4 Main battle tanks The Polnocny (or Polnochny)-class ships are amphibious warfare vessels.

The Polnocny-C version can carry 12 BMP-2 armored personnel carriers, or 4 Main Battle Tanks, or 250 infantrymen with their weapons like 82 mm Mortars and ATGMs, or 250 tons of rations & stores.

Unlike their Western counterparts, these ships can provide substantial fire support for landed troops with their onboard multiple rocket launchers.

The Polnocny class comprises several sub-types that vary in size and capacity: Built in large quantities, the Polnocny-class ships were once the mainstay of the Soviet amphibious forces, and gave the Soviet naval infantry an effective force projection capability.

They were gradually phased out in favour of hovercraft, and few remain active in a number of navies.