Landing Craft Air Cushion vs Mk IV LCU
Overview
The Landing Craft Air Cushion and the Mk IV LCU are both Amphibious vessel classes.
The Mk IV LCU displaces 1,001 tons — 5.4x the Landing Craft Air Cushion's 185 tons. The Landing Craft Air Cushion reaches 70 knots vs 15 knots for the Mk IV LCU. Operational range is 300 nautical miles for the Landing Craft Air Cushion vs 2,500 for the Mk IV LCU. The Landing Craft Air Cushion carries a crew of 5 vs 56 for the Mk IV LCU.
The Landing Craft Air Cushion was produced in 97 units vs 8 for the Mk IV LCU. Cost per hull is $41M for the Landing Craft Air Cushion vs $540M for the Mk IV LCU. The Landing Craft Air Cushion was commissioned in 1986, 31 years before the Mk IV LCU (2017).
| American amphibious landing craft, introduced in 1986, achieves 70 knots using four gas turbine engines. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Amphibious vessel |
| Type | Landing craft |
| Manufacturer | Textron Marine and Land Systems |
| Year introduced | 1986 |
| Number built | 97 units |
| Estimated unit price | $41 million |
| Indian landing craft utility, introduced in 2017, powered by two MTU diesel engines. | |
| Origin | 🇮🇳 India |
| Category | Amphibious vessel |
| Type | Landing craft utility |
| Manufacturer | GRSE |
| Year introduced | 2017 |
| Number built | 8 units |
| Estimated unit price | $540 million |
| Displacement | 185 tons â—‰ |
| Maximum speed | 70.0 knots â—‰ |
| Range | 300 nm at 35 knots â—‰ |
| Length | 26.8 m â—‰ |
| Beam | 14.0 m â—‰ |
| Crew | 5 â—‰ |
| Propulsion | 4 Avco Lycoming TF40B, (4,390 hp; 3,270 kW) each |
| Armament |
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| Displacement | 1,001 tons â—‰ |
| Maximum speed | 15.0 knots â—‰ |
| Range | 2,500 nm â—‰ |
| Length | 62.8 m â—‰ |
| Beam | 11.0 m â—‰ |
| Crew | 56 â—‰ |
| Propulsion | 2 MTU 16V 4000 M53 diesel engines Fixed-pitch propellers |
| Armament |
2 × 30 mm CRN 91 naval gun 12.7 mm heavy machine guns 7.62 mm machine guns Igla man-portable surface-to-air missiles |
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