Russia Operates MORDOVIA - Landing Ships with Deadly Weapons

Russia Operates MORDOVIA - Landing Ships with Deadly Weapons. The Russian Navy operates the Mordovia landing ship, which displaces 415 tons with a normal load, has a crew of 33, and can carry up to 10 BTR-82A APCs, three main battle tanks, 360 marines, or a combination of the three. The Mordovia landing craft was equipped with five gas turbine engines each producing 12,100 shaft horsepower. The Mordovia landing craft is armed with two Fasta-4M surface-to-air missile launchers. Each launcher is equipped with 16 Igla-M missiles, the equivalent of America’s shoulder-fired Stinger missiles.