PNS Azmat Class - Fast Attack Missile Craft | Updates & Discussions.

[Sulman Badshah]

PNS Haibat design has been changed, it is bigger and better than Azmat class

- Tonnage has been increased from 560 to 673 Tons
- Anti-submarine Rockets have been added
- MR-36 B Radar has been added (azmat didn't had that)
- 6x30mm Rapid-fire weapon has been added (instead of 1x23mm)
- New ESM and Chaff launcher will enhance survivability

 

[Tornado23]

PNS Haibat design has been changed, it is bigger and better than Azmat class

- Tonnage has been increased from 560 to 673 Tons
- Anti-submarine Rockets have been added
- MR-36 B Radar has been added (azmat didn't had that)
- 6x30mm Rapid-fire weapon has been added (instead of 1x23mm)
- New ESM and Chaff launcher will enhance survivability

Does it have the ASESLAN STOP 25mm gun?

Also will all the other Azmat class FAC be upgraded to this standard?

 

[bananarepublic]

- 6x30mm Rapid-fire weapon has been added (instead of 1x23mm)

how did we source this weapon

 

[farooqbhai007]

Does it have the ASESLAN STOP 25mm gun?

Also will all the other Azmat class FAC be upgraded to this standard?

The warship is fitted with a STOP 25mm RCWS and a 6 barrel 30mm chinese CIWS,

how did we source this weapon

A little correction the 6x30mm refers to the chinese variant of the AK-360 6 barrelled 30mm gun which is also present on the warship , located in the aft in a CIWS role.

 

[White privilege]

Pakistan must build its newer ships around these large missiles like Harbah, smaller missiles would be insufficient against larger Indian vessels.

 

[Tipu7]

PNS Haibat design has been changed, it is bigger and better than Azmat class

- Tonnage has been increased from 560 to 673 Tons
- Anti-submarine Rockets have been added
- MR-36 B Radar has been added (azmat didn't had that)
- 6x30mm Rapid-fire weapon has been added (instead of 1x23mm)
- New ESM and Chaff launcher will enhance survivability

There are no ASROCs but chaff launchers.

H/PJ-13 (6X30mm) is standard CIWS of this class.

 

[Sayfullah]

Pakistan should have at least 10 FAC’s with the purpose of some being to level Indian naval bases during war and destroy Mumbai port

 

[GOAT]

What is the typical role of a Fast Attack Missile Craft in the PN doctrine?

Thanks

 

[Pakistan Ka Beta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1509409311210057729

this is an old pic

I think the PNS Haibat design is a bit changed from previous ones. Tonnage has been increased from 560 to 670 tons to accommodate some new weapons.

Great News anyway. We are waiting for a long time for this news.
Congratulations PN.
Congratulations Pakistan.

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@Bilal Khan (Quwa) @syed_yusuf

The Fourth , Fast Attack Boat I believe is called "Haibat"

What about Chinese / Turkish FACs that we were buying?

Commissioning Ceremony of Pakistan Navy’s indigenously designed & constructed Fast Attack Craft Missile FAC(M) PNS HAIBAT & induction ceremony of third 16 Ton Bollard Pull Tug PNT GOGA was held at Karachi.

 

[ghazi52]

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[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Excellent Addition , nice to see that Navy made strides to improve this Missile Boat design and not give up on future enhancements

 

[ABBASIA]

Need further working by MTC and a ship redesigned to tonnage of 850-870 tonnes, in second step to 1200-1300 tonnes ship in second stage till we move on to our own corvette/frigate/destroyer and aircraft carrier design in steps.

 

[Super Falcon]

Why Pakistan not inductiong more of these Azmat class they are cheap if we are building then I'm KSEW and they are pretty fast too to out run any agressor

 

[ShoaibMS]

Why is Haibat not considered as a separate class from Azmat?

 

[Tank131]

Why is Haibat not considered as a separate class from Azmat?

Because it and Himmat are basically Azmat with minor modifications. Only real significant change is the switching from C-802A to Harbah and the switching from a 23mm dual rapid fire cannon to a 25mm STOP RCWS as the main gun. My suspicion is the Azmat and Daishat will be refit with the same.

These are not really FAC though. When i think FAC, i imagine a vessel hitting 50 knots. These are only capable of 30 knots (same at most large vessels in PN - f22p- 29knots, type 054A - 27knots, Miglem 30knot). These are really light corvettes if anything.

I would rather see a focus on increasing the size to 850t and exchanging the STOP for a CIWS (H/PJ-13) In the front and replace the rear ciws with an 8 cell FL-3000N, add 2 light torpedo tubes on each side and maybe 2 rdc-32 rocket propelled depth charge launchers (like f22p). Couple the with a light towed sonar and pump out 10 of these to perform littoral defense.