specialized gear, making it look downright bad, especially when seen during a beach landing. Its main existence is to get Marines from ashore without having them devastated by mines. Getting it from ship to shore is accommodated by the Navy's amphibious haulers, the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) and the Landing Craft Utility (LCU). Practicing a Type Commander Amphibious Training beach landing exercise occurred at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Although, the Marines are moving away from large-scale beach landings. But, being able to push heavy combat vehicles ashore remains critical allowing the Shredder to clear the path in getting Marines ashore. (Source: The Drive 03/22/20) Gulf Coast Note: Textron Systems of New Orleans delivered the first next-generation air cushion vehicle, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Craft 100 to the Navy in February. As the replacement for the existing fleet of Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) vehicles, SSCs will primarily transport weapon systems, equipment, cargo, and personnel through tough environmental conditions to the beach. The SSC was built with similar configurations, dimensions, and clearances to existing LCAC, ensuring the compatibility well deck-equipped amphibious ships, Expeditionary Transfer Dock and Expeditionary Sea Bases. There are 13 SSCs in various states of production. Builder’s Trials for Craft 101 are scheduled early in 2020, with Acceptance Trials following in the spring. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32692/the-marines-most-wicked-looking-armored-vehicle-looks-even-scarier-making-a-beach-landing