Balikpapan vs Ropucha
Balikpapan vs Ropucha at a glance — displacement 517 vs 4,080 tons, length 44 vs 112 m, speed 10 vs 18 knots, crew 16 vs 98.
Specifications
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Balikpapan |
Ropucha |
| Origin |
🇦🇺 Australia |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
| Category |
Amphibious vessel |
Amphibious vessel |
| Type |
Heavy landing craft |
Landing ship |
| Manufacturer |
Walkers Limited |
Stocznia Północna Shipyard |
| Year introduced |
1973 |
1974 |
| Number built |
8 units |
28 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
517 tons |
4,080 tons |
| Maximum speed |
10.0 knots |
18.0 knots |
| Range |
3,000 nm |
6,100 nm at 15 knots |
| Length |
44.5 m |
112.5 m |
| Beam |
10.1 m |
15.0 m |
| Crew |
16 |
98 |
Armament & Systems
|
Balikpapan |
Ropucha |
| Armament |
- two 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns
|
- 2 × 57 mm AK-725 double guns (Ropucha I)
- 1 × 76 mm AK-176 (Ropucha II)
- 2 × 30 122 mm rocket launcher A-215 Grad-M
- Strela 2 (SA-N-5) surface-to-air missile system (4 launchers)
- 2 × 30 mm AK-630 six-barreled gatling guns (Ropucha II)
|
| Propulsion |
2 × Detroit 12–71 diesel motors (original); 2 × Caterpillar 3406E diesel engines (RAN since 2005) |
2 × 9,600 hp (7,200 kW) Zgoda-Sulzer 16ZVB40/48 diesel engines |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Balikpapan-class or Ropucha-class?
The Ropucha-class has greater displacement at 4,080 tons compared to the Balikpapan-class's 517 tons.
Which is faster, the Balikpapan-class or Ropucha-class?
The Ropucha-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 Ropucha-class?
The Ropucha-class has a longer range at 6,100 nautical miles compared to the Balikpapan-class's 3,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Balikpapan-class or Ropucha-class?
The Ropucha-class is longer at 112.5 meters compared to the Balikpapan-class's 44.5 meters.
How many crew members do the Balikpapan-class and Ropucha-class have?
The Ropucha-class has a larger crew complement of 98 compared to the Balikpapan-class's 16 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Balikpapan-class or Ropucha-class?
The Ropucha-class has been built in greater numbers with 28 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Balikpapan-class.