The Russian/Soviet Lun' Ekranoplan is one of many Surface effect "airships" developed in the former Soviet Union.  Ekranoplan's fly not by generateing lift like a normal airplane but by createing a cushon of air under the surface of the plane.  This is similar to how hovercraft work except instead of haveing a contained baloon like a hovercraft high speed keeps the air compressed under the body.

The Lun' is an attack Ekranoplan that carries 4 3M83/Kh-41 Moskit (Nato SS-N-22Mod2 Sunburn) or several platoons of Marines.  

Ekranoplans are concidered Boats by the Soviet/Russian Navy and thus receive similar defencive equiptment (AK-360 30mm Gatteling gun for example)

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