Pakistan Navy Fast Attack Craft launched

[pakistantiger]

yea it look more lethal than turkish1

 

[Penguin]

Egypt has procured the Ambassador Mk III FAC-M from the US company Halter Marine. Might make a good candidate for funding via the US Foreign Military Support (FMS) program...

Ship Characteristics based on the Halter Marine Ambassador Mk III design:

Vessel Type: Fast Attack Craft (FAC)
Country: Egypt
Program: Fast Missile Craft (FMC)
Total Number: 4
Unit Cost (US$): 101.5M (Est.)
Builder: Halter Marine.

Displ. Tons: 550 tons
Length: 60.6m (199ft)
Beam: 10m (32.8ft) Est.)
Draft: 2m (2.5ft) (Est.)
Machinery: Probably three MTU diesels (30,000hp) (sold and serviced by Detroit Diesel Corporation in the US); three shafts; three propellers.
Speed (Knots): 41
Range: 2000nm at 15 kts, with an at-sea endurance of eight days.
Complement: 36 (eight officers, ten chief petty officers, and 18 ratings).

Weapons
Guns:
- One United Defense Mk 75 76mm/62 Super Rapid gun;
- one Raytheon Mk 15 Mod 21 Phalanx (Block 1B) Close-in Weapons System (CIWS);
- two deck-mounted 7.62mm M60 machine guns.

Missiles:
- Surface-to-Surface Missiles (SSM): Eight Boeing RGM-84G Block 1G Harpoon SSMs in two quad pack canister launchers.
- Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs): One Raytheon Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) system consisting of the Mk49 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS) and a Mk44 MOD 2 Block 1 guided missile round pack (supporting 21 canister mounted missiles).

CMS/Fire Control: Lightweight Shipboard Electro-Optical System, IFF, data links (Link ASN 150, LinkYE, Link 14, and Link 11).

Radars
Navigation: Thales Nederland (formerly Signaal) Scout (I/J band).
Air/surface surveillance: European Aerospace and Defence Systems (EADS) TRS-3D radar built by Raytheon Systems.
Fire control: Unknown (I and K dual-band).

Countermeasures
Decoys: Four chaff/IR launchers (two to port and two to starboard).
Electronic Support Measures/Electronic Countermeasures (ESM/ECM): Unknown.

http://www.amiinter.com/samples/egypt/EG1401.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassador_MK_III_Missile_Boat
http://www.defenseprocurementnews.c...o-build-4th-fast-missile-craft-press-release/

 

[Peregrine]

Hi
Pakistan should also try to procure type 022 as its stealthy, and it packs a pretty solid punch when it comes to fire power

 

[Tomahawk]

Roussen Class (62m Super Vita) Fast Attack Missile Craft, Greece





Key Data:
Crew
45
Dimensions:
Length 62m (203ft 5in)
Beam 9.5m (31ft 2.5in)
Draught 2.6m (8ft 6in)
Displacement 580t full load
Performance:
Speed 35kt
Endurance 7 days
Weapon Systems:
Surface-to-Surface Missile MM40 Block II Exocet (two four-cylinder launchers)
Surface-to-Air Missile RAM (mk31 21-cell launcher)
Main Gun Oto Melara 76mm gun
30mm Guns 2 x Oto Melara
Electronic Warfare and Decoy Systems:
Combat Management System Tacticos
Surveillance Radar MW08 3D
Electro-optical Target Tracker Mirador
Fire Control Systems Sting BS
Radar Integrated Scout and Bridgemaster-E navigation radar
Communications ICS 2000
Electronic Support Measures Argo Systems AR900
Decoys Sippican SRBOC
Propulsion:
Diesel Engines 4 x MTU 16V595 TE90 engines
Generators 3 x 250kW
Propellers 4 x fixed pitch

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[Myth_buster_1]

Roussen Class (62m Super Vita) Fast Attack Missile Craft, Greece





Key Data:
Crew
45
Dimensions:
Length 62m (203ft 5in)
Beam 9.5m (31ft 2.5in)
Draught 2.6m (8ft 6in)
Displacement 580t full load
Performance:
Speed 35kt
Endurance 7 days
Weapon Systems:
Surface-to-Surface Missile MM40 Block II Exocet (two four-cylinder launchers)
Surface-to-Air Missile RAM (mk31 21-cell launcher)
Main Gun Oto Melara 76mm gun
30mm Guns 2 x Oto Melara
Electronic Warfare and Decoy Systems:
Combat Management System Tacticos
Surveillance Radar MW08 3D
Electro-optical Target Tracker Mirador
Fire Control Systems Sting BS
Radar Integrated Scout and Bridgemaster-E navigation radar
Communications ICS 2000
Electronic Support Measures Argo Systems AR900
Decoys Sippican SRBOC
Propulsion:
Diesel Engines 4 x MTU 16V595 TE90 engines
Generators 3 x 250kW
Propellers 4 x fixed pitch

Featured Suppliers:

L-3 ELAC NAUTIK - SONAR SYSTEMS, ECHO SOUNDERS AND UNDERWATER COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

This is very close to PN requirements but the thing is the contract is only with China. Russia wont sell us any offensive military equipment.
In my previous post i have stated the most likely platform that will be upgraded to PN requirements just like in the case of F-22P which is a advance variant of already existing platform the type-053 H3.

 

[Penguin]

This is very close to PN requirements but the thing is the contract is only with China. Russia wont sell us any offensive military equipment.
In my previous post i have stated the most likely platform that will be upgraded to PN requirements just like in the case of F-22P which is a advance variant of already existing platform the type-053 H3.

There are plenty of designs around from a variety of countries, including from Turkey and South Korea, which may suite PN needs, in original or modified form.

Don't get your remark about Russia here, since no one mentioned Russia as a possible source for 2 FAC or armements.

Algeria produced its own FAC (Djebel Chenoua class) with help of China. That of course is also a possible route to take, given Pakistan already builds the smaller Jalalat class FAC (which incidentally uses a russian/chinese design twin 25mm cannon turret and chinese C80* AShM).

 

[zulfiqar74]

Pakistan Navy could order 4 of these fast attack boats instead of 2

File:Hamina-luokka Hanko.JPG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[zulfiqar74]

PN could look in getting these fac, as they would be better suited for our needs

Hamina class missile boat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Penguin]

The Pakistan Navy's Karachi Shipyard advertises the Fast Attack Craft variant of the Liman el Hadrami (P601) class of Mauritania Navy.
This chinese designed and built ship was donated by the China Government and is currently the largest ship in the navy of Mauritania.

 

[SBD-3]

 

[EagleEyes]

Can you please be a bit more clear on what FAC joint venture would be with China. Any hint on which fast attack craft are they talking about?

 

[stongpa]

Interesting chinese video showing the interior of a Chinese type 071 (Kunlun) amphibious warfare ship

those sailors can play basketball in there, and there is a great gym!

type 071 998 amphibious warfare ship

 

[Arsalan]

may be it ON looking to accquire the Type 022

Type 022 (Houbei Class) Fast Attack Missile CraftThe Type 022 (NATO codename: Houbei class) is the new-generation catamaran (twin-gull) missile fast attack craft (FAC) built for the PLA Navy. The first-of-class (hull number 2209) was launched in April 2004 at the Qiuxin Shipyard based in Shanghai. Six contractors are now involved in the construction of the Type 022, with about 40 hulls delivered by the end of 2007. More hulls are expected in the next few years. The vessel replaces the ageing Type 021 (Huangfeng class) that were commissioned between the late 1960s and early 1980s

The Type 022 (NATO codename: Houbei class) is the new-generation catamaran (twin-gull) missile fast attack craft (FAC) built for the PLA Navy. The first-of-class (hull number 2209) was launched in April 2004 at the Qiuxin Shipyard based in Shanghai. Six contractors are now involved in the construction of the Type 022, with about 40 hulls delivered by the end of 2007. More hulls are expected in the next few years. The vessel replaces the ageing Type 021 (Huangfeng class) that were commissioned between the late 1960s and early 1980s.

Design
The Type 022 features a wave-piercing catamaran hull design known as Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH). Traditional catamaran hull design provides a large and broad decks, but it has a poor stability in high seas at high speeds. The modified wave-piercing catamaran, with its hull volume in the sea’s surface minimised, becomes very stable even on choppy seas. The bulk of the displacement necessary to keep the ship afloat is located beneath the waves, where it is less affected by wave action, as wave excitation drops exponentially with depth.

The main disadvantages to the SWATH hull form are that they are expensive than conventional catamaran or mono-hulled ships, requiring a complex control system. The PRC reportedly obtained the SWATH catamaran design from AMD Marine Consulting, a very successful catamaran designer based in Australia. The company has a joint venture company called Sea Bus International based in China, specialising in designing civilian catamarans such as passenger ferries. The SWATH design was allegedly used by Chinese shipbuilding contractors to develop the Type 022 missile FAC.

The Type 022 missile FAC is the world’s first combat catamaran. Although a number of logistic and combat support vessels in the catamaran form were tested in the past, no catamaran has ever been built for direct combat role in the modern naval history. Coincidently, the U.S. Navy is also testing a high-speed, wave-piercing catamaran known as FSF1 ‘Sea Fighter’ for the littoral warfare role.

The Type 022 is 40m in length, 12m in beam, and 1.5m in draught. The vessel has a full displacement of 220 tonnes. The propulsion includes two diesels rated at 6,865hp and two water jets, giving a maximum speed of 36 knots. The vessel is operated by 12~14 crew.

The design of the Type 022 has been directed to minimise the radar cross-section signature. The hull of the vessel is sloped and the windows all have jagged edges in order to limit the radar reflectivity. The hull carries camouflage paint schemes, which differs slightly according to the areas in which the vessels are deployed. Vessels deployed in northern regions carry a black-grey-blue-white four-colour camouflage, while those in southern region have a much brighter camouflage with mostly white-grey-blue.

Weapon Systems
The vessel is equipped with eight YJ-83 anti-ship missiles housed in two large missile launch complexes at the stern. On the front deck locates a Russian AK-630 30mm close-in weapon system (CIWS) for short-range air defence. There are also two 4-cell tube launchers on the bow deck, possibly for launching decoys/chaffs.

The craft has a single large mask on which a number of unidentified sensors are mounted. A datalink antenna is located between the two missile launch complexes for receiving target information from sea- or air-based sensors, enabling the 'over-the-horizon' strike against surface targets.

Regards!

 

[Arsalan]

the Iranian Navy have also accquired FAC from China. the Thondar-class Fast Attack Craft

that really is a good peice of equipment. a low budgt option to safeguard the shore lines!

The Houdong is a Chinese missile boat, based off of the Huangfeng missile boat, itself a copy of the Russian Osa class missile boats. It is armed with a four round launcher for the C-802 cruise missile, as well as a turreted twin 30mm cannon and crewed 23mm cannon for self defense. In total China reportedly sold Iran between 10 and 40 Houdong missile boats, officially named Thondar in Iranian service and possibly more than 80 C-802 anti-ship cruise missiles during the mid-1990s. These formed a major part of Iran's offensive naval capabilities during the 1990s.

In 1996, the China National Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation, a state-run enterprise, delivered 60 C-802 model cruise missiles to Iran. These missiles were mounted on patrol boats for use by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy. The China National Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation markets the C-802 in its sales brochure as a missile with "mighty attack capability" and "great firepower" for use against escort vessels such as the USS Stark. This was the same company that supplied missile technology to Pakistan, a transaction that led the United States Government to impose economic sanctions for violating US law and international non-proliferation guidelines.

In addition, China reportedly was supplying Iran with a land-based version of the C-802 cruise missile. Iran had been constructing several sites along its coastlines to accommodate Transporter-Erector-Launchers (TELs), from which the Iranian Revolutionary Guard could fire these cruise missiles at targets in both the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The C-802 model cruise missile provides the Iranian military a weapon with greater range, accuracy, reliability, and mobility than it previously possessed and shifted the balance of power in the Gulf region.

In November 1996, Iran conducted land, sea and air war games in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman and successfully test-fired a C-802 anti-ship cruise missile from one of its Houdong patrol boats. Admiral Scott Redd, the former commander-in-chief of the United States Fifth Fleet stationed in the Gulf, said that the C-802 missiles gave Iran a "360-degree threat which can come at you from basically anywhere." Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Robert Einhorn told the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on 11 April 1997, that the C-802 cruise missiles "pose new, direct threats to deployed United States forces."

Elaine Sciolino pointed out in her 20 April 1997, article in The New York Times, the potential for real conflict between the United States and Iran was significant, "when two enemy navies with vastly different military missions and governments that do not talk to each other are crowded into such a small, highly strategic body of water." The acquisition by Iran of advanced cruise missiles, like the C-802 model, had to be considered a serious threat to stability, given the explosive situation that already existed. Iran's intent seemed clear: to challenge the United States for predominance in the Gulf.

The United States sought to pressure China over these sales and their potentially destabilizing character. The Chinese government agreed to US requests in 1998 to halt further C-802 sales. Circumventing this restriction, Iran obtained a license to produce the weapons, primarily for its Thondar missile boats.

Iranian Naval Issues

The Government of Iran and its Navy definitely has designs on domination in the Gulf Region and one of the methods that will be used is having a fast, yet powerful seaborne force that can choke off the Strait of Hormuz for limited periods or permanently. For this they have discovered the Fast Attack Craft and C-801 and C-802 missiles that have been imported from China. In addition, they have initially imported ten Houdong-class fast attack craft that carry the C-802 missiles that a conventional warhead. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard has renamed the craft the Thondar-class. The Houdong-class in China has been quite successful, yet has been bypassed by more modern craft.
The Chinese have sold Iran ten of what are dubbed the Thondar-class, and each carries two C-802 anti-ship missiles with a 165kg semi armor piercing anti-personnel warhead. It is designed to penetrate the decks or bulkheads of lightly built ships and explode within. This can include the vulnerable parts of the American Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The Chinese sold 80 of the C-802 missiles to the Navy of Iran which has also established some on the coast (permanent and mobile units) near the Strait of Hormuz to intercept shipping in the narrow channels. The missile has a range of 122km, and when in the attack mode will fly 15-to-20-ft above the surface of the water. The Thondar-class is also armed with 23mm and 30mm Gatling type weapons, and is capable of 37-kts. The Iranians have not stopped with the Thondar-class, and are building several different fast-attack craft as well as missile-armed corvettes and frigates.
The Iranian Navy has 18,000 permanently assigned officers and enlisted as well as 2600 marines and 2000 naval aviation specialists. The ranks swell to 38,000 men combined with the Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. The force operates three Russian Navy supplied Kilo diesel/electric submarines; three modern frigates; two corvettes; ten FAC; 144 coastal patrol craft; 19 armed helicopters and five marine patrol aircraft. In 2000, Iran demonstrated the launch of its initial Seersucker, a large missile with a 450kg warhead and an 80-90km range.
Most recently, their Navy has harassed US warships passing though the Strait of Hormuz with small, high-speed launches and broadcasting threats. This is considered to be an annoyance; however, the other issues are far more dangerous. It would only take one Thondar craft to launch its missiles to begin an all-out naval war in the Straits. Given, the unstable character of the region, this is a very distinct possibility.

regards!

 

[Penguin]

Can you please be a bit more clear on what FAC joint venture would be with China. Any hint on which fast attack craft are they talking about?

See also this existing thread from a while back.
http://www.defence.pk/forums/naval-forces/52473-pakistan-issues-tenders-two-500-ton-fac.html