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MARINES: Hovercraft From Hell

June 14, 2011: Both Greece and China bought Zubr type hovercraft from Russia and Ukraine, and came to regret it. The bad news began last year when Greece decided to retire two of its four Zubr class hovercraft. These vessels entered service between 2001-5. One came from Ukraine and three from Russia. They turned out to be more expensive, than expected, to maintain, and spare parts were difficult to obtain. Because of this, often only one of the Zubrs were fit for service most of the time. So, to solve the spare parts problem, and save money, two of the Zubrs were retired early. These 555 ton watercraft were developed by the Soviet Union during the 1980s. But when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, three years after the first Zubr entered service, the shipyard that built the Zubrs went to Ukraine, where it was located. After years of marketing the Zubr, Ukraine finally got its first export sale, to Greece, in 2000. Russia helped out with this by providing three of the four Zubrs it had. Before the Greek sale, only four Zubrs were in service (two in the Russian Navy, and two in the Ukrainian.) These craft are expensive. The Greeks paid $50 million each for four of them. The Chinese order was to be completed by 2013, and that would make 12 Zubrs in service, if the reliability and spare parts problems had not shown up. The Zubrs can carry about 150 tons of cargo, including tanks (three of them). Alternately, ten smaller armored vehicles can be carried, or trucks, or up to 500 troops. The big advantage of the Zubr is that it moves over coastal waters at speeds of up to 110 kilometers an hour (nearly a hundred kilometers an hour sustained.) Range is short (about 480 kilometers), mainly because a craft like this consumes enormous quantities of fuel. Armament consists of a 30mm autocannon for defense against anti-ship missiles, and two quad launchers with SA-N-5 anti-aircraft missiles (with 6,000 meter range.) Zubr is also designed to carry 140mm unguided rockets, or up to 80 naval mines. Zubrs have a crew of 31, and usually stay at sea for less than six hours per sortie. The Chinese were buying two Zubrs to be built in Ukraine, and another two built in China, with the help of Ukrainian engineers and technicians. Apparently the Chinese are actually buying, licensing or stealing the Zubr construction technology. China is paying about $80 million each for their Zubrs. China has a long coast, and the Zubrs will have plenty to do.

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Owning a Hov Pod Hovercraft means that fast flowing rapids, shallow rivers, estuaries, marshes, and sand islands are no longer obstacles in your way – they are now new areas to discover, explore and have FUN!

Hov Pod Hovercraft enable you to travel to places you have always wondered about but could never get to. Imagine being the first to find and visit these new places because the Hov Pod Hovercraft can take you there. Who knows what lies around that river bend?

Stopping the Hov Pod is as impressive as you want it to be. Spin the hovercraft through 180° and open up full power in the opposite direction to slowly slide to a stop.

Hov Pod Hovercraft make using slopes or hills to slow and turn the craft great fun. You can aim the hovercraft at a short hill or slope, slide up and across it before spinning around and powering off in another direction.

Using the Hov Pod is a uniquely exhilarating experience as you can slide in any direction you wish. Hov Pod can be used to curve in long loops or exciting spins in tight 360′s. It is even possible to spin the hovercraft 360° whilst travelling in the same direction!

Cornering the Hov Pod is unlike anything else – adjust the steering before you reach a turn and slide the hovercraft sideways, leaning in to the turn and keeping the power full on, skimming the hovercraft through the corner by sliding backwards and sideways before powering on to the next exciting manoeuvre.

Wave surfing is total excitement as the Hov Pod zooms from the beach to the waves, breaking over the surf and then back onto the sand once more.

With a Hov Pod Hovercraft a sand bank suddenly transforms into an off road ramp. Imagine sliding the Hov Pod down a sandbank and into the water, let your speed increase and ride from the water up and round the sandbank in one cool manoeuver.

The versatility of the Hov Pod is incredible and gives an endless new range of personal opportunities.

Freedom! Imagine going wherever you wish – speeding across fields, beaches, concrete, deserts, sea, coral reefs, rivers, lakes, even snow or ice! You can do all of this on the Hov Pod Hovercraft.

Because our Hovercraft skim above the surface, no one need worry about the tidal conditions or running aground – just open up the throttle and go wherever you wish. All the problems associated with RIB’s, personal watercraft and speedboats do not affect Hov Pod Hovercraft as it rides on a cushion of air.

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