Handalan-class missile boat
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| Class overview |
| Builders: |
Kalskrona Varvet |
| Operators: |
 Malaysia |
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In commission: |
1976 - present |
| Completed: |
4 |
| Active: |
4 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Fast attack craft |
| Displacement: |
240 tons standard, 268 tons full load |
| Length: |
43.6 m (143 ft) |
| Beam: |
7.1 m (23 ft) |
| Draught: |
2.4 m (8 ft) |
| Installed power: |
3x MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesels delivering 10865hp |
| Propulsion: |
3 shafts |
| Speed: |
34.5 knots (63.9 km/h; 39.7 mph) |
| Range: |
2,977 nautical miles (5,513 km; 3,426 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement: |
40 |
Sensors and
processing systems: |
Philips 9GR600, Decca 1226 radars, 9LV 212 radar used with 9LV 228 Mk2 fire control system, Optronic AA fire control system, |
Electronic warfare
& decoys: |
- Thales DR3000S ESM
- ECM MEL Susie-1 with warning elements
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| Armament: |
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| Aviation facilities: |
none |
The Handalan-class vessels are domestically modified Spica-M FAC, a heavier variant of the Swedish Spica II (Norrkoping) Class. Built by Kalskrona Varvet and ordered in 1976, this class replaced the Perkasa class squadron on a 1:1 basis, including name transfer. The Handalan are equipped with longer-range diesel engines and an additional weapons fit with launchers for Exocet missiles and a secondary 40mm gun. The installation of additional weaponry from the main 57mm/70 Bofors SAK Mk1 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 vessels of the RMN.
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