Balikpapan vs Polnocny
Balikpapan vs Polnocny at a glance — displacement 517 vs 834 tons, length 44 vs 73 m, speed 10 vs 18 knots, crew 16 vs 41.
Specifications
|
Balikpapan |
Polnocny |
| Origin |
🇦🇺 Australia |
🇵🇱 Poland |
| Category |
Amphibious vessel |
Amphibious vessel |
| Type |
Heavy landing craft |
Tank landing ship |
| Manufacturer |
Walkers Limited |
Stocznia Północna |
| Year introduced |
1973 |
1967 |
| Number built |
8 units |
108 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
517 tons |
834 tons |
| Maximum speed |
10.0 knots |
18.0 knots |
| Range |
3,000 nm |
1,000 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
44.5 m |
73.0 m |
| Beam |
10.1 m |
9.6 m |
| Crew |
16 |
41 |
Armament & Systems
|
Balikpapan |
Polnocny |
| Armament |
- two 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns
|
- Strela 2(SA-N-5) surface-to-air missile system (4 launchers)
- 30 mm AK-230 air defence gun (2 or 4 twin mounts)
- 140 mm Ogon 18-barreled rocket launcher(2)
|
| Propulsion |
2 × Detroit 12–71 diesel motors (original); 2 × Caterpillar 3406E diesel engines (RAN since 2005) |
2 Soviet Kolomna 40-D two stroke diesels, 2 shafts, 4,400 bhp |
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Which has greater displacement, the Balikpapan-class or Polnocny-class?
The Polnocny-class has greater displacement at 834 tons compared to the Balikpapan-class's 517 tons.
Which is faster, the Balikpapan-class or Polnocny-class?
The Polnocny-class is faster with a maximum speed of 18 knots compared to the Balikpapan-class's 10 knots.
Which has longer range, the Balikpapan-class or Polnocny-class?
The Balikpapan-class has a longer range at 3,000 nautical miles compared to the Polnocny-class's 1,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Balikpapan-class or Polnocny-class?
The Polnocny-class is longer at 73.0 meters compared to the Balikpapan-class's 44.5 meters.
How many crew members do the Balikpapan-class and Polnocny-class have?
The Polnocny-class has a larger crew complement of 41 compared to the Balikpapan-class's 16 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Balikpapan-class or Polnocny-class?
The Polnocny-class has been built in greater numbers with 108 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Balikpapan-class.