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[fatman17]

ASIA PACIFIC Date Posted: 25-Apr-2012

China delivers first Azmat-class FAC to Pakistan


Farhan Bokhari - Correspondent - Islamabad


China handed over the first of two Azmat-class fast-attack craft to the Pakistan Navy (PN) on 23 April, in the latest example of co-operation between the two countries.

Azmat was handed over at Xingang Shipyard in Tianjin, where the 63 m-long, 560-tonne vessel was built under a government-to-government contract signed in 2010.

Azmat's armament includes a twin 25 mm gun mounting and eight C-802A surface-to-surface missiles. (Pakistan Navy)


Based on the Houjian-class (Type 037/2) missile craft in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy, Azmat is designed to carry eight C-802A (YJ-83/CSS-N-8 'Saccade') surface-to-surface missiles, two 25 mm guns (in a twin mounting forward) and two 12.7 mm machine guns.

Ship 2 is being built by Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) under a technology transfer agreement. China has previously agreed to sell four Sword-class (F-22P) frigates - a modification of the Jiangwei II (Type 053H3) design - to the PN in a similar deal involving collaboration between KSEW and Chinese shipbuilders.

In March 2011, Islamabad announced it had begun talks with Beijing on the purchase of six new submarines to complement the PN's three Khalid-class (Agosta 90B) submarines, two Hashmat-class (Agosta 70) boats and three midgets. No further information has been forthcoming on these talks.

 

[Arsalan]

No sir
chinese are using Houbei class missile boat
azmat is for pakistan

2nd is under construction in Pakistan
NAME PNS Dahshat

thanks bro, i know this, but what is this boat with # 614, bit confused from this!

Thats a Sigma Class Frigate being built for Moraccan Navy.

Royal Moroccan Armed Forces(Photos & Videos) - Page 45

that solves it for me!!
thanks!

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Good to see most of the Pakistani brothers like China's boxy shape design for the stealth warship.

 

[nomi007]

thanks bro, i know this, but what is this boat with # 614, bit confused from this!



that solves it for me!!
thanks!

even you see this ptv also using same image of Moroccan ship

 

[ice_man]

twin 25 mm gun mounting

sir even patrol boats have 30 mm guns nowadays! 70mm guns are mostly common nowadays.

 

[Ibr0kEmYrAz0r]

twin 25 mm gun mounting

sir even patrol boats have 30 mm guns nowadays! 70mm guns are mostly common nowadays.

See Page 8, there is an AK-630 styled CIWS at the rear; the quoted report just doesn't mention it; that's all.

 

[a1b2c145]

 

[Penguin]

twin 25 mm gun mounting

sir even patrol boats have 30 mm guns nowadays! 70mm guns are mostly common nowadays.

Some 25mm rounds are more powerful than 30mm rounds

The round for the rear gun is 30 x 165
The round for the front gun is 25 x 183

While smaller diameter, it is a longer round and may actually pack more punch (higher muzzle velocitiy for a similar weight round)

BOOKS BY ANTHONY G WILLIAMS

However:

The rear gunmount is layed using a radar director > all weather + precision (intended for self defence against fast air targets)

The front gunmount is layed manually > not all weather + less precision (intended for engagement of slow surface targets)

 

[ice_man]

Some 25mm rounds are more powerful than 30mm rounds

The round for the rear gun is 30 x 165
The round for the front gun is 25 x 183

While smaller diameter, it is a longer round and may actually pack more punch (higher muzzle velocitiy for a similar weight round)

BOOKS BY ANTHONY G WILLIAMS

However:

The rear gunmount is layed using a radar director > all weather + precision (intended for self defence against fast air targets)

The front gunmount is layed manually > not all weather + less precision (intended for engagement of slow surface targets)

thanks for the info hwever, shouldn't we be having atleast a 70 MM onboard? 30mm is just not good enough nowadays even coastal patrols have 25 mms!

 

[Penguin]

thanks for the info hwever, shouldn't we be having atleast a 70 MM onboard? 30mm is just not good enough nowadays even coastal patrols have 25 mms!

As patrol ship in peacetime, it will be up against unarmed craft, maybe carrying some guys with AKs, a GPMG and a rocket launcher.
As warship in time of conflict, if it meets a serious surface threat for which the 25mm and the 30mm don't suffice, it has the C802 missile and it can use that at ranges well beyond the gunranges. I.e. it will stand off.
The whole point of thie boat being bigger is NOT to carry more or heavier armaments or more advanced sensors but to be able to go out further and stay out longer in a greater variety of weather conditions.

 

[alimobin memon]

I told you guys Sub dealing cant be cancelled !! Islamabad had started requesting CHina for subs.

 

[ice_man]

I told you guys Sub dealing cant be cancelled !! Islamabad had started requesting CHina for subs.

ok thank you for your randomness!

 

[Penguin]

I told you guys Sub dealing cant be cancelled !! Islamabad had started requesting CHina for subs.

Isn't there a thread for that topic elsewhere?

 

[Penguin]

 

[nomi007]

twin 25 mm gun mounting

sir even patrol boats have 30 mm guns nowadays! 70mm guns are mostly common nowadays.

May 1, 2012: Pakistan received the first of two Chinese built Azmat fast patrol boats. The second Azmat will be built in Pakistan, and more may follow after that. It depends on how well the first two do. The Azmats displace 560 tons, are 63 meters (206.6 feet) long and are armed with eight C802A anti-ship missiles (range: 180 kilometers), one 76 mm cannon and one multibarrel 30mm cannon for anti-missile defense. These highly automated ships have a crew of 14 and cost $50 million each.
Surface Forces: Chinese Missile Boats For Pakistan