Peykaap III-class missile boat

*Peykaap II*-class missile boat
Class overview
Operators	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
General characteristics
Type	Fast patrol craft
Displacement	13.75 tons
Length	17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
Beam	3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Draught	0.7 m (2 ft 4 in)
Installed power	Diesel
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW)
Speed	52 knots (96 km/h)
Complement	3
Armament	2 × single anti-ship missile launchers ; 2 × 12.7mm machine gun;

Zolfaghar (Persian: ذوالفقار, named after Zulfiqar; also known as Peykaap III) is a class of fast patrol craft operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran.

Design[]

Peykaap III is a modified version of North Korean IPS-16, manufactured by Iran.^[1]

Dimensions and machinery[]

The ships have an estimated standard displacement of 13.75 t (13.53 long tons).^[1] The class design is 17.3 m (57 ft) long, would have a beam of 3.75 m (12.3 ft) and a draft of 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in).^[1] It uses one surface piercing propeller, powered by two diesel engines.^[1] This system was designed to provide 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW) for an estimated top speed of 52 knots (96 km/h).^[1]

Armament[]

Peykaap III crafts are equipped with two single anti-ship missile launchers with Kowsar or Nasr^[1]^[2] which rely on internal guidance and active terminal homing to 38 kilometres (21 nmi) at 0.8 Mach.^[1] It is also compatible with Chinese C-701/FL-10 torpedoes.^[1] Their secondary armament is two 12.7mm machine gun.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ 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. 390, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
^ The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. Vol. 120. Routledge. p. 350. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398.

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[Janes-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ 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. 390, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075

[2] The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. Vol. 120. Routledge. p. 350. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398.

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