Giant Russian Zubr-class LCAC Hovercraft in Action
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2022
- The Soviet Zubr-class LCAC or air-cushioned landing craft is the world’s largest hovercraft ever produced.
Displacing over 555 tons and measuring more than 57 meters, the Zubr or Pormornik is the ultimate amphibious vehicle used for disembarking and embarking troops, supplies, and vehicles.
Thanks to its squared shape and unique pontoon structure, the Zubr can carry 500 heavily armed Russian marines, 10 armored vehicles, or three battle tanks to swiftly deliver them to the battlefield.
Developed in the 1980s by the Soviet Navy, the amphibious vehicle has been constantly modified to keep it updated with modern technologies. Today, less than a dozen such vessels have been produced, but the Russian Navy has ambitious plans to develop more and deploy them all the way to the Pacific and Eastern Europe.
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I like how you used mostly b footage of American LCACs.
Can't imagine the soviets/russians relesed a lot of footage of millitary equiptment...
Just going to say, why is there a hmmwv on a Russian landing craft 🤔
Reasonably sure those are Greek Zubr's. Greece has more of them then russia has, Ukraine has sold and scrapped more than Russia has, China has more than Russia have - this video is kinda a joke.
russia lcac’s big n good , but usa lcac’s is outstanding performance compared to russia lcac’s , cause they can be any where , any place more useful , ..
@@ProstyRobbs because Greece has hmmvs
Uh...didn't some of that footage have vessels with "US NAVY" printed on the side? Damned clever of those Soviets. Much better than stupid old camouflage.
And it’s also a war crime isn’t it?
Edit: yep, it’s a war crime.
@AndrewdoesVT. Don't the Country have to Declare War?
The US Navy also have a few of these....I've seen them first hand
@@kennethhoppe2259 yes… what else is military equipment for?
There is a lot of B roll in this videos. It’s hard to fill them all with the most accurate items. 🤓
That tilt shift image used in the thumbnail looks incredible to me. It’s like a Star Wars star destroyer or something….
Exactly what I thought
Yeah, it certainly catches your attention. Never seen anything else like it. (other than in something like Star Wars, Sci-Fi movies). Noisy as hell I would image.
I love how it showed a Navy LCAC in the video.
I noticed that too bro
Was that a US LCAC or was it just a Greek Zubr with NATO hardware on it? I wasn't entirely sure.
@@duiwel There was both footage of US LCACs and Greek Zubrs. How to tell the difference? American LCACs are open top and have only two large fans as well as the control cab off to one side. Zubrs are enclosed and have three huge fans. So if you see NATO equipment coming off/out of an enclosed LCAC then it's likely a Greek Zubr.
At the risk of sounding critical I didn't know the Russians had had us military uniforms and Humvees
There were a lot of clips in this video that didn't relate to the thing he was talking about.
Nobody should take this channel too seriously imo it's full of inaccuracies, unrelated b-roll, and poorly proofread scripts. That being said there is a lot of cool stuff and decent production value so still worth watching as long as you take everything with a big grain of salt.
I think the poster does this on purpose to generate comments.
@@maska-1543 you watch infographics show?
@@bobman36 Yeah on occasion. Pretty good stuff from what I've seen.
Greece has 3 of these, and I have seen them in action. Trully impressive, huge size, very loud -audible from 6 miles at least-, very big water cloud behind them and very fast! They landed troops and vehicles on a beach very quick. Easy target? Maybe if unescorted!
easy target from above or below . . . They have little ability to take a hit of anything.
That's the big draw back , not very stealthy, both auditable and visual.
....as I sneak up in snorkel gear with a dive knife
4. Not 3.
Not enough B roll??? Either that, or the US Navy is using them too!!
Did wonder if Russia had Humvees in its military
Good thing it's equipped with a magnetic compass. Without it you never know, might invade a neighbor while off one exercise.
:D
nice
Thanks
I do love hovercraft.. I remember there was one near home in a town with a lake that would take tourists out over the lake and nearby flat lands. So versatile!
You write good. Are you English?
this big boi awakens some things in me
Very cool!
Can pronounce LCAC as “El-kak”
This is good for rescue missions. But for an assault vehicle it would only work well against a weak country. Still a very cool peice of engineering. I think it's just too big of a target that won't hold enough fuel to make it back from a combat mission against a world power. With tomahawk misses, javelins, etc, I don't think it could stand up. Gr8 video. This thing is massive!!!
They're not supposed to operate in isolation - there's a whole fleet behind and beside them.
@@legbreaker2762 which would not be able to close to a prepared enemy without getting destroyed by many anti ship missiles
@@einar8019 you do realise many of those vessels are there specifically for the purpose of countering those anti ship missiles?
@@legbreaker2762 look how much that helped the moscow
They could still be used against a modern power, just not in a contested beach landing. The beach SHOULD be already secured and the vessel should be supported by an allied fleet
For many years you could get a commercial ferry service to the UK from Calais, it was. Almost the same length as the Russian one, on the service there was one French craft and the remainder were British. It was a fantastic service …. As long as the sea conditions were ok….. passing slow moving ships was lots of fun in the early 1970’s
An awesome engineering feat, no matter the shortcomings. Perfect for tourists
It’s pretty sweet not going to lie
Lmao as if Russia will ever get any more tourists again. Other than local and Chinese tourists (and we all know what they are like).
I'd prefer to see it as an underwater tourist attraction
@@hapidjus2520 why is that?
@@danielmartin7838 🤔 Umm, it'd be perfect for making an artificial reef which would help the environment?? 🤷 It could be home for marine life while protecting any endangered Black Sea fish species. Ukraine will also enjoy a boost in tourism thanks to it becoming a destination for scuba divers. 😉 ⛵🌊 🤿📷 🐠🐟
Thanks👍
“Largest ever produced” tends to be expensive, complicated to make and maintain and tends be a huge target
Great work keep it up
You have to treat these videos like an audio only podcast when it comes to images
So cool!
That thumbnail makes it look like an Imperial Star Cruiser beached itself... Maybe it's just me🤷
i wouldn't be surprised if these started popping up in different places.
...to easy to destroy without a coordinated/combined military - Russia is broke so these will fall out of maintenance fast and be junk piles....
This hovercraft was featured in the movie Edge of Tomorrow.
I like your stuff dude, but so often you just leave us hanging for more
it would make a great artificial reef . like their best ship has become
Looks like a nice big juicy target.
They are large, expensive, and seem to have large vulnerable areas like ducted fans and fabric(?) cushions. I'd expect them to be used, at most, once. If that's so, perhaps a fleet of smaller, cheaper, throw-away transports make more sense.
Size is a disadvantage here -- imagine how long it needs to sit like a target while being unloaded.
OTOH, think of the kind of runabout you could build on top of this platform! Just the accessory your mega-yacht lacks!
Almost the exact same as americas, whats you point?
@@tylerdurden4006 Yup. The advantage to these big air cushioned landers is that they can rapidly put heavy equipment on the beach in a hurry. A smaller vessel may not be able to carry a main battle tank, this thing can carry three, or a shitload of mechanized infantry. Does it have drawbacks? Sure. Does it have strengths, also sure.
@@tylerdurden4006 the point is that this hovercraft is an heavy military transport, and the american tanks carried by their hovecraft don't start to explode when they see a javelin
@@tylerdurden4006 obviously you haven’t served in the US military so I understand your knowledge is limited. Maybe a little research might help
The cushion is not needed to hover? It just stabilizes it, it’s not like a balloon it can take shots.
🤔....coming from somewhere deep inside my head, I can hear a song....😎 C & C Thang 🎶
Really amazing machine, appreciate yet another unique look at another feat of engineering 👍
Its a brilliant machine. I think the Russian lcac is better then Americas. It seems more stable then ours.
They look like easy targets for Neptune and Harpoon missiles. Impressive boats though.
So are the US aircraft carriers
@@im_qwesi1194 Do I need to explain why you are wrong?
@@im_qwesi1194 that's why us carriers operate in battlegroups lol, same can't be said about the russian navy
My thought exactly.
@@jadennguyen1155 Russian navy converts to sub battle groups *kchchch*
2:33 the DUKW is still running on the east coast of the US to do land and water tours of coastal cities.
The duck boat tours travel up the Charles River of Boston, and drive around the city.
They're pretty cool.
(I know not fully related, but kinda cool.)
knew an ex-REME ??? ( cant remember the rank) years ago who said the DUKWs were floating sieves and the maint on them was horrendous. he still loved them just because of what they were.
Seattle has them as well...
While my parents brought me and my brother to live in boston we went on the duck boat tours. Once it was mentioned in the video first thought was driving into the canal thinking this better float cause its cold af out lol
Liverpool docks had a DUK it sank but apparently it is back
@00:50 - NICE WORK !
Most impressive...
Cool! Now do the Tsar-Tank! :D
Could you perhaps Gather footage and information on Soviet “aist” class lcac? footage of the aist was used already in the intro
Russia: "We have big hovercraft. It can carry lots of men and cargo. Behold our power."
NATO: "That's a nice craft you got there. You ever heard that old saying about putting all your eggs in one basket?"
Russia: "No."
NATO: "Shame."
The US has its own version if these, which were shown in the video.
Please make a video about the Bora guided missile hovercraft surface effect ship.
I like your channel, but some of your video and pictures don't correlate with your description.
I didn't realize Greece used these
Great targets
This craft is perfect for the numerous islands that are in close proximity in the Aegean Sea.
When looking at the thumbnail I thought the hovercraft was the thing in the foreground when the beast appeared to me from the background and blew my mind.
It came out of nowhere like an evil aberration rearing it’s ugly spirit.
What a monster!
Everybody talk about size will be a problem. If so aircraft carriers would not exist. This naval vehicles are used in case you can't use ports or have shallow waters and in Greece its great to move troops. We have a labyrinth of small islands where other big ships can't have easy access to deploy other vehicles.
Read the title incorrectly as, ‘Giant Russian Hovercraft in Acton’ and shat myself for a sec. ‘ooh it’s fuckin kicking off, lads’
LOL at the author having to use mostly US hovercraft footage because the US ones actually are functional.
Monstrous they are.
That is cool info but why no one want make video about dt30 amfibious vehicle. I think this should be mensioned somewhere.
I like how you showed the marine corps new toy the ACV At 2:18
What's the minimum number of crewmen needed to operate the LCAC?
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Asking for a super villain.
This would be awesome for relief efforts
Sweet vehicle
can we use this type of hovercraft as a landcruiser?
People keep commenting how vulnerable and how juicy a target this is, but so is every troop carrier. At the distance anti ship missiles are fired, the noise doesn't matter, only the radar signature really. The high speed of this thing is a big advantage because it is simply not in the danger zone for so long. Landing on a contested beach is pretty much out of the question these days.
Disclaimer: Half of the footage isn't Russian, it's US Landing Craft and it's deployment from a LHD.
As usual, but hey 50% is great for this channel!
@@mmdirtyworkz I can give him some slack since finding modern footage of russian military equipment that actually is functional is fairly hard.
@@HerpDerpNV I was gonna say there’s plenty of footage, but the caveat is “functional” and then it’s rock bottom.
Footage of Russian hovercrafts are hard to find in particular, I think the only way to find “aist” class lcac footage is archives and weird Russian tv show
this guy has an unimaginably strange voice
The best target ever!!
Ahhhhh land mine proof makes sense now.
Sir Christopher Cockerell inventor of the hovercraft was British they used to cross the channel,Canadian Coastguard have big fine examples
Excellent video 📹
Greece 🇬🇷 operates 4
Many islands 🏝?
I think it is an enormous and highly vulnerable, High value, High signature target.
It’s not an aircraft carrier, it’s an assault craft it operates when and where nothing can take it out
they have antiaircraft missiles
Just more Harpoon targets 🎯
Perfect for tourists and rescue missions, NOT war. It will be a sitting duck slow target for today’s missiles.
Nice
Big
Target.....
& where is it?
Bigger than those used as car ferries on the English Channel in the 1980's ?
How many of them are laying on the seabed of Black Sea?
Behemoth.
Within 10 years we will see em in action.
And how did you make the jump from amphibious vehicles to hovercraft? Sorry, but you're reaching a tad too much here.
Would be nice if the scenes in the video had more relation to the subject of the video.
Greece use them for rapid reinforcement of Greeck islands
Have you ever ate a whopper????
Why not make tank hovercrafts? Or even land battleship hovercraft?
Now question how much of that gear works….maybe half.
Deploy to the Pacific? They can't even invade their neighbours successfully 🤣
Y'all, that there hover craft is slicker owl snot.🦉 If they wanted to be serious they should have ask the U.S . Marine Corp. They've been kicking butts since 1804 and the shores of Tripoli. Whether you love 'em or hate'em they often are called upon to defend what they think is right, and they go without complaining. You should have consulted with when you had the chance.
Hell yeah brother! God bless live laugh love yeee haw
Zubr, is that 'target' in Ruzzian?
Make one about crane-tanks
Do a feature on a Russian hovercraft, and throw in some footage of the U.S. Navy LCAC. Got it...
If there wasn't wrong footage, this channel wouldn't survive ! LoL
@@edwardfletcher7790 Understood, but why show U.S. Navy LCAC operations when the subject is a Russian vehicle?
@@fretsward2225 I'm saying this stupid channel always shows wrong footage, planes, ships etc They always mistakes in the details too.
The darn Rooskies always have to build the biggest everything lol. So fascinating the Soviet era stuff. Bald and Bankrupt expanded my interest beyond military. Man, even the new stuff in this last decade is fascinating.
Wait! Russia has only two of these? Hardly a ringing endorsement of their value.
Russia has 6 of them, 2 in service china and Greece have 2 as well if I’m not mistaken
And so easily air conditioned by just a couple Neptune Missiles! Just another of white elephant liked the Ekranoplan when do you consider things liked the Neptune, Harpoon, Tomahawk ASM, AND the multitude of others ASM out there. Not to mentioned the MLRS systems which cand ruin their day. They maked very big, juicy targets. That is why US Marines used smaller ones, but more of them.
Yes, i was thinking of the Ekranoplans, wasn't one of the models (i think it was known as the Eaglet?) touted as an amphibious landing ship for the military, i do agree they seem crazy (sitting duck) but if their inception was in the 80's soviet thinking at that time was if the west had something then the USSR would have the same but bigger, another possible factor was the soviet union never mounted a full seaborne invasion whereas the US was experienced in this so knew many smaller landing craft had a better attrition rate than a few big landing craft.
US have the exact same vehicle lmao
@@stevehill4615
The Soviets Union did haved a Loon-class Ekranoplan and all so one as called the Caspian Sea Monster. Those ones were ASM shooter crafts maked for wrecking air crafts carrier battle groups. Each would carried SIX sunburns SS-N-22 . Is this being what are you meand?
Anyone remember that Jackie Chan movie involving a hovercraft? I cant remember the name.
Would those be able to make it across the Pacific?
There was once a hovercraft ferry service that took passengers and vehicles from the UK to France. It exist no more, since bad weather frequently caused it to cease operating until the weather improved. This meant it was operating at a disadvantage compared to the other more traditional ferries. Hovercraft are particularly susceptible to bad weather, and the conditions in the pacific can be a lot worse than those in the English channel.
Gas priced played a big role in the end of the hover farry
Ah, the Zubr class underwater assault submarine. Soon to join the Moskva guided missile submarine.
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Feed it to the Byraktar.
Buy some bread and stop dreaming of conquests that will not end up good for you.
Cringe
It will enjoy it a lot
@@bycoxtax8562 russian army is cringe lel
@@drpepper3838 we’re super lucky we don’t have people like you, who’s making jokes on a country that can wipe out life from Earth, and which no one could do shit against it (read it like “hypersonic nukes”). We’re lucky we have people who don’t underestimate the enemy on a war, in which, for fuck’ sake, even the US would’ve struggled to make and do advancements.
This will provide mobility year round in the Arctic
I wonder how many seagulls those fans have consumed.
Best if only used against undefended shores.
6 barrel automatic gun.... Shows an unguided rocket pod....
These videos are bullshit. Put together by AI or something.
I wonder how these like stormshadow missiles
That gigantic thing can only carry 3 tanks?
Those things are very cool. Our LCACs need more guns......and maybe a few missile launchers......
I won't be riding into battle on an air mattress.
we pronounce it as a 2 syllable word ... el-cack
Which came first, USA or Russian LCAC.
great target. Would make a great artificial reef.