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The Zubr class, Soviet designation Project 1232.2, (NATO reporting name "Pomornik") is a class of Soviet-designed air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC). The name "Zubr" is Russian for the European bison. [5] This class of military hovercraft is, as of 2023 the world's largest hovercraft, [6] with a standard full load displacement of 555 tons.
TOZ-55-3 «Zubr» (ТОЗ-55-3 «Зубр») - simplified and cheaper version of TOZ-55. It was equipped with one pair of detachable barrels (a 12 gauge smoothbore shotgun) [ 8 ] TOZ-56 ( ТОЗ-56 ) - test prototype, a double-barreled combination gun (with rifled 9mm barrel and smoothbore barrel) [ 1 ]
Zubr-class LCAC. List of active People's Liberation Army Navy amphibious watercraft is a list of amphibious watercraft currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy. The following craft are primarily operated from large amphibious warfare ships such as the Type 071 of the PLAN. They are designed to transport troops and equipment ...
Ships capable of carrying the LCAC include the Wasp (3 LCACs), Tarawa (1), Whidbey Island (4–5), Harpers Ferry (2), and San Antonio (2) classes. All of the planned 91 craft were delivered. Seventeen have since been disassembled or terminated for cost reasons, two are held for R&D, and 36 are in use on each coast at Little Creek, Virginia and ...
A USN LCAC at Camp Pendleton. An air-cushioned landing craft, also called an LCAC (landing craft, air cushioned), is a modern variation on the amphibious landing boat.The majority of these craft are small- to mid-sized multi-purpose hovercraft, also known as "over the beach" ("OTB") craft.
The Type 726 LCAC (with NATO reporting name Yuyi class), also known as the Wild Horse class LCAC(Chinese: 野马型气垫船) is a class of air-cushioned landing craft used by the People's Liberation Army Navy. Six Yuyi-class LCACs are believed to be in service with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), with the first one (3320) being seen at ...
LSF-II 631 Solgae-class (LCAC) Air Cushioned Landing Craft. Builder: South Korea; Displacement: 157 tons (full load) Speed: full loaded 40 knots (74 km/h) Operator: Republic of Korea Navy: 3 in service; Zubr-class (Project 1232.2, NATO reporting name "Pomornik") Air Cushioned Landing Craft
Extremely large hovercraft such as the Zubr-class LCAC used by both the Russian Navy and the PLAN could also technically cover some aspect of landship design by factor of it being also capable of traversing overland as a partial-terrestrial vehicle. At over 50 meters long with a max tonnage weight of 555 tons, it is the closest one could get to ...