Vydra Class (Project 106 Class) Russian Landing Craft

Vydra Class

Landing Craft

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Basic Information

Name

Vydra Class (Project 106 Class) Russian Landing Craft

Designation

Vydra Class

Alternate Designation

Vydra Class; Project 106 Class

Equipment Type

Landing Craft

Manufacturer

—

Date of Introduction

1967

Description

Vydra Class (Project 106 Class) Russian Landing Craft is a class of landing craft of Soviet origin. The NATO reporting name is Vydra. The Vydra was designed in the 1950s as a landing craft with secondary cargo carrying capacity. The design is based on the German World War 2 era MFP class, some of which were captured by Soviet forces. The Vydra has a conventional design with a ramp at the front, cargo area in the middle and superstructure and engine compartment at the rear. For full continuous wartime service a crew of 20 is carried. Standard day jobs can be carried out with less. The capacity consists of 200 tons of cargo or three tanks or 100 troops.

Ground Specifications

Crew 12

Main Weapon 23mm ZSU-23-2

Max Speed 19.5 km/h

Range 2593.4 km

Variants

Russia Vessels Russia built about 50 x Vydra-Class (Project 106 Class) Landing Craft.

Bulgaria Vessels Bulgaria built 13 x Vydra-Class (Project 106 Class) Landing Craft.

Georgia Vessels Georgia bult 2 x Vydra-Class (Project 106 Class) Landing Craft.

Egypt Vessels Egypt built 9 x Vydra-Class (Project 106 Class) Landing Craft.

System

Alternative Designation Vydra Class; Project 106 Class

Type Landing Craft

Builder INA

Crew 12 total (1 Off. + 11 Enl.)

Cargo Capacity Cargo capacity is 176 tons of cargo. Examples: 3 x Main Battle Tanks (MBT), or 4 x Light Tanks (PT-76), or 5 BTR-152, or 6 x general purpose army trucks (ZIL-131), or 10 x military trucks (GAZ-66), or 176 troops.

Dimensions

Length 54.5 m

Beam 7.7 m

Draft 2.3 m

Cargo Deck Length 30 m

Cargo Deck Width 4.5 m

Displacement, Standard 308 tons

Displacement, Full Load 550 tons

Propulsion System

Engine Name 2 x Type 3D12

Engine Type Diesel

Engine Power 600 total bhp

Range 1,400 nm at 10 kts (loaded)

Maximum Speed 10.5 knots

Gun Weapon Systems

Note Most Vydra were unarmed. Some were fitted with two 23mm ZSU-23-2 at the front of the superstructure. During the 1973 Yom Kippur war many Egyptian Vydra were fitted with two twin 37mm M1939 anti-aircraft guns. Both the ZU-23-2 and M1939 are anti-aircraft guns that can also be used against ground targets during landing operations, hence their forward facing position. In 1993 five Bulgarian units were converted to minelayers.

Radar Systems

Navigation Radars 2 x Don Navigation Radars

Protection

Hull The Vydra-Class (Project 106 Class) Russian Landing Craft hull consists of a flat-bottomed tank deck flanked by sidewalls with an open tank deck measuring 30.0 m by 4.5 m. Cargo capacity is 176 tons of cargo. The sidewalls are sharply raked from blunt ends to the waterline; the opening between them is sealed by a landing ramp. Only the after part of the tank deck is covered.

Countermeasures No

NBC Water Washdown System Yes

Image Sources

Notes https://old.weaponsystems.net/weaponsystem/GG08%20-%20Vydra%20class.html; https://weaponsystems.net/system/579-Project+106+class; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Egyptian_landing_craft.jpg;

Details

Country of Origin Russia

Category Naval

Naval

Classification

Domain

Ground

Equipment Status

Active

Dimensions

Length

54.5 m

Width

7.7 m

Height

—

Weight

—

Operators (4)

Russia

Bulgaria

Egypt

Georgia

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