Type 037-IG class missile boat
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A total of 16 Type 037-1G class missile boat (also known as Houxin class) were first built by Qiuxing and Huangpu Shipyard from 1991 through 1999. This class appears to be the successor of Hegu class missile boat
for the People's Liberation Army Navy
. In addition to the People's Liberation Army Navy
, 6 were exported to Myanmar
: 2 in 1995, 2 in July 1996, and 2 in late 1997. This boat is the anti-ship version of the Hainan class submarine chaser armed with missiles. It is most effectively used in conjunction with multiple missile boats to send a swarm of missiles towards its intended target and then egress from the area immediately. The swarm of anti-ship missiles will hopefully slip past the target's air defenses for at least one or possibly more hits.
Type 024 class missile boat
The Type 024 class missile boat is a Chinese built small missile boat armed with two anti-ship missiles and there were two version developed, though most of them are placed in reserve, dozens remain in the active service...
for the People's Liberation Army Navy
People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army , the military of the People's Republic of China. Until the early 1990s, the navy performed a subordinate role to the PLA Land Forces. Since then, it has undergone rapid modernisation...
. In addition to the People's Liberation Army Navy
People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army , the military of the People's Republic of China. Until the early 1990s, the navy performed a subordinate role to the PLA Land Forces. Since then, it has undergone rapid modernisation...
, 6 were exported to Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
: 2 in 1995, 2 in July 1996, and 2 in late 1997. This boat is the anti-ship version of the Hainan class submarine chaser armed with missiles. It is most effectively used in conjunction with multiple missile boats to send a swarm of missiles towards its intended target and then egress from the area immediately. The swarm of anti-ship missiles will hopefully slip past the target's air defenses for at least one or possibly more hits.
Specifications
- Displacement: 478 ton
- Length: 62.8 m
- Beam: 7.2 m
- Draft: 2.4 m
- Speed: 28 kt
- Range: 750 nm @ 18 kt
- Propulsion: 2 Chinese PR 230ZC diesel engines @ 4,000 hp with 4 shafts
- Complement: 71
- Armament:
- Anti-ship missileAnti-ship missileAnti-ship missiles are guided missiles that are designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea-skimming type, many use a combination of inertial guidance and radar homing...
s: 4 C-801/802/803C-802The Yingji-82 or YJ-82 is a Chinese anti-ship missile first unveiled in 1989 by the China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy , also known as the Third Academy... - Guns: 4 Type 76A 37 mm gun (II x 2) and 4 Type 69 14.5 mm heavy machine gunHeavy machine gunThe heavy machine gun or HMG is a larger class of machine gun generally recognized to refer to two separate stages of machine gun development. The term was originally used to refer to the early generation of machine guns which came into widespread use in World War I...
s (II x 2)
- Anti-ship missile
- Radars:
- Surface search radar: 1 I-band Type 352 (Square Tie)
- Navigational radar: 1 I-band Type 723
- Fire control radar: 1 I-band Type 347 (Rice Lamp)