Offshore_Raiding_Craft
Offshore Raiding Craft
Offshore Raiding Craft
The Offshore Raiding Craft (ORC) is a small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols.[2] The ORC is primarily used when undertaking strategic raiding missions, where speed and covertness is desired.[according to whom?] However, it is equally capable when conducting larger scale amphibious operations alongside the larger and more traditional LCACs, LCUs and LCVPs.[according to whom?] [3]
There are two variants of the ORC:[4][5]
- Mid Console Variant (MCV), a.k.a. the Fire Support Variant
- Aft Console Variant (ACV), a.k.a. the Troop Carrying Variant