ANaval support & landing craft
Offshore Raiding Craft
small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols
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ANaval support & landing craft
small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols

At a glance
Offshore Raiding Craftlarger figure on 0 of 2
Tsaplya-class LCAClarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source9.1m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Offshore Raiding Craft | Tsaplya-class LCAC |
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| Power | Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm.[source] | 2 × 4,000 hp (3,000 kW) PR-77 gas turbines or M70FRU, E80D7 M85 M70FRU2 2 lift fans, 2 propulsion fans 2 four-bladed variable-pitch propellers[source] |
| Builders | Holyhead Marine Services[source] | Almaz, Khabarovsk Shipyard, Amur, More, etc.[source] |
| Active | Several dozen CRC/ORC as of 2024 (troop-carrying and fire-support variants)[source] | — |
| Type | Fast Assault Craft[source] | Air-cushioned landing craft |
31.6 m (103 ft 8 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Armament | Fwd; single or twin GPMG. Aft 2 off; .50 cal, GPMG or 40mm grenade launchers , Gau mini gun[source] | 2 × AK-230 or AK-306 30 mm AA 1 × SA-N-5 / 8 SAM position 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns 2 × 40 mm grenade launchers[source] |
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| Armour | Dynema ballistic protection to defeat 7.62mm x 39 Ball at 20m. (optional)[source] | — |
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| Role | small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform | — |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 4, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 | Soviet Union[source] Soviet Union[source] |
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| Name | — | Tsaplya class[source] |
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| Operators | — | Russian Navy (pending) Republic of Korea Navy (3 in service)[source] |
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| Built | — | 1982–1991[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1982–present[source] |
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| Planned | — | 5–12[source] |
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| Completed | — | 10[source] |
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| Capacity | — | Up to 45 tons : 1 main battle tank plus 80 troops or 25 tons plus 160 troops[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Curl Stone; I-band[source] |
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