Tanks on Higgins or lst boats

[Deacon352nd]

I’m thinking of making a Normandy invasion mission where a vehicle airfield is floating on either a Higgins boat or lst. As it approaches the shore the human “driving” the tank can, if they choose, fire upon pak or other gun emplacements in an attempt to reach the shore. Once the shore is reached, there will spawn another vehicle airfield where he could actually drive his tank on shore in an attempt to advance. 
Has anyone made a floating vehicle airfield or am I wasting my time?

[AEthelraedUnraed]

On 5/18/2026 at 3:09 PM, Deacon352nd said:

Has anyone made a floating vehicle airfield or am I wasting my time?

The "airfield" objects don't actually provide any surface, so anything you spawn on it will just spawn at the ground surface. Your vehicle would either sink straight into the sea, or spawn in the middle of the boat and explode in a big fireball. So I'm afraid you're wasting your time.

[Deacon352nd]

Thank you. 

[Billsponge1972]

I also tried this with two Sherman's and some infantry on an LST in my D-Day tank mission. The tanks immediately sank and the infantry stayed afloat but in place as the LST moved toward the shore. 😐

[JollyJack]

done some tests in 2024: 3 jeeps spawn from a landing craft v5.zip

[Billsponge1972]

 

JollyJack!

How on Earth did you get that landing craft to animate!

Everything I've read says that there are no animations. I was completely stunned to see it in your sample mission!

[Billsponge1972]

What about a repaint of the LST with at least the top view of vehicles as a separate expansion vehicle to swap out when it hits the shore?

[kraut1]

On 5/20/2026 at 4:13 PM, Billsponge1972 said:

I also tried this with two Sherman's and some infantry on an LST in my D-Day tank mission. The tanks immediately sank and the infantry stayed afloat but in place as the LST moved toward the shore. 😐

 

On 8/24/2026 at 9:23 PM, JollyJack said:

done some tests in 2024: 3 jeeps spawn from a landing craft v5.zip

I think if you define the turret of a sherman as a turret of a landing ship the whole tank will be installed on the landing ship and I think it will fire with it's cannon..