(Asien) Indische Marine

[Erich]

oha .. 4 solche Schiffe wären ein deutlicher Sprung für die Inder
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ein paar weitere Infos bzw. QUellen
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mfg Flugbahn

noch eine Quelle:
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India To Construct 4 LPDs
Dec. 12, 2013 - 11:37AM | By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI |
NEW DELHI — The Indian Navy has floated a US $2.6 billion domestic tender for construction of four landing platform docks (LPDs) and bids were sent to domestic shipyards, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering, and ABG Shipyard.
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The LPD tender states the ship should be no more than 215 meters long and have a draft not to exceed 8 meters, in full load conditions. The ship will be powered by electric propulsion systems and have an endurance of 45 days with a maximum sustained speed of not less than 20 knots.

The LPD would operate a combination of landing craft, including landing craft mechanized to ferry tanks; landing craft, vehicle, personnel to transport troops; and the fast-moving landing craft air cushion vessels.

The LPD should be able to carry six main battle tanks, 20 infantry combat vehicles and 40 heavy trucks.

The ship also should be equipped with a point defense missile system, the close-in weapon system, an anti-torpedo decoy system, a chaff system, and heavy and light machine guns.

Special operation helicopters and large helicopters, up to 35 tons, will operate from the ship.

The LPD should be able to accommodate 1,430 personnel, including 60 officers, 470 sailors and 900 troops.

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India’s only operational LPD, the former USS Trenton now renamed as INS Jalashwa, was acquired in 1997 and can carry 900 troops, six tanks, 2000 tons of stores, four landing craft and six helicopters, and has a range of 7,700 kilometers at 20 knots.

Jalashwa has a seaworthy life of about 15 years since its commissioning in 2007.

Apart from Jalashwa, the Navy operates three Shardul-class tank landing ships, and four Polnochny-class landing ships.
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