Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat vs Tir-class speedboat

Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat — licensed reference photograph

APatrol & mine warfare vessels

Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat

Missile boat

Credit

玄史生 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

Tir-class speedboat

Torpedo Boat

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Kuang Hua VI-class missile boatLength

34.2 m

Length source ↗

Tir-class speedboatLength

2.06 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Kuang Hua VI-class missile boatlarger figure on 4 of 5

Length+1560%
Beam+32%
Height+94%
Complement+217%

Tir-class speedboatlarger figure on 1 of 5

Speed+58%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

34.2m

2.06m

Length+1560%

All recorded figures & sources

34.2 m

Length

Single source

34.2 m (112 ft 2 in)^[source]

2.06 m

Length

Single source

21.13 m

x · source measurement 1

Single source

5.74 m

x · source measurement 2

Single source

69 ft 4 in (21.13 m) x 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) x 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)^[source]

7.6m

5.74m

Beam+32%

All recorded figures & sources

7.6 m

Beam

Single source

7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)^[source]

5.74 m

Beam

Single source

18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)^[source]

2.06m

Height+94%

All recorded figures & sources

4 m

Height

Single source

4 m (13 ft 1 in)^[source]

2.06 m

Height

Single source

6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)^[source]

—

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

3 m

Draught

Single source

3 m (9.8 ft)^[source]

171t

26tstandard, 28 1⁄

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

171 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

171 t (168 long tons )^[source]

4 tonnes

full

Single source

26 tonnes

standard, 28 1⁄

Single source

26t standard, 28 ¼ t full^[source]

Complement+217%

All recorded figures & sources

19 people

Complement

Single source

19^[source]

6 people

Complement

Single source

6^[source]

61km/hMaximum; Speed

96km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+58%

All recorded figures & sources

61 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)^[source]

96.304 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

52 kn^[source]

1,900kmat 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

830km@ 25 knots

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,900 km

at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Single source

1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)^[source]

830 km

@ 25 knots

Single source

450 nmi (830 km) @ 25 knots^[source]

—

895kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

894.839846 kW

3 diesels (type unknown), 3 DIO waterjets

Single source

3 1200hp diesels (type unknown), 3 DIO waterjets^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat and Tir-class speedboat configuration
Specification	Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat	Tir-class speedboat
Name	Kuang Hua VI class^[source]	Tir II (IPS 18)^[source]
Builders	CSBC Corporation, Taiwan^[source]	—
Operators	Republic of China Navy^[source]	Iran Syria^[source]
Preceded by	Hai Ou class^[source]	—
Cost	NT$401 million (US$12.3 million)^[source]	—
In service	2003^[source]	—
Planned	30, plus the prototype FACG-60^[source]	—
Active	30 (as of September 1, 2025)^[source]	—
Retired	1（prototype）^[source]	—
Type	Missile boat^[source]	Torpedo Boat^[source]
Propulsion	Tognum Series 4000 diesel engines^[source]	2 shafts^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × AV-2 decoy launchers^[source]	—
Armament	4 × Hsiung Feng II AShM 1 × 20 mm T-75 cannon 2 × 7.62 mm T-74 machine guns^[source]	x4 (2 twin mounts) 12.7 mm x2 21 inch torpedo tubes (compatible with either Chinese, North Korean, or Iranian torpedoes) x1 Dooshka 12.7 mm MG^[source]
Country of origin	Taiwan^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	—	I-band navigation radar^[source]
National origin	—	Iran^[source]
Source manufacturer statement	—	Built by Iranian Maritime Industries (a subsidiary of the state-owned DIO company), the Bavar-class missile-armed boats are being acquired to replace the Tir-II s.^[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity

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Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat

Tir-class speedboat

Name

Kuang Hua VI class^[source]

Tir II (IPS 18)^[source]

Builders

CSBC Corporation, Taiwan^[source]

—

Operators

Republic of China Navy^[source]

Iran Syria^[source]

Preceded by

Hai Ou class^[source]

—

Cost

NT$401 million (US$12.3 million)^[source]

—

In service

2003^[source]

—

Planned

30, plus the prototype FACG-60^[source]

—

Active

30 (as of September 1, 2025)^[source]

—

Retired

1（prototype）^[source]

—

Type

Missile boat^[source]

Torpedo Boat^[source]

Propulsion

Tognum Series 4000 diesel engines^[source]

2 shafts^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

2 × AV-2 decoy launchers^[source]

—

Armament

4 × Hsiung Feng II AShM 1 × 20 mm T-75 cannon 2 × 7.62 mm T-74 machine guns^[source]

x4 (2 twin mounts) 12.7 mm x2 21 inch torpedo tubes (compatible with either Chinese, North Korean, or Iranian torpedoes) x1 Dooshka 12.7 mm MG^[source]

Country of origin

Taiwan^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

—

I-band navigation radar^[source]

National origin

—

Iran^[source]

Source manufacturer statement

—

Built by Iranian Maritime Industries (a subsidiary of the state-owned DIO company), the Bavar-class missile-armed boats are being acquired to replace the Tir-II s.^[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity