Foudre vs Ropucha
Foudre vs Ropucha at a glance — displacement 11,880 vs 4,080 tons, length 168 vs 112 m, speed 21 vs 18 knots, crew 215 vs 98.
Specifications
|
Foudre |
Ropucha |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
| Category |
Amphibious vessel |
Amphibious vessel |
| Type |
Landing platform dock |
Landing ship |
| Manufacturer |
DCN Brest |
Stocznia Północna Shipyard |
| Year introduced |
1990 |
1974 |
| Number built |
2 units |
28 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$380 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
11,880 tons |
4,080 tons |
| Maximum speed |
21.0 knots |
18.0 knots |
| Range |
11,000 nm at 15 knots |
6,100 nm at 15 knots |
| Length |
168.0 m |
112.5 m |
| Beam |
23.5 m |
15.0 m |
| Crew |
215 |
98 |
Armament & Systems
|
Foudre |
Ropucha |
| Armament |
- 3 Simbad launcher systems for Mistral SAMs
- 3 × single 30 mm Breda-Mauser guns
- 4 × single 12.7 mm 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 × SEMT-Pielstick 16 PC 2.5 V400 diesel engines (15,480 kW), 2 × controllable-pitch propellers, 1 × bow thruster (750 kW) |
2 × 9,600 hp (7,200 kW) Zgoda-Sulzer 16ZVB40/48 diesel engines |
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Which has greater displacement, the Foudre-class or Ropucha-class?
The Foudre-class has greater displacement at 11,880 tons compared to the Ropucha-class's 4,080 tons.
Which is faster, the Foudre-class or Ropucha-class?
The Foudre-class is faster with a maximum speed of 21 knots compared to the Ropucha-class's 18 knots.
Which has longer range, the Foudre-class or Ropucha-class?
The Foudre-class has a longer range at 11,000 nautical miles compared to the Ropucha-class's 6,100 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Foudre-class or Ropucha-class?
The Foudre-class is longer at 168.0 meters compared to the Ropucha-class's 112.5 meters.
How many crew members do the Foudre-class and Ropucha-class have?
The Foudre-class has a larger crew complement of 215 compared to the Ropucha-class's 98 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Foudre-class or Ropucha-class?
The Ropucha-class has been built in greater numbers with 28 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Foudre-class.