Foudre vs Landing Craft Air Cushion
Foudre vs Landing Craft Air Cushion at a glance — displacement 11,880 vs 185 tons, length 168 vs 26 m, speed 21 vs 70 knots, crew 215 vs 5.
Specifications
|
Foudre |
Landing Craft Air Cushion |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Amphibious vessel |
Amphibious vessel |
| Type |
Landing platform dock |
Landing craft |
| Manufacturer |
DCN Brest |
Textron Marine and Land Systems |
| Year introduced |
1990 |
1986 |
| Number built |
2 units |
97 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$380 million |
$24 million |
| Displacement |
11,880 tons |
185 tons |
| Maximum speed |
21.0 knots |
70.0 knots |
| Range |
11,000 nm at 15 knots |
300 nm at 35 knots |
| Length |
168.0 m |
26.8 m |
| Beam |
23.5 m |
14.0 m |
| Crew |
215 |
5 |
Armament & Systems
|
Foudre |
Landing Craft Air Cushion |
| Armament |
- 3 Simbad launcher systems for Mistral SAMs
- 3 × single 30 mm Breda-Mauser guns
- 4 × single 12.7 mm machine guns
|
- Two M240B machine guns
- Mk 19 Mod 3 40 mm grenade launcher
|
| Propulsion |
2 × SEMT-Pielstick 16 PC 2.5 V400 diesel engines (15,480 kW), 2 × controllable-pitch propellers, 1 × bow thruster (750 kW) |
4 Avco Lycoming TF40B, (4,390 hp; 3,270 kW) each |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Foudre-class or Landing Craft Air Cushion-class?
The Foudre-class has greater displacement at 11,880 tons compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 185 tons.
Which is faster, the Foudre-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 Foudre-class's 21 knots.
Which has longer range, the Foudre-class or Landing Craft Air Cushion-class?
The Foudre-class has a longer range at 11,000 nautical miles compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 300 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Foudre-class or Landing Craft Air Cushion-class?
The Foudre-class is longer at 168.0 meters compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 26.8 meters.
How many crew members do the Foudre-class and Landing Craft Air Cushion-class have?
The Foudre-class has a larger crew complement of 215 compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 5 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Foudre-class or Landing Craft Air Cushion-class?
The Foudre-class is more expensive at approximately $380 million per unit compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class at $24 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Foudre-class or Landing Craft Air Cushion-class?
The Landing Craft Air Cushion-class has been built in greater numbers with 97 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Foudre-class.