MIL 40-class speedboat

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MIL 40-class speedboat
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Class overview
Operators
In service2002–present
General characteristics
Type Patrol boat
Displacement6 tons (estimate)
Length12.9 m (42 ft 4 in)
Beam2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
Draught0.82 m (2 ft 8 in)
Installed power Diesel
Propulsion2 × diesel engines, 1,320 horsepower (0.98 MW)
Speed62 knots (115 km/h)
Complement3
Armament
  • 1/2 × machine guns
  • 1 × multiple rocket launcher

MIL 40 is a class of fast inshore patrol craft operated by both naval forces of Iran.

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Design

The design of an MIL 40 boat follows the model of Italian FB Design motorboats, acquired by Iran in 2002. [1] Powered by two Isotta Fraschini diesel engines capable of producing 1,320 horsepower (0.98 MW), the boats move through a piercing propeller and reach a maximum of 62 knots (115 km/h). [1] These are monohull boats made of Kevlar. [1] The class design is 12.9 m (42 ft) long with a beam of 2.64 m (8 ft 8 in) and a draft of 0.82 m (2 ft 8 in). [1] Their estimated standard displacement is 6 t (5.9 long tons). [1]

Armament

MIL 40 boats are equipped with either a central machine gun mounted on the forward or two machine guns mounted on each side of the boat. [1] A multiple rocket launcher is also installed on the roof. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds. (2015), "Iran", IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016, Jane's Fighting Ships (116th Revised ed.), Coulsdon: IHS Jane's, p. 392, ISBN   9780710631435, OCLC   919022075
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