 During an amphibious assault, a limited number of ACVs would carry the initial landing force from ship to shore and further inland.After the beach was secured, a larger number of MPCs would be landed by landing craft to reinforce the first wave.When budgets tightened, the ACV was taken as the priority and funding was removed from the MPC, with the service figuring they could buy an off-the-shelf wheeled troop transport later when money was available.