Landing Craft Air Cushion vs Polnocny
Landing Craft Air Cushion vs Polnocny at a glance — displacement 185 vs 834 tons, length 26 vs 73 m, speed 70 vs 18 knots, crew 5 vs 41.
Specifications
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Landing Craft Air Cushion |
Polnocny |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇵🇱 Poland |
| Category |
Amphibious vessel |
Amphibious vessel |
| Type |
Landing craft |
Tank landing ship |
| Manufacturer |
Textron Marine and Land Systems |
Stocznia Północna |
| Year introduced |
1986 |
1967 |
| Number built |
97 units |
108 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$24 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
185 tons |
834 tons |
| Maximum speed |
70.0 knots |
18.0 knots |
| Range |
300 nm at 35 knots |
1,000 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
26.8 m |
73.0 m |
| Beam |
14.0 m |
9.6 m |
| Crew |
5 |
41 |
Armament & Systems
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Landing Craft Air Cushion |
Polnocny |
| Armament |
- Two M240B machine guns
- Mk 19 Mod 3 40 mm grenade launcher
|
- 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 |
4 Avco Lycoming TF40B, (4,390 hp; 3,270 kW) each |
2 Soviet Kolomna 40-D two stroke diesels, 2 shafts, 4,400 bhp |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class or Polnocny-class?
The Polnocny-class has greater displacement at 834 tons compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 185 tons.
Which is faster, the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class or Polnocny-class?
The Landing Craft Air Cushion-class is faster with a maximum speed of 70 knots compared to the Polnocny-class's 18 knots.
Which has longer range, the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class or Polnocny-class?
The Polnocny-class has a longer range at 1,000 nautical miles compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 300 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class or Polnocny-class?
The Polnocny-class is longer at 73.0 meters compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 26.8 meters.
How many crew members do the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class and Polnocny-class have?
The Polnocny-class has a larger crew complement of 41 compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 5 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class or Polnocny-class?
The Polnocny-class has been built in greater numbers with 108 vessels compared to 97 vessels of the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class.