
1) Water transport
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The art and science of combat loading were developed in World War II, and contributed greatly to the success of Allied amphibious campaigns. Attack cargo ships were assigned a specially-trained Marine Corps officer called the `Transport Quartermaster` or `Combat Cargo Officer` to oversee their proper combat loading. When a ship is combat loade...
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