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Parent topics

• Littoral (military) [r]: In a military context, waterways where relatively light shore-based weapons are potential threats, and in water shallow enough to change the "blue ocean" techniques for submarine warfare. [e]

Subtopics

• Fast attack craft [r]: Small naval craft, used in coastal waters, which rely on speed and maneuverability to survive to deliver heavy weapons (e.g., torpedoes, anti-shipping missiles) against warships, or to make gunfire attacks on merchant ships and landing craft [e]
• Joint High Speed Vessel [r]: Jointly developed by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army, a high-speed, shallow-water transport ship intended for intra-theater logistics support in littoral operations [e]
• Littoral Combat Ship [r]: A light, relatively low-cost U.S. Navy warship type, capable of ocean crossings but optimized for coastal operations [e]

Other related topics

• Beach Jumpers [r]: U.S. Navy special warfare units, specializing in deception and psychological warfare. [e]