MIL 40-class speedboat

MIL 40 is a class of fast inshore patrol craft operated by both naval forces of Iran.

MIL 40-class speedboat
Class overview
Operators:
In service: 2002–present
General characteristics
Type: Patrol boat
Displacement: 6 tons (estimate)
Length: 12.9 m (42 ft 4 in)
Beam: 2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
Draught: 0.82 m (2 ft 8 in)
Installed power: Diesel
Propulsion: 2 × diesel engines, 1,320 horsepower (0.98 MW)
Speed: 62 knots (115 km/h)
Complement: 3
Armament:
  • 1/2 × machine guns
  • 1 × multiple rocket launcher

Design

The boats are based on a model of Italian FB Design motorboats acquired by Iran in 2002.[1] Powered by two Isotta Fraschini diesel engines producing 1,320 horsepower (0.98 MW), they are propelled by surface piercing propeller and can reach a top speed of 62 knots (115 km/h).[1] Thy are structurally monohull, and made of Kevlar.[1] The class design is 12.9 m (42 ft) long, would have a beam of 2.64 m (8 ft 8 in) and a draft of 0.82 m (2 ft 8 in).[1] They are estimated to have a standard displacement of 6 t (5.9 long tons).[1]

Armament

MIL 40 boats are equipped with either a central machine gun mounted on forward, or two machine guns mounted on each side of the boat.[1] A multiple rocket launcher is also installed on the roof.[1]

References
  1. Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds. (2015), "Iran", IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016, Jane's Fighting Ships (116th Revised ed.), Coulsdon: IHS Jane's, p. 392, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
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