The air cushion landing ship that has made Russia love the giant crown of the world is the European Bison 100 figure

Giant Crown Global is also the world-renowned European Bison Air cushion landing ship, native to the former Soviet Union, Skua class, the former Soviet Union project of that year: Малые десантные корабли на возϰзϰушной подушке проекта 12322.In the world of surface ships, it is definitely huge and friendless, with a full load displacement of 555 tons, a length of 57.3 meters, a width of 25.6 meters, and a crew of 21-31 + 360 soldiers, or 3 T-80s, can also be taken or eight BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, or 10 БТР-80 armored vehicles according to actual mission requirements, speed up to 63 knots, endurance of 300 knots / 55 knots. Because it is too big, it has not been able to take its carrier suitably so far, and it basically charges on its own when fighting.

Air cushion landing craft amphibious landing operations, sharp weapons, traditional landing ships can land on the beachhead is limited, seriously constrained, and the landing ship itself needs to absolutely reach the beachhead to meet the crossing of armored vehicles, and amphibious assault ships for the mothership plus helicopters and air cushion landing ship mode can greatly change this situation, in other words, the former Soviet Union, their operational philosophy and thinking are different, there is no amphibious assault ship and other preliminary preparations - although after the dissolution of Russia tried to buy France's northwest wind amphibious assault ship - that is also a later word. So the former Soviet Union thought of their solution, heavy air cushion landing craft, so the European bison came into service.1988 began to enter service, it is this period of turmoil in the former Soviet Union, it can only be said that the European bison is absolutely untimely, with the collapse of the former Soviet Union, the Russian Navy's capital chain is completely broken, the Russian Navy can only retain the key core ships, and the Bison factory was in Ukraine at that time, for the Russian Navy, some cruisers are classified into the decommissioning list, and there is no energy to continue, The back was followed by 3 tearful ships sold to the Greek Navy (the other was purchased from Ukraine).

With the passage of time, the Russian Navy's operational philosophy has also developed to the European and American styles, bent on obtaining amphibious assault ships, and later France sold to Russia 2 northwest wind class amphibious assault ships, Russia has sent forerunners to carry out adaptation training, and after the Crimean problem, everything has been rewritten, but Russia has not given up, plans to build its own amphibious assault ships, and will continue to be named after "Vladivostok (Vladivostok)" and "Sevastopol (Crimean City)". So the European bison currently has no expansion and development in Russia, only 2 ships are retained in service in the Baltic Fleet, but don't underestimate these two landing ships, the Russian network media on the Beautiful Picture has not been interrupted, often there are its picture updates.

The European Bison's fully enclosed structure is very different from the U.S. LCAC open type, with a power configuration: five UGT-6000 gas turbines with 10,000 horsepower each, three engines to supply 3 large fans - the stern is particularly eye-catching and special small shock needs power, and the other two provide cushion power. Self-defense weapons MS-227/22 tube combined rocket launcher two, spare 66 X2, as well as AK-630-30mm six-barrel gun 2, as well as MTU-2 short-range anti-aircraft missiles, stocked with 16 X2, when need to lay mines, can also carry mines, no doubt although the ship is small, but compared to the United States LCAC can definitely be regarded as a miniature "arsenal ship". The former Soviet Union weapons manufacturing has borrowed from innovation, borrowing from the old rival United States, it is precisely this reason that lays the foundation for a high starting point, and integrates the genes of its own fighting nation, heavy firepower, whether it is air fighters, or ground tank armored vehicles, surface ships or underwater submarines, the Russians first think of how to move stronger firepower, armored vehicles are the most intuitive, prefer the body to become lighter and as far as possible on the ground firepower, but also have the ability to swim, Some are even more in order to satisfy airdrops - only russians and former Soviets did so. Because they are as aggressive as the United States is an offensive defense strategy. A total of 15 ships were built, but today Russia has only 2 (5 have been decommissioned), Greece has 4 in service, and we have 4 in service (2 semi-finished goods purchased by Ukraine, 2 homemade). The European Bison shaped their influence in the history of the air-cushioned landing craft, adding a lot of color.