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Latest revision as of 01:46, 1 June 2024
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: |
Algiers Maritime Engineering, Smith Island,  Meridon |
| Operators: |
 Meridonian Navy |
| In service: | 1990-present |
| Planned: | 120 |
| Completed: | 120 |
| Active: | 120 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | air-cushioned landing craft |
| Tonnage: | 185 tons, full load |
| Length: | 86.5ft |
| Beam: | 44.5ft |
| Propulsion: | 4x gas turbines powering two airfans |
| Speed: | In excess of 35 knots |
| Range: | 300 nmi at 35kn without payload |
| Complement: | 6 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys: | Offboard chaff, flare, and smoke launchers |
| Armament: |
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| Armor: | 30mm kevlar over engines |
The AV20 Landing Craft Combatant is a class of air-cushioned landing craft in service with and being produced for the Meridonian Navy. Designed as a revision of existing amphibious landing crafts and addressing needs both for integration into the Comprehensive Commando Carrying Initiative (CCC-I) and for domestic transport and disaster response duties, the AV20 has served as the primary ship-to-shore cargo transport for the Meridon Defense Forces since its inception in the 1990s. It is unique in its mounting of a Type 40 25mm RCG similar to the types utilized on HMMAV air defense vehicles.
