Iranian missile boat Paykan
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For the Automobile see Paykan
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For the Iranian football club based in Tehran, see Paykan Tehran F.C.
The Iranian missile boat Paykan is an Iranian-made Sina class missile boat. The Sina class is nearly identical to the Kaman class and the Paykan and the Joshan
are both often referred to the Kaman class (French FACM Class La Combattante IIa
type).
It is Iran's first self-made missile boat and it is equipped with 4 or 2 C802 SSM anti-ship missiles, 1 Fajr-27
76 mm dual purpose gun and 1 40 mm anti aircraft gun.
The Paykan was built in memory of the original Paykan, that sank three Iraqi Navy
Osa II boats in 1980 during Operation Morvarid
, it also has the same pennant number as the original one.
Paykan
]The Paykan was an automobile produced by the Iranian company Iran Khodro Industrial Group. The car was very popular in Iran from the late 1960s to the late 1990s...
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For the Iranian football club based in Tehran, see Paykan Tehran F.C.
The Iranian missile boat Paykan is an Iranian-made Sina class missile boat. The Sina class is nearly identical to the Kaman class and the Paykan and the Joshan
Joshan
Joshan has been the name of a number of Iranian naval vessels.The latest Joshan is P225, an Iranian fast attack/patrol missile boat claimed by the Iranian government as one of the best PT boats in the world...
are both often referred to the Kaman class (French FACM Class La Combattante IIa
FACM Class La Combattante IIa
Fast Attack Craft Missile Class La Combattante IIa were originally built for the German Navy as Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft. They were later transferred to Hellenic Navy and the class was renamed Combattante IIa, as with similar French made ships. All the ships were under mid-life...
type).
It is Iran's first self-made missile boat and it is equipped with 4 or 2 C802 SSM anti-ship missiles, 1 Fajr-27
Fajr-27
The Fajr 27 system is a domestically manufactured Iranian rapid fire naval artillery system based on the Italian OTO Melara 76mm dual purpose. The system was publicly unveiled for the first time in September 2006. -See also:*Military of Iran...
76 mm dual purpose gun and 1 40 mm anti aircraft gun.
The Paykan was built in memory of the original Paykan, that sank three Iraqi Navy
Iraqi Navy
The Iraqi Navy is one of the components of the military of Iraq currently being reconstructed by UK-US Coalition forces in Iraq. Its primary responsibilities are the protection of Iraq's coastline and offshore assets...
Osa II boats in 1980 during Operation Morvarid
Operation Morvarid
Operation Morvarid was an operation launched by the Iranian Navy and Iranian Air Force against the Iraqi Navy and Air Force on 28 November 1980 in response to Iraq positioning radar and monitoring equipment on the Al-Bakr and Khor-al-Amaya oil rigs to counter Iranian air operations...
, it also has the same pennant number as the original one.
