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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 5
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Type 072II landing ship |
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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] | — |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 1993 |
Type 072II landing shiplarger figure on 4 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
119.5 m (392 ft 1 in)[source]
full load
Single sourcestandard
Single source3,430 tonnes standard, 4,800 tonnes full load[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Tank landing ship[source] |
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| Tonnage | 850 tons (full load)[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] | 1 × Type 66 twin 57 mm naval gun 3 × Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 072[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 072III[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 × 12PA6V-280MPC diesel engines[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 250 troops or 10 tanks or 500 t cargo[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Flight deck[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Troop capacity | — | 250 troops or 10 tanks or 500 t cargo[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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