Balikpapan vs Landing Craft Air Cushion
Balikpapan vs Landing Craft Air Cushion at a glance — displacement 517 vs 185 tons, length 44 vs 26 m, speed 10 vs 70 knots, crew 16 vs 5.
Specifications
|
Balikpapan |
Landing Craft Air Cushion |
| Origin |
🇦🇺 Australia |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Amphibious vessel |
Amphibious vessel |
| Type |
Heavy landing craft |
Landing craft |
| Manufacturer |
Walkers Limited |
Textron Marine and Land Systems |
| Year introduced |
1973 |
1986 |
| Number built |
8 units |
97 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$24 million |
| Displacement |
517 tons |
185 tons |
| Maximum speed |
10.0 knots |
70.0 knots |
| Range |
3,000 nm |
300 nm at 35 knots |
| Length |
44.5 m |
26.8 m |
| Beam |
10.1 m |
14.0 m |
| Crew |
16 |
5 |
Armament & Systems
|
Balikpapan |
Landing Craft Air Cushion |
| Armament |
- two 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns
|
- Two M240B machine guns
- Mk 19 Mod 3 40 mm grenade launcher
|
| Propulsion |
2 × Detroit 12–71 diesel motors (original); 2 × Caterpillar 3406E diesel engines (RAN since 2005) |
4 Avco Lycoming TF40B, (4,390 hp; 3,270 kW) each |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Balikpapan-class or Landing Craft Air Cushion-class?
The Balikpapan-class has greater displacement at 517 tons compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 185 tons.
Which is faster, the Balikpapan-class or Landing Craft Air Cushion-class?
The Landing Craft Air Cushion-class is faster with a maximum speed of 70 knots compared to the Balikpapan-class's 10 knots.
Which has longer range, the Balikpapan-class or Landing Craft Air Cushion-class?
The Balikpapan-class has a longer range at 3,000 nautical miles compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 300 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Balikpapan-class or Landing Craft Air Cushion-class?
The Balikpapan-class is longer at 44.5 meters compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 26.8 meters.
How many crew members do the Balikpapan-class and Landing Craft Air Cushion-class have?
The Balikpapan-class has a larger crew complement of 16 compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 5 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Balikpapan-class or Landing Craft Air Cushion-class?
The Landing Craft Air Cushion-class has been built in greater numbers with 97 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Balikpapan-class.