Loading those troops in the landing craft via cargo nets took hours. As the landing craft were being loaded the already loaded boats had to circle the troop ships. The combination of exhaust fumes, nerves, wakes and chop must have been awful.
Loading those troops in the landing craft via cargo nets took hours. As the landing craft were being loaded the already loaded boats had to circle the troop ships. The combination of exhaust fumes, nerves, wakes and chop must have been awful.