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Missile boats of the project in 1241 "Lightning"

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Large boat with a set of "Mosquito", an intermediate type between the actual missile boats and small missile ships.

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Missile boat "Zarechniy" at the parade dedicated to the Day of the Navy July 31, 2011. Photo:Shelkovoy

These missile boats tended to be characteristic of the domestic fleet of class "missile corvettes," as they were called in the West - strike ships with powerful anti complexes.Their heavier predecessors, small missile ships of the project in 1234, AdmiralS.G.Gorshkov figuratively called "pistol to his temple imperialism."

Project 1241 came easier and more speed than in 1234, thus becoming an intermediate type between the already existing missile boats and small missile ships. Ship including established as a basic design for large combat boats for various purposes. This allows for a cross-project construction to ensure unification in a single package with a single propulsion missile, patrol and anti-submarine boats, both for the needs of the Soviet Navy and Border morchastey KGB and for export.

Preliminary design of the ship began in 1969, the leading developer - Leningrad CMDB "Almaz". In 1973, the terms of reference has been seriously updated. Continuous construction project began in 1979.

Total displacement of 450-500 tons (depending on version). Gas turbine power plant (two gazoturbozubchatyh unit with a capacity of 17,000 hp) or diesel-gas turbine . The maximum speed of 41 knot.

Missiles: anti-ship missile system (See below.) SAM "Strela-3" or "Igla" (1 × 4 PU, 16 rocket ammunition). Armament: one 76-mm gun mount AK-176 M, two 30-mm six-barrel automatic AK-630 MM

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Missile boat project 12411M Soviet Navy. Photo: Wikipedia

Family in 1241 is interesting because for the life of him changed three times, "Chief caliber" - anti-ship missile system. Preliminary design of the ship was placed under the missiles P-270 "Mosquito" (2 × 2 launchers), but Delays development of this complex led to the emergence of on-board earlier missile P-15 M "Termite" (in the same composition).Export ships Project 1241RE appeared complex P-20 M (this is the export version of ASMP-15U ). Now on a new export version - 12418 - appeared complex missile X-35 "Uranus" (4 × 4 launchers).

This is not to mention the fact that on the basis of the project in 1241 was the project 12412, without RCC (but with torpedo tubes and rocket mortars) and not with gas turbines and diesel engines with. Classified as a small anti-submarine ship (Navy) and as a border patrol boat (in marine parts Border KGB).

There were built 80 buildings of various projects of this family, including 27 for foreign customers. Currently in the Russian fleet is its 25 representatives.

Ships family in 1241 exported good - in Soviet times it was 1241RE. They are, in particular, received India, East Germany, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Yemen. The new project 12148 was delivered to Vietnam and Turkmenistan.

Ракетные катера проекта 1241 «Молния»
 
Nato Tarantul III/IIIb : some 23 with Moskit. Many more in other versions (total 60 or so built). In the IN called Veer class
ASW version Nato PAUK: in IN called Abhay class.
Both classes to be retired/replaced.in the near future.
 
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