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The 5-Series class is a class of fast attack craft built by the Myanmar Navy between 1996 and 2012. There are twenty ships in this class and the designs and armaments of the ships are different based on their batches and ship types. Ships of the 5-series class are divided into FAC (Missile)s and FAC (Gun)s.
The first batch with five FAC(Gun)s (551,552,553,554 and 555) entered service in 1996. The second batch with three FAC(Missile)s (556,557 and 558) were commissioned in 2004.
The third batch with two FAC(Gun)s (559 and 560) were commissioned in 2005. The fourth batch with two FAC(Missile)s (561 and 562) were commissioned in 2008 and the last batch with seven FAC(Gun)s (563,564,565,566,567,568,569 and 570) were commissioned between 2012 and 2013.[2][3]
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In 2013, Myanmar Navy also started the modernization of 5-series classfast attack crafts with more advanced weapons, such as fitting the FAC(Gun)s with Igla(SA-24) turrets and substituting the main guns of FAC(Missile)s with NG-18 30mm close-in weapon systems.[1]
^Maung, Aung Myoe (2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948. ISBN978-981-230-848-1.
^Andrew Selth(Griffith Asia Institute) (29 October 2020). "Strong , Fully Efficience And Modern;Myanmar's New Look Armed Forces" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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are divided into FAC Missile s and FAC Gun s Class overviewBuildersMyanmar Naval DockyardOperators Myanmar NavySucceeded by49m Stealth FAC M Built1996 2013In commissionHull no 551 555 1996 Hull no 556 558 2004 Hull no 559 560 2005 Hull no 561 562 2008 Hull no 563 570 2013 2014 Completed20Active20General characteristicsTypeMissile boat 556 557 558 561 and 562 Gunboat others Displacement350 tons for 551 555 Length47 m 154 ft for hull numbers 551 555 559 and 560 56 m 184 ft for hull numbers 556 557 558 561 570 Beam10 m 33 ft SpeedBetween 25 kn 46 km h and 30 kn 56 km h Range1 800 mi 2 900 km at the cruising speedSensors and processing systems551 552 553 554 555 559 560 2 x Furuno navigation radars 1 x Rice Lamp fire control radar for 553 554 and 555 1 x electro optic fire control system for 559 and 560 556 557 558 561 562 1 x MR 36A surface search radar 1 with Magnetron transmitters 1 x MR 34T fire control radar 1 1 x Furuno navigation radar 2 x Kolonka optical director563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 1 x MR 36A surface search radar 1 with Magnetron transmitters 1 x Furuno navigation radarElectronic warfare amp decoys556 557 558 561 and 562 1 x NRJ 5A ECM ESM system 2 x Mirage NRJ 5 ECM ESM system 4 x Type A FL NA flare catridge magazines for various chaff and flare typesArmament551 and 552 1 x Chinese Type 66 57 mm twin AA gun 1 x 2M 3M 26 mm AA gun 2 x ZPU 1 14 5 mm guns553 554 and 555 2 x Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun 1 x 2M 3M 25mm twin gun 1 2 x ZPU 1 14 5 mm guns556 557 and 558 2 x NG 18 30 mm CIWS Gun 2 x locally made Type 91 quad remote controlled guns 4 x C 802 surface to surface missiles 1 4 x turret mounted Igla SAM 2 x license built QJG 02G 14 5 mm heavy machine guns559 and 560 2 x CRN 91 Medak 30mm single guns for 559 and 560 1 x 2M 3M 26 mm AA gun 2 x license built QJG 02G 14 5 mm heavy machine guns561 and 562 2 x NG 18 30 mm CIWS Gun 2 x locally made Type 91 quad remote controlled guns 2 x C 802 surface to surface missiles 1 4 x turret mounted Igla SAM 2 x license built QJG 02G 14 5 mm heavy machine guns563 564 565 566 567 568 569 and 570 2 x locally made 37 40 mm naval guns possibly based on Chinese Type 76A 2 x locally made Type 91 quad remote controlled guns 2 x license built QJG 02G 14 5 mm heavy machine guns 4 x turret mounted Igla SAMNotes556 is the first locally made missile boat Contents 1 History 2 Design 3 Ships of the class 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editThe first batch with five FAC Gun s 551 552 553 554 and 555 entered service in 1996 The second batch with three FAC Missile s 556 557 and 558 were commissioned in 2004 The third batch with two FAC Gun s 559 and 560 were commissioned in 2005 The fourth batch with two FAC Missile s 561 and 562 were commissioned in 2008 and the last batch with seven FAC Gun s 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 and 570 were commissioned between 2012 and 2013 2 3 Design editIn 2013 Myanmar Navy also started the modernization of 5 series class fast attack crafts with more advanced weapons such as fitting the FAC Gun s with Igla SA 24 turrets and substituting the main guns of FAC Missile s with NG 18 30mm close in weapon systems 1 Ships of the class editPennant Builder Commissioned Homeport551 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 1996552 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 1996553 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 1996554 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 1996555 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 1996556 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 2004 Thanlyin557 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 2004 Thanlyin558 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 2004 Thanlyin559 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 2005560 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 2005561 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 2008 Thanlyin562 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 2008 Thanlyin563 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 2013564 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 2013565 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 2013566 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 2013567 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 2013568 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 2013569 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 2013570 Myanmar Navy Dockyard 2013See also editUMS Minye Theinkhathu UBS Mayu Aung Zeya class frigate Kyan Sittha class frigate Anawrahta class corvette Inlay class offshore patrol vessel 49m Stealth Fast Attack Craft UMS MoattamaReferences edit a b c d e f g SIPRI Trade Register Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Maung Aung Myoe 2009 Building the Tatmadaw Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948 ISBN 978 981 230 848 1 Andrew Selth Griffith Asia Institute 29 October 2020 Strong Fully Efficience And Modern Myanmar s New Look Armed Forces PDF Archived PDF from the original on 29 October 2020 Retrieved 1 January 2016 nbsp This article about a type of ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 5 Series class fast attack craft amp oldid 1207015706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
