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Pashe-class speedboatlarger figure on 0 of 2
Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source19.5 m (64 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Pashe-class speedboat | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |
|---|---|---|
| Power | Diesel[source] 2 × MWM TBD 234 V12 engines, 1,646 horsepower (1.227 MW) 2 × shafts[source] | 4 MTU 16V956 TB91 V16 diesel engines 4,000 hp (3,000 kW ) each[source] |
| Builders | Marine Industries Organization[source] | Israel Shipyards Ltd.[source] |
| Operators | Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[source] | Israeli Navy Hellenic Coast Guard Mexican Navy[source] |
61.7 m (202 ft 5 in)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source36 knots (67 km/h)[source]
Maximum; cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; top speed - Aliya
Single sourceMaximum; top speed - Hetz
Single source19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) (cruise speed) 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) (top speed - Aliya ) 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) (top speed - Hetz )[source]
at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Single sourceat 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Single source4,800 nautical miles (8,900 km) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) 2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Type | Fast patrol boat[source] | Missile boat[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Surface search radar , I-band[source] | Thales Neptune air & surface search radar Selenia Orion fire-control radar ( Aliya ) EL/M-2258 ALPHA multifunction radar ( Hetz ) Elta EL/M-2221 fire-control radar ( Hetz )[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × 23mm/80 (twin)[source] | Aliya subclass: 4 Harpoon anti-ship missiles (in ISC ) 4 Gabriel anti-ship missiles 2 Oerlikon 20 mm cannons Phalanx CIWS 4 M2 Browning machine guns Hetz subclass: 8 Harpoon anti-ship missiles up to 6 Gabriel anti-ship missiles or up to 32 Barak 1 surface-to-air missiles Otobreda 76 mm / Typhoon 25 mm naval gun 2 Oerlikon 20mm cannon Phalanx CIWS up to 8 M2 Browning machine guns[source] |
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| Role | class of fast patrol boat[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Sa'ar 4.5[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Sa'ar 4-class missile boat[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Sa'ar 5-class corvette[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Aliya ( Chochit ) Hetz ( Nirit )[source] |
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| Completed | — | 2 Aliya subclass 8 Hetz subclass[source] |
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| Active | — | · Aliya subclass: INS Aliya , INS Geula · Hetz subclass: INS Romach , INS Keshet , INS Hetz , INS Tarshish , INS Kidon , INS Yaffo , INS Herev , and INS Sufa[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Elbit chaff rocket launchers Elisra NS-9003A/9005 RWR[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | Eurocopter Panther in Aliya subclass (in ISC ) or other helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helipad and helicopter hangar in Aliya subclass[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Israel[source] |
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