Peykaap II-class missile boat
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=300px}} {{Infobox ship class overview |Builders= |Operators=Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |Class before= |Class after= |Subclasses= |Built range= |In commission range= |Total ships planned= |Total ships on order= |Total ships building= |Total ships completed= |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active= |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost= |Total ships retired= |Total ships scrapped= |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Ship type=Fast patrol craft |Ship displacement=14 tons |Ship length={{convert|17.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|3.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|0.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship power=2 × diesel engines, {{convert|2,400|hp|MW}} |Ship propulsion=1 × propeller |Ship speed={{convert|52|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range= |Ship complement=3 |Ship sensors= |Ship armament=*2 × single anti-ship missile launchers
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Bavar ({{langx|fa|باور|lit=belief}}, also known as Peykaap II{{cite web |url=https://maritimeindia.org/navies-and-the-use-of-force-analysing-an-encounter-between-the-us-navy-and-seagoing-forces-of-the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-part-1/ |title=Navies and the 'Use of Force' – Analysing an Encounter Between the US Navy and Seagoing Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Part 1 |last=Abbas |first=Bashir Ali |work=National Maritime Foundation |date=24 November 2020 |access-date=24 January 2024}}) is a class of fast patrol craft which is capable of firing both anti-ship missile and torpedo, and is operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran.
As of 2014, the boats are made available for export.
Design
Peykaap II is a modified version of North Korean IPS-16, manufactured by Iran.{{citation|title=Iranian Naval Forces: A Tale of Two Navies|url=https://www.oni.navy.mil/Portals/12/Intel%20agencies/iran/Iran%20022217SP.pdf|publisher=Office of Naval Intelligence|date=February 2017|page=28|isbn=978-0160939686}} It is slightly larger than {{sclass|Peykaap I|torpedo boat|4}}.{{citation|editor1-last= Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor2-last=Philpott|editor2-first=Tom|chapter=Iran|title=IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016|publisher =IHS Jane's|location=Coulsdon|date=2015|edition=116th Revised|series=Jane's Fighting Ships|page=390|isbn=9780710631435|oclc=919022075|ref={{harvid|Jane's Fighting Ships|2015–2016}}}}
= Dimensions and machinery =
The ships have an estimated standard displacement of {{convert|14|t|LT|abbr=on}}. The class design is {{convert|17.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} long, would have a beam of {{convert|3.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} and a draft of {{convert|0.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. It uses one surface piercing propeller, powered by two diesel engines. This system was designed to provide {{convert|2400|hp|lk=on}} for an estimated top speed of {{convert|52|kn|lk=in}}.
= Armament =
Peykaap II crafts are equipped with two single anti-ship missile launchers with Kowsar or Nasr, which rely on internal guidance and active terminal homing to {{convert|38|km|nmi}} at 0.8 Mach, as well as two single {{cvt|324|mm}} torpedo tubes.{{cite book|author=The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS)|title=The Military Balance 2020|year=2020|publisher=Routledge|chapter=Middle East and North Africa|volume=120|number=1|isbn=9780367466398|doi=10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968|pages=350|s2cid=219624897 }} It is also compatible with Chinese C-701/FL-10 anti-ship missiles.
References
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External links
- [https://cmano-db.com/ship/2097/ Profile at cmano-db.com]
{{Ship classes of the IRGC Navy}}
Category:Fast patrol boat classes of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Category:Ships built by Marine Industries Organization
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