Landing Craft Air Cushion vs Ropucha
Landing Craft Air Cushion vs Ropucha at a glance — displacement 185 vs 4,080 tons, length 26 vs 112 m, speed 70 vs 18 knots, crew 5 vs 98.
Specifications
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Landing Craft Air Cushion |
Ropucha |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
| Category |
Amphibious vessel |
Amphibious vessel |
| Type |
Landing craft |
Landing ship |
| Manufacturer |
Textron Marine and Land Systems |
Stocznia Północna Shipyard |
| Year introduced |
1986 |
1974 |
| Number built |
97 units |
28 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$24 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
185 tons |
4,080 tons |
| Maximum speed |
70.0 knots |
18.0 knots |
| Range |
300 nm at 35 knots |
6,100 nm at 15 knots |
| Length |
26.8 m |
112.5 m |
| Beam |
14.0 m |
15.0 m |
| Crew |
5 |
98 |
Armament & Systems
|
Landing Craft Air Cushion |
Ropucha |
| Armament |
- Two M240B machine guns
- Mk 19 Mod 3 40 mm grenade launcher
|
- 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 |
4 Avco Lycoming TF40B, (4,390 hp; 3,270 kW) each |
2 × 9,600 hp (7,200 kW) Zgoda-Sulzer 16ZVB40/48 diesel engines |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class or Ropucha-class?
The Ropucha-class has greater displacement at 4,080 tons compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 185 tons.
Which is faster, the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class or Ropucha-class?
The Landing Craft Air Cushion-class is faster with a maximum speed of 70 knots compared to the Ropucha-class's 18 knots.
Which has longer range, the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class or Ropucha-class?
The Ropucha-class has a longer range at 6,100 nautical miles compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 300 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class or Ropucha-class?
The Ropucha-class is longer at 112.5 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 Ropucha-class have?
The Ropucha-class has a larger crew complement of 98 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 Ropucha-class?
The Landing Craft Air Cushion-class has been built in greater numbers with 97 vessels compared to 28 vessels of the Ropucha-class.