La Combattante IIa Class Fast Attack Craft - Specifications

Specifications

  • Displacement, tons:234, 265 full load
  • Length (m): 47
  • Beam (m): 8
  • Draught (m): 2.1
  • Speed (knots): 36
  • Structure: Steel hull
  • Propulsion: 4 MTU MD 16V 538 TB90 diesels; 12,000 hp(m) (8.82 MW) sustained; 4 shafts
  • Range, miles:570 at 30 kt; 1,600 at 15 kt
  • Crew: 30 (4 officers)
  • Missiles: SSM: 4 Aerospatiale MM 38 Exocet (2 twin) launchers (P 72-73); inertial cruise; active radar homing to 42 km (23 n miles) at 0.9 Mach; warhead 165 kg; sea-skimmer or 4 McDonnell Douglas Harpoon (2 twin) launchers (P 74-75); active radar homing to 130 km (70 n miles) at 0.9 Mach; warhead 227 kg.
  • Guns:
    • One OTO Melara 3 in (76 mm)/62 compact; 85 rds/min to 16 km (8.6 n miles) anti-surface; 12 km (6.5 n miles) anti-aircraft; weight of shell 6 kg.
    • One Bofors 40 mm/70; 330 rds/min to 12 km (6.5 n miles) anti-surface; 4 km (2.2 n miles) anti-aircraft; weight of shell 0.96 kg; fitted with GRP dome (1984).
  • Mines: Laying capability
  • Countermeasures: Decoys: Wolke chaff launchers
  • ESM: Thomson-CSF DR 2000S; intercept.
  • Combat data systems: PALIS and ]]Link 11]].
  • Weapons control:CSEE Panda optical director. Thomson-CSF Vega PCET system, controlling missiles and guns.
  • Radars:
    • Air/surface search: Thomson-CSF Triton; G-band; range 33 km (18 n miles) for 2 m2 target.
    • Navigation: SMA 3 RM 20; I-band.
    • Fire control: Thomson-CSF Castor; I/J-band.

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