Landing Craft Air Cushion vs Type 073 / 073A / 073III
Overview
The Landing Craft Air Cushion and the Type 073 / 073A / 073III are both Amphibious vessel classes.
The Type 073 / 073A / 073III displaces 1,690 tons — 9.1x the Landing Craft Air Cushion's 185 tons. The Landing Craft Air Cushion reaches 70 knots vs 18 knots for the Type 073 / 073A / 073III. Operational range is 300 nautical miles for the Landing Craft Air Cushion vs 1,000 for the Type 073 / 073A / 073III. The Landing Craft Air Cushion carries a crew of 5 vs 60 for the Type 073 / 073A / 073III.
The Landing Craft Air Cushion was produced in 97 units vs 1 for the Type 073 / 073A / 073III. The Landing Craft Air Cushion was commissioned in 1986, 6 years after the Type 073 / 073A / 073III (1980).
| 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 |
| Chinese medium landing ship, 1,690 tons displacement, entered service in 1980. | |
| Origin | 🇨🇳 China |
| Category | Amphibious vessel |
| Type | Medium landing ship |
| Manufacturer | Chinese State Industry |
| Year introduced | 1980 |
| Number built | 1 unit |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Displacement | 185 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 70.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | 300 nm at 35 knots ◉ |
| Length | 26.8 m ◉ |
| Beam | 14.0 m ◉ |
| Crew | 5 ◉ |
| Propulsion | 4 Avco Lycoming TF40B, (4,390 hp; 3,270 kW) each |
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| Displacement | 1,690 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 18.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | 1,000 nm at 16 knots ◉ |
| Length | 77.4 m ◉ |
| Beam | 10.4 m ◉ |
| Crew | 60 ◉ |
| Propulsion | -- |
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