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BWarships
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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 1
Multipurpose Assault Craftlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Mk 1
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Multipurpose Assault Craft |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | — |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | MPAC (Multi-Purpose Assault/Attack Craft)[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Philippine Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2001–present |
Mk 2
Single sourceMk 3
Single sourceMk 1: 15 m Mk 2: 17 m Mk 3: 16.5–17 m[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2009–present[source] |
| Planned | 42[source] |
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| On order | — |
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| Building |
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| Completed | 12[source] |
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| Active | 12[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | — |
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| Tonnage | 850 tons (full load)[source] | Mk 3: 19 tonnes[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 x AK-176 76 mm gun 1 x AK-630 30 mm CIWS 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns Anti-ship missiles 8 x Kh-35 Uran anti-ship missiles ( Ship 381 ) 8 x VCM-01 anti-ship missiles (from A2 onward) 1 x 9K38 Igla MANPADS[source] | Mk.1 & Mk.2: 1 × Browning M2HB machine gun , 2 × 7.62 mm Machine Guns Mk.3: 1 x Spike MLS ER Launcher , 1 × Mini-Typhoon Weapon Station , 2 x 7.62 mm Machine Guns[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Propmech Corp.[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | See Subclasses[source] |
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| Depth | — | 2.1 m[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Water Jet[source] |
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| Troops | — | Mk 1: 16 Mk 2: 16 Mk 3: 8–10[source] |
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