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Navy Rejects Project 12322 Zubr Air-Cushion Landing Ships |
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Russian
Navy command made a decision not to purchase Project 12322 Zubr small-size
air-cushion landing ships, reports Izvestiya referring to a source in
Navy Main HQ.
Instead, it is planned to build new dynamic and static buoyancy boats
which will be based on various landing ships including Mistral-class
helicopter carriers. |
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Zubr
class (Project 1232.2 class, NATO reporting name Pomornik) Air-cushioned
landing craft
(picture: US Navy)
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Development of Zubr
small-size air-cushion landing ships started in the USSR in 1978, and
the first serial ship joined Soviet Navy in 1988. Its carrying capacity
is 3 main battle tanks with overall mass of 150 tons or 10 armored personnel
carriers weighing up to 131 tons plus 140 marines, or 8 infantry fighting
vehicles with mass up to 115 tons. Instead of armor, Zubr is capable to
accommodate other 366 men.
In total, 14 Zubr-class ships had been launched; only two of them remained
in inventory of Russian Navy. Five ships were utilized, two – uncompleted,
and five – sold to Greece where they are currently used as tourist
craft.
From: B-Port |
