49m stealth fast attack craft

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| Builders = Myanmar Naval Dockyard

| Operators = {{navy|MYA}}

| Class before = 5-Series class : Fast Attack Craft

| Class after = Yan Nyein Aung-class submarine chaser

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| Built range = 2013–present

| In commission range = * 491 (2015), 492 (2020)

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| Total ships planned = 10

| Total ships completed = 2

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| Total ships active = 2{{Cite web|last=Information Team|first=Tatmadaw|date=24 December 2020|title=(၇၃)နှစ်မြောက်တပ်မတော်(ရေ)နေ့အထိမ်းအမှတ် တိုက်ခိုက်ရေးရေငုပ်သင်္ဘော စစ်ရေယာဉ် (မင်းရဲသိင်္ခသူ) အပါအဝင် စစ်ရေယာဉ်များ တပ်တော်ဝင်ခြင်း အခမ်းအနား ကျင်းပပြုလုပ်|url=http://dsinfo.org/node/771|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224100947/http://dsinfo.org/node/771|archive-date=24 December 2020|access-date=24 December 2020|website=Tatmadaw}}

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| Ship armament = *1 x NG-18 6-barrel 30 mm CIWS

| Ship EW = *491

  • 1 x NRJ-5A ECM and ELINT system
  • 4 x Type-A FL-NA flare catridge magazines for various chaff and flare types
  • 492
  • 4 x NRJ-5A Type-C ECM and ELINT systems (fitted in four faces of radar tower)
  • 4 x Type-A FL-NA flare catridge magazines for various chaff and flare types

| Ship sensors = *1 x MR-36A 3D surface-search radar(491 is with Magnetron transmitter.492 is with Solid-state transmitter.)

| Ship range = {{convert|1,800|mi|km|abbr=on}} at cruising speed

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| Ship speed = {{convert|30|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}

| Ship propulsion =*(491)

  • 4 x diesel engines
  • (492)
  • 3 x diesel engines supported by three waterjet propulsors

| Ship draft = {{convert|1.85|m|abbr=on}}

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| Ship beam = {{convert|7.4|m|abbr=on}}

| Ship length = {{convert|49|m|abbr=on}}

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| Ship type = FAC (Missile)

| Ship notes = The hull design of 492 is different from that of the 491. The superstructure of 492 was constructed with aluminium, and the hull with steel. The anti-ship missiles in use are the C-802A instead of the C-802.

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The 49m stealth fast attack craft (Project-PB-049) are a class of locally made fast attack craft of the Myanmar Navy. Unlike the previous class of 5-series class fast attack craft, the design of the 49m stealth fast attack craft utilizes stealth technology.

History

The hull number 491 is the lead ship of this class, and it was completed in 2013.{{Cite web|title=Myanmar - 49-meter FAC-M|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/myanmar/ums-491.htm|access-date=2020-11-10|website=globalsecurity.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2015-news/january-2015-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/2306-myanmar-first-two-home-built-49-meter-fast-attack-craft-fac-m-delivered-to-the-navy.html|access-date=2020-09-26|title=Myanmar First Two Home-Built 49 meter Fast Attack Craft (FAC-M) Delivered to the Navy|website=navyrecognition.com}} The second ship 492 was completed in 2019, and commissioned on 24 December 2020.

Design

The 492 is fitted with three waterjet propulsers. The hull design and armaments are slightly altered.

Ships of the class

class="wikitable"
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|491

|Myanmar Naval Dockyard

|2013

|24 December 2012

|Thanlyin

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|492

|Myanmar Naval Dockyard

|2018

|24 December 2020

|Thanlyin

|Hull design slightly altered

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