Landing Craft Air Cushion vs Serna
Overview
The Landing Craft Air Cushion and the Serna are both Amphibious vessel classes.
The Landing Craft Air Cushion displaces 185 tons — 3.0x the Serna's 61 tons. The Landing Craft Air Cushion reaches 70 knots vs 30 knots for the Serna. Operational range is 300 nautical miles for the Landing Craft Air Cushion vs 600 for the Serna. The Landing Craft Air Cushion carries a crew of 5 vs 5 for the Serna.
The Landing Craft Air Cushion was produced in 97 units vs 16 for the Serna. The Landing Craft Air Cushion was commissioned in 1986, 8 years before the Serna (1994).
| 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 |
| Russian landing craft, introduced in 1994, reaches speeds of 30 knots and has a crew of five. | |
| Origin | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Category | Amphibious vessel |
| Type | Landing craft |
| Manufacturer | Vostochnaya Verf |
| Year introduced | 1994 |
| Number built | 16 units |
| 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 | 61 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 30.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | 600 nm at 100 knots ◉ |
| Length | 25.7 m ◉ |
| Beam | 5.7 m ◉ |
| Crew | 5 ◉ |
| Propulsion | 2 × 3,300 hp (2,500 kW) M-503A-3 diesels (№807-811 – 2 × 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) MTU16V2000M90 diesels); 2 × 16 kW DG-16/1500 diesel generators |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which has greater displacement, the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class or Serna-class?
The Landing Craft Air Cushion-class has greater displacement at 185 tons compared to the Serna-class's 61 tons.
Which is faster, the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class or Serna-class?
The Landing Craft Air Cushion-class is faster with a maximum speed of 70 knots compared to the Serna-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class or Serna-class?
The Serna-class has a longer range at 600 nautical miles compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 300 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class or Serna-class?
The Landing Craft Air Cushion-class is longer at 26.8 meters compared to the Serna-class's 25.6 meters.
How many crew members do the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class and Serna-class have?
The Serna-class has a larger crew complement of 5 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 Serna-class?
The Landing Craft Air Cushion-class has been built in greater numbers with 97 vessels compared to 16 vessels of the Serna-class.