NAVDEX 2021: Bangladesh Navy displays Type 056 corvette BNS Prottoy

[The Ronin]

Bangladesh Navy displays Type 056 corvette BNS Prottoy at the opportunity of Navdex 2021 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. BNS Prottoy is a Type 056 stealth surface warfare guided missile corvette of Bangladesh Navy. She was built at Wuchang Shipyard of China. She is the second corvette of the class for the Bangladesh Navy. The ship is serving the Bangladesh Navy since 2016.

BNS Prottoy is a Type 056 stealth surface warfare guided missile corvette of Bangladesh Navy. She was built at Wuchang Shipyard of China. She is the second corvette of the class for the Bangladesh Navy. The ship is serving the Bangladesh Navy since 2016.

The ship is 90 metres (300 ft) long, has a beam of 11 metres (36 ft) and a draught of 3,3 metres. With a displacement of 1,330 tonnes, she has a complement of 78 personnel including 60 sailors and 18 officers. She is propelled by two SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 diesel engines with a distance adjustable tail rotor which can provide enough power for her top speed of more than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). She has two power stations, former and rear and electricity supply works with one of the power station sunk. Compared to the traditional round bilge boat, the ship is designed with V type, having angle bending line at the bottom so that she can sail with high speed in rough sea states. However, the ship does not carry any type of sonars so she has limited anti-submarine warfare capabilities. As a result, she will act mainly as a surface warfare corvette. BNS Prottoy has a helicopter deck at her back which can support a medium size helicopter but she has no hangar.

The ship uses SharpEye I-Band (X-band) and E/F-Band (S-band) radars from Kelvin Hughes with MantaDigital tactical display software.[12] These radars are used for surface search and navigation purposes. They can be used for Helicopter control and recovery also. A low peak transmission power of these radars reduces the probability of intercept by ESM systems.

The ship carries one H/PJ-26 76 mm main gun placed forward. Two 2-cell C-802A Anti-ship missiles are installed in the ship for anti surface operations. Two H/PJ-17 30 mm remote controlled gun turrets at amidship work as gun-CIWS for the ship. For air defence, she carries an eight-cell FL-3000N launcher, which is the Chinese equivalent of RAM. The ship also carries two 6-cell Type-87 240mm ASW rocket launchers.

NAVDEX 2021: Bangladesh Navy displays Type 056 corvette BNS Prottoy

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[mb444]

Under powered...... as a country with limited means each of our assets should serve multiple roles and be armed to the hilt to maximise capacity.

There is absolutely no good reason why these do not have anti submarine capacity and only carrying 4 missiles.

We are wasting our resources.

 

[PakistaniAtBahrain]

Under powered...... as a country with limited means each of our assets should serve multiple roles and be armed to the hilt to maximise capacity.

There is absolutely no good reason why these do not have anti submarine capacity and only carrying 4 missiles.

We are wasting our resources.

so, Bangladesh isnt putting enough into its defence budget or is it wasting its defence budget?

 

[bluesky]

Under powered...... as a country with limited means each of our assets should serve multiple roles and be armed to the hilt to maximise capacity.

There is absolutely no good reason why these do not have anti submarine capacity and only carrying 4 missiles.

We are wasting our resources.

No, we are not wasting our resources. Every naval ship is designed and built to serve certain purposes. There is no all-purpose battleship.

 

[SpaceMan18]

Under powered...... as a country with limited means each of our assets should serve multiple roles and be armed to the hilt to maximise capacity.

There is absolutely no good reason why these do not have anti submarine capacity and only carrying 4 missiles.

We are wasting our resources.

We are screwed lol , we seriously need these things to be ASW equipped and new frigates and subs need to come.

Also don't forget the LHDs lol

No, we are not wasting our resources. Every naval ship is designed and built to serve certain purposes. There is no all-purpose battleship.

Sounds like WW2 , our Navy sounds like a joke

 

[mb444]

so, Bangladesh isnt putting enough into its defence budget or is it wasting its defence budget?

I would say it is not utilising the assets fully. These new ships are neither specialised nor multirole. These certainly should have atleast 8/12 c802a missiles on board to have the necessary deterrance and serve the purpose of a surface warfare asset. Its great that they have 180km range.

Its protection relies on just 8 FL-3000n.... it wont be remain unhurt in a fight for long.

Then there is the silly descision not to have sonars yet equip it with 12 asw rockets? Who thought that one out. Against a sub on its own its toast.

BN is far far better than BAF but still lacks vision.... they claim nonsense like they are here to protect blue economy, prevent piracy, support sar...... all of these are roles for the coast guard.

BN purpose is to guard against blockade and take the fight to the enemy. They need to state it and act like it.

 

[Destranator]

Under powered...... as a country with limited means each of our assets should serve multiple roles and be armed to the hilt to maximise capacity.

There is absolutely no good reason why these do not have anti submarine capacity and only carrying 4 missiles.

We are wasting our resources.

It is not a good idea to overload warships during peace time as it strains the hull and raises operational costs.

These ships are constantly patrolling in deep sea. The underequipping is on purpose.

It is the same reason why fighter jets on routine air patrol or training are not fully loaded.

The systems you are referring to can be quickly integrated if needed.

 

[mb444]

It is not a good idea to overload warships during peace time as it strains the hull and raises operational costs.

These ships are constantly patrolling in deep sea. The underequipping is on purpose.

It is the same reason why fighter jets on routine air patrol or training are not fully loaded.

The systems you are referring to can be quickly integrated if needed.

Have we got c-802c or fl-3000n in stock you think?

 

[Destranator]

Have we got c-802c or fl-3000n in stock you think?

Don't know about the exact missile variants in stock but BN does have missile silos on shore.

 

[The Ronin]

Have we got c-802c or fl-3000n in stock you think?

Yes, BN has C-802A and FL-3000N for C-13B corvettes.

Don't know about the exact missile variants in stock but BN does have missile silos on shore.

We don't have any missile silos on shore.

 

[Michael Corleone]

Don't know about the exact missile variants in stock but BN does have missile silos on shore.

Don’t forget the naval gun batteries installed on shore of naval academy