Almirante Brown-class destroyer vs Gepard-class frigate

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Almirante Brown-class destroyer

MEKO 360H2 destroyer

Gepard-class frigate — licensed reference photograph

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Gepard-class frigate

Frigate

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At a glance

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Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Almirante Brown-class destroyeroa

125.9 m

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Gepard-class frigateApprox Gepard 3.9 batch II

≈ 102.4 m

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Almirante Brown-class destroyerlarger figure on 3 of 3

Draught+2%
Complement+113%
Speed+5%

Gepard-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 32 rows sourced on both sides

126moa

≈ 102mApprox Gepard 3.9 batch II

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125.9 m

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119 m

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Configuration

Details

Almirante Brown-class destroyer and Gepard-class frigate configuration
Specification	Almirante Brown-class destroyer	Gepard-class frigate
Power	2-shaft COGAG 2 × Olympus TM 3B gas turbines, 51,800 shp (38,600 kW) 2 × Tyne RM-IC gas turbines, 10,200 shp (7,600 kW)^[source]	—
Name	Almirante Brown class^[source]	Gepard class (Project 1166.1)^[source]
Builders	Blohm+Voss^[source]	Zelenodolsk Plant Gorky^[source]
Operators	Argentine Navy^[source]	Russian Navy Vietnam People's Navy^[source]

Preceded by	Hércules class^[source]	Koni class Grisha class^[source]

Built	1980–1984^[source]	1991–2016^[source]

In service	1983–present^[source]	—

Planned	6^[source]	10^[source]

Completed	4^[source]	6^[source]

Cancelled	2^[source]	2^[source]

Active	3^[source]	6^[source]

Retired	1^[source]	—

Type	MEKO 360H2 destroyer^[source]	Frigate^[source]

Armament	2 × quad launchers for 8 Exocet MM-40 anti-ship missiles 1 × octuple launcher for 24 Aspide surface-to-air missiles 1 × 5 in (127 mm) Oto Melara Otobreda 127/54 Compact dual purpose gun 4 × twin 40 mm anti-aircraft guns 2 × triple 324 mm (13 in) torpedo tubes^[source]	Artillery: 1 × 76.2mm AK-176M/MA naval gun 2 × AK-630M CIWS ( Tatarstan and VPN configuration) Cruise missiles : 8 × UKSK VLS cells for Kalibr missiles ( Dagestan ) (up to 16x cells in configurations offered to the export market; options for Club-N , Yakhont and BrahMos missile systems are available) 2 × quadruple launchers (2×4) Kh-35 anti-ship missiles ( Tatarstan and VPN 's Batch I & II configuration) Anti-submarine warfare : 2 × 533mm DTA-53 twin-tube (2×2) torpedo launchers (not featured on VPN 's Batch I) Naval mines Anti-air warfare : 1 × Palash/Palma-SU CIWS featured with 8x Sosna-R short range air defense missiles ( Dagestan and VPN configuration) 1 × Osa-M twin-launcher for 20x 9M33M short range air defense missiles ( Tatarstan ) 12 × Shtil-1 VLS cells for 9M317ME medium-range surface-to-air missiles (offered configuration for the export market)^[source]

Aircraft carried	1 helicopter^[source]	—

Aviation facilities	Helicopter deck and hangar^[source]	—

Source measurement	The ships have a standard displacement of 2,900 long tons (2,900 t) and 3,360 long tons (3,410 t) at full load. The vessels are 125.9 metres (413 ft 1 in) long overall and 119.0 metres (390 ft 5 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 15 metres (49 ft 3 in) and a draught of 5.8 metres (19 ft 0 in). The vessels are powered by a COGOG system driving two shafts composed of two Olympus TM 3B gas turbines rated at 51,800 shaft horsepower (38,600 kW) and two Tyne RM-IC gas turbines rated at 10,200 shaft horsepower (7,600 kW). The ships have a maximum speed of 30.5 knots (56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph) while using their Olympus gas turbines at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) using their Tyne turbines. The MEKOs have a maximum range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 18 knots.^[source]Almirante Brown-class destroyer · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The Argentinian vessels are armed with eight Exocet MM-40 surface-to-surface missiles in two quad launchers mounted centrally and one octuple launcher for Aspide surface-to-air missiles mounted aft of the superstructure . The MEKO 360H2 are also equipped with one OTO Melara 5-inch (127 mm)/54 calibre naval gun forward of the superstructure, 4 OTO Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO compact gun guns, and two triple-mounted 324 mm (13 in) ILAS torpedo tubes .^[source]Almirante Brown-class destroyer · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The ships are equipped with a Graseby G1738 towed decoy countermeasure system, two Breda 105 mm (4 in) SCLAR chaff rocket launchers with each launcher sporting 20 tubes. For electronic support measures , the vessels are armed with the Sphinx system and the Scimitar system for electronic countermeasures . The class is equipped with two Signaal DA08A air/surface search radar operating on the F band and Signaal ZW06 surface search radar operating on I band. They have Decca 1226 navigational radar operating on the I band and their fire control systems are controlled by the Signaal SEWACO Link 10/11 system supported by Signaal STIR radar operating on the I/J and K bands, Signaal WM25 operating on I and J band, along with LIRODA radar systems that control the 40 mm gun mounts. For sub-surface search, the vessels have Atlas Elektronik 80 hull-mounted active search sonar .^[source]Almirante Brown-class destroyer · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

The ships have a standard displacement of 2,900 long tons (2,900 t) and 3,360 long tons (3,410 t) at full load. The vessels are 125.9 metres (413 ft 1 in) long overall and 119.0 metres (390 ft 5 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 15 metres (49 ft 3 in) and a draught of 5.8 metres (19 ft 0 in). The vessels are powered by a COGOG system driving two shafts composed of two Olympus TM 3B gas turbines rated at 51,800 shaft horsepower (38,600 kW) and two Tyne RM-IC gas turbines rated at 10,200 shaft horsepower (7,600 kW). The ships have a maximum speed of 30.5 knots (56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph) while using their Olympus gas turbines at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) using their Tyne turbines. The MEKOs have a maximum range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 18 knots.^[source]Almirante Brown-class destroyer · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The Argentinian vessels are armed with eight Exocet MM-40 surface-to-surface missiles in two quad launchers mounted centrally and one octuple launcher for Aspide surface-to-air missiles mounted aft of the superstructure . The MEKO 360H2 are also equipped with one OTO Melara 5-inch (127 mm)/54 calibre naval gun forward of the superstructure, 4 OTO Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO compact gun guns, and two triple-mounted 324 mm (13 in) ILAS torpedo tubes .^[source]Almirante Brown-class destroyer · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The ships are equipped with a Graseby G1738 towed decoy countermeasure system, two Breda 105 mm (4 in) SCLAR chaff rocket launchers with each launcher sporting 20 tubes. For electronic support measures , the vessels are armed with the Sphinx system and the Scimitar system for electronic countermeasures . The class is equipped with two Signaal DA08A air/surface search radar operating on the F band and Signaal ZW06 surface search radar operating on I band. They have Decca 1226 navigational radar operating on the I band and their fire control systems are controlled by the Signaal SEWACO Link 10/11 system supported by Signaal STIR radar operating on the I/J and K bands, Signaal WM25 operating on I and J band, along with LIRODA radar systems that control the 40 mm gun mounts. For sub-surface search, the vessels have Atlas Elektronik 80 hull-mounted active search sonar .^[source]Almirante Brown-class destroyer · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Subclasses	—	Project 11661 Tatarstan Project 11661K Dagestan Project 11661E Gepard: Gepard 3.9: Batch I; Batch II Gepard 5.1 Gepard 5.3^[source]

Cost	—	11661E (Gepard 3.9 batch I): US$175 million per ship 11661E (Gepard 3.9 batch II): US$350 million per ship (price included ammunition, maintenance packages signed between Vietnam and Russia )^[source]

Propulsion	—	Twin-shaft CODOG , FPP, 2 × 14,300 + 1 × 6,000 (kW)^[source]

Endurance	—	20 days^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	—	MR-231-1 Pal navigation radar Mineral-ME shipborne multifunctional radar system (including guidance and target designation functions for cruise missiles ) 5P-26/MR-352 Pozitiv-ME1/-ME1.2 3D active shipborne radars 5P-10E-03E Laska fire control radar for naval gun and CIWS Sonar : MGK-335EM-03 with under-keel antenna^[source]