Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: The Landing Craft, Mechanized Mark 2 kana LCM (2) yakanga iri ngarava yekumhara yakashandiswa pakumhara kweamphibious pakutanga kwekubatanidzwa kweUnited States muHondo Yenyika Yechipiri. Kunyange zvazvo chinangwa chayo chikuru chaiva chokutakura matangi akareruka kubva mungarava kuenda kumhenderekedzo dzomumhenderekedzo dzinodzorwa nomuvengi, yaishandiswawo kutakura pfuti nezvitoro. Basa racho rakagadzirwa neDhipatimendi Rokuvaka Nokugadzirisa reNavy uye chibvumirano chokutanga chokugadzira chakapiwa kuAmerican Car &amp; Foundry Company. Hwerengedzo ye147 yakavakwa nekambani iyi neHiggins Industries. Nemhaka yekukwanisa kwayo kutakura mutoro uye kugadzirwa nokukurumidza kweLCM (3) yakatsiva, LCM (2) yakakurumidza kubuda mukushandiswa mushure mokunge
Kupinda kweAllied muNorth Africa muna 1942.