Penguin
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Well obviously something as large as the Perry Class is going to have a longer range/endurance/etc but how is the Milgem something basic ? For a corvette it fits the bill perfectly.
Why bring the Roussen Class into this ? I could say the same thing that it has no torpedos. No deck for a helicopter(or hanger) nor any ability to carry helicopter fuel. Less range and 7 day endurance. You also forget the Milgem has a low observability haul which would play a factor on how much stuff you can put on the ship without compromise. Plus Milgem project will give way to a version that will be fitted with MK-41 VLS and even more advanced systems. I see nothing basic for it being a corvette. It is quite capable and will be a much needed edition to the Pakistani Navy as well as other navies that want it.
If you want to exclude Roussen for lacking torpedoes, consider the Singapore navy's 595 t (586 LT; 656 ST) Victory class. And should you wish to exclude that for lacking a helicopter facility, consider the Qahir Class corvettes of Oman, Bahrain's Ahmed Al-Fateh class (Lurssen MGB62) or the United Arab Emirates' 915 ton Baynunah class 915t instead. These all have ASW torpedoes and/or helicopter facilities on FAC sized hull. Some even have stealthy design features.
Far more basic is taken RELATIVE to a (in this case larger) ship. Just like the Roussen is RELATIVE to MILGEM. Just as Perry class ships are basic RELATIVE to Spruance or Kidd class destroyers or Ticonderoga cruiser (which are FFG7 contemporaries based on the a single hull design and intended as the 'Hi'-end of the mix in which the FFG7 is the 'Lo'-end). Don't blame me for comparing a large ship like MILGEM to a small ship like Roussen, when someone here else started comparing the larger OHP and the smaller MILGEM.
Anyway, you mistake me for saying MILGEM is not capable. I never said that.