Assault Amphibious Vehicle Sinking

American amphibious doctrine took a significant blow in 2020 after a training accident in which an Assault Amphibious Vehicle suddenly began to sink in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

The servicemen desperately attempted to call for help, but it would take over 45 minutes for rescue teams to arrive, leaving the overnumbered military men to fend for themselves as the water rose around them.

The incident revealed the awful state of the aging US Assault Amphibious Vehicles, and in response, the landing crafts were ordered to stay out of the water for the foreseeable future.

With no replacement in sight, the American amphibious operations are now submerged in an unprecedented crisis, as their primary vehicle is unfit to go into the water.

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