Daihatsu class landing craft

The Daihatsu Class or 14m landing craft (大発, abbreviation of 大型発動機艇 which means "large motorized boat) was a type of landing craft, used by the Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. It was similar to the Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP), with a bow ramp that was lowered to disembark cargo upon riding up onto the beach. The landing craft was more seaworthy than an LCVP due to its hull design. It was constructed of a metal hull and powered by a diesel engine.

Daihatsu class in Days of Infamy
The Daihatsu barges were used by the Japanese Imperial Army during the invasion of Hawaii. During the second attempted retaking of Hawaii by American forces, Corporal Takeo Shimizu compared the Higgins boats to the Daihatsu and conclusively noted that the Daihatsu are inferior to the American's as it lacked steel sides from the Higgins boats that protects the men inside.