Peykaap II-class missile boat

*Peykaap II*-class missile boat
Class overview
Operators	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
General characteristics
Type	Fast patrol craft
Displacement	14 tons
Length	17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
Beam	3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Draught	0.7 m (2 ft 4 in)
Installed power	Diesel
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW)
Speed	52 knots (96 km/h)
Complement	3
Armament	2 × single anti-ship missile launchers ; 2 × 324mm torpedo tubes;

Bavar (Persian: باور, lit. 'belief', also known as Peykaap II) is a class of fast patrol craft which is capable of firing both anti-ship missile and torpedo, and is operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran.

Design

Peykaap II is a modified version of North Korean IPS-16, manufactured by Iran.^[1]^[2] It is slightly larger than Template:Sclass-.^[1]

Dimensions and machinery

The ships have an estimated standard displacement of 14 t (14 long tons).^[1] The class design is 17.3 m (57 ft) long, would have a beam of 3.75 m (12.3 ft) and a draft of 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in).^[1] It uses uses one surface piercing propeller, powered by two diesel engines.^[1] This system was designed to provide 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW) for an estimated top speed of 52 knots (96 km/h).^[1]

Armament

Peykaap II crafts are equipped with two single anti-ship missile launchers with Kowsar or Nasr, as well as two single 324mm torpedo tubes^[1]^[3] which rely on internal guidance and active terminal homing to 38 kilometres (21 nmi) at 0.8 Mach.^[1] It is also compatible with Chinese C-701/FL-10 torpedoes.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds. (2015), "Iran", IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016, Jane's Fighting Ships (116th Revised ed.), Coulsdon: IHS Jane's, p. 390, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
^ Iranian Naval Forces: A Tale of Two Navies (PDF), Office of Naval Intelligence, February 2017, p. 28, ISBN 978-0160939686
^ The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. Vol. 120. Routledge. p. 350. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398.

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[Janes-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds. (2015), "Iran", IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016, Jane's Fighting Ships (116th Revised ed.), Coulsdon: IHS Jane's, p. 390, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075

[2] Iranian Naval Forces: A Tale of Two Navies (PDF), Office of Naval Intelligence, February 2017, p. 28, ISBN 978-0160939686

[3] The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. Vol. 120. Routledge. p. 350. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398.

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