{
  "id": "lcm-8",
  "name": "LCM-8 (Mike Boat)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "USA",
  "category": "Landing craft mechanized",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1959,
  "operators": [
    "AUS",
    "FRA",
    "IND",
    "KHM",
    "KOR",
    "LAO",
    "THA",
    "TUR",
    "USA",
    "VNM"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 11,
  "summary": "The LCM-8 (\"Mike Boat\") is a riverboat and mechanized landing craft used by the United States Navy and Army during the Vietnam War and subsequent operations. They are currently used by governments and private organizations throughout the world.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": [
        4,
        6
      ],
      "src": [
        "weg-lcm-8"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 22.27,
      "src": [
        "weg-lcm-8"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 6.4,
      "src": [
        "weg-lcm-8"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "1.234 m light; 1.60 m loaded",
      "src": [
        "weg-lcm-8"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 111,
      "src": [
        "weg-lcm-8"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "2-twin-pak GMC 6-71 or Gray Marine 6-71 diesel paired to 2 hydrostatic transmissions Detroit 12V-71 diesel engines",
      "src": [
        "weg-lcm-8"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 12,
      "src": [
        "weg-lcm-8"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": {
    "file": "lcm-8.jpg",
    "thumb": "lcm-8-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "1st Lt. Isaac Lamberth",
    "license": "Public domain",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Australian_Army_LCM-8_during_Exercise_Talisman_Sabre_2021.jpg",
    "title": "File:Australian Army LCM-8 during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (Public domain)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/lcm-8.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-lcm-8": {
      "title": "LCM-8 (Mike Boat) American Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/LCM-8_Mike_Boat_American_Landing_Craft_Mechanized",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}