Fast Attack Craft-(Missile)/FACM to be locally built in Khulna Ship Yard (KSY), Bangladesh in Bangladesh-Pakistan joint venture
Specifications:
General characteristics:
Displacement: Empty- 250~300tons; Loaded- 500tons
Length: 45-50m
Width: 7-8m
Maximum Speed: 32 knots
Made in: Khulna Ship Yard (KSY), Khulna, Bangladesh
Armaments and Radar:
Anti-Ship Missiles (SSM): 4x C802A launchers
Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM): 4x QW-2 VSHORAD [BORA Naval Pedestal Mounted Missile System]
Main Gun: Oto Melara Twin 40L70 Compact
Secondary Gun: 2x12.7mm HMG8
Radar: Fire Control Radar
Navigation: ???
Crew:
Complement: 35-40 sailors and officers
Crew Weapons-
- BD-08 Assault Rifle
- RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade)
- QW-2 MANPADS
Aircraft:
Small shoulder-fired Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV):
Reconnaissance UAV
Patrol/Surveillance UAV
In order to protect the terrotorial waters from naval assault by aggressors the tactic of swarming the enemy has been adopted. Isolated enemy vessels or enemy fleets will be attacked by swarms of FACMs, all armed with long range guided anti-ship missiles.
The vessel of choice is the Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) to be built at the Bangladesh Navy operated Khulna Ship Yard (KSY), Khulna, Bangladesh in joint venture between Bangladesh and Pakistan together with technical assistance from China regarding the missile systems that will be procured from them. It is basically a large FACM which will also be used as Offshore and Coastal Patrol Vessels. They will be organized into squadrons of 5x vessels each as is standard for FACs in BN service.
There are plans to initially induct 25-30 vessels in BN service; there is a planned total fleet of 40 vessels for BN alone. Pakistan Navy will be procuring an unknown number of these vessels.
Primary armament consists of 4 (four) C-802A Anti-Ship SSM which will be used to attack FACs and larger surface combatants (such as destroyers, frigates and corvettes). These SSMs already equip the Jianghu-III Class guided missile frigates of BN and will be used to arm the Huangfeng Class FACMs that are already in service. The C-802A (range: 180km) is the improved version of the basic C-802 (range: 120km).
The vessel will be armed with Oto Melara Twin 40L70 Compact Main Gun which is a multi-purpose gun system. It can be used as CIWS, anti-air gun and against surface (ships or on-shore) targets. In addition to the Main Gun there will be Secondary Guns in the form of 2 (two) 12.7mm HMGs, these can be used against vessels and aircraft.
Anti-Air capability is in the form QW-2 VSHORAD SAMs, QW-2 MANPAD, Oto Melara Twin 40L70 Compact and 2x BD-08 MGs. Primarily air cover will be provided in terms of J-10 Vigorous Dragon and F-7BG Skybolt fighter aircraft and naval versions of helicopters like Z-9 and Z-10. The 4x QW-2 VSHORAD SAM launcher is part of the BORA Naval Pedestal Mounted Missile System manufactured by Turkey. The QW-2 is license produced in both Bangladesh and Pakistan. This VSHORAD system will be used to primarily attack enemy strike aircraft. QW-2 MANPAD carried by the crew will be used to attack any aircraft which has not been destroyed by QW-2 VSHORAD fire or to attack UAVs and helicopters. QW-2 MANPAD can be used to attack enemy aircraft when the QW- VSHORAD is being reloaded. Oto Melara Twin 40L70 Compact and the BD-08s can also be used in support of air defence.
The swarming tactic with the use of small and relatively cheap vessels will be used as it will be easier to absorb the loss of smaller vessel than larger ones. For smaller navies on defensive stance larger numbers of smaller vessels are suitable than a few large vessels