Handalan-class missile boat explained

-- warship classes -->	+ Ship Image: File:Archipelago D81 4529 (48475016846).jpg Ship Caption: A which is the Handalan-class is based on Handalan class Builders: Kalskrona Varvet In Commission Range: 1978–present Total Ships Completed: 4 Total Ships Active: 4 Ship Type: Fast attack craft Ship Displacement: 240 tons standard, 268 tons full load Ship Length: 43.60NaN0 Ship Beam: 7.10NaN0 Ship Draught: 2.40NaN0 Ship Power: 3x MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesels delivering 10865hp Ship Propulsion: 3 shafts Ship Range: 2977nmi at Ship Complement: 40 Ship Sensors: Philips 9GR600, Decca 1226 radar, 9LV 212 radar used with 9LV 228 Mk2 fire control system, Optronic AA fire control system Ship Ew: Thales DR3000S ESM ECM MEL Susie-1 with warning element Ship Armament: Guns: 1 × Bofors 57 mm gun 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun Anti-ship: 4 × Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles (removed) Ship Notes: The missile might be removed due to being obsolete^[1]

The Handalan class are domestically modified Spica-M fast attack craft, a heavier variant of the . Built by Kalskrona Varvet and ordered in 1976, this class replaced the Perkasa-class squadron on a 1:1 basis, including name transfer.

Development

The Handalans are equipped with longer-range diesel engines and an additional weapons fit with launchers for Exocet MM38 missiles and a secondary Bofors 40 mm gun. The installation of additional weaponry from the main Bofors 57 mm gun forced the bridge to be pushed forward to accept the missile launchers and additional rear gun. With a data-link communications system, the class allows the exchange of information through computers with similar equipment, both other ships and shore-based stations. They also have elaborate countermeasures with a Thales DR3000S, electronic tracking equipment and weapon control systems. In all, the Handalans are more capable and better armed than the larger Perdana-class missile boat of the Royal Malaysian Navy.^[2] In late 2020 Royal Malaysian Navy confirmed that this class of ship will be upgrade to lengthening service period of older ships.^{[3] [4]}

Ships of the class

Pennant number	Name	Commission Year
3511	KD Handalan	1978
3512	KD Perkasa	1978
3513	KD Pendekar	1979
3514	KD Gempita	1979

Bibliography

• http://irzan136.tripod.com/navy.htm

Notes and References

1. Web site: Malaysian Defence - Mini CMS For FAC Fleet.
2. Web site: KD HANDALAN (3511). Royal Malaysian Navy. 18 November 2013. 24 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150315032520/http://navy.mil.my/index.php/aset-tldm/fac/kd-handalan-3511. 15 March 2015. dead.
3. Web site: Old is Gold - Malaysian Defence.
4. Web site: Malaysia seeks new combat systems for fleet of 40-year-old attack craft.