IRIS_Paykan_(2003)

IRIS <i>Paykan</i> (2003)

IRIS Paykan (2003)

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For other ships with the same name, see IRIS Paykan (P224).
For the automobile, see Paykan. For the Iranian football club based in Tehran, see Paykan Tehran F.C.

The Iranian missile boat Paykan (Persian: پيکان) is an Iranian-made Sina-class fast attack craft. The Sina class is nearly identical to the Kaman class and Paykan and Joshan are both often referred to as members of the Kaman class.

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Paykan was Iran's first self-made missile boat and is equipped with two or four C802 SSM anti-ship missiles, one Fajr-27 76 mm dual-purpose gun and one 40 mm anti-aircraft gun.

Paykan was built in memory of the original Paykan, that sank three Iraqi Navy Osa II boats in 1980 during Operation Morvarid,[1] it also has the same pennant number as the original one.

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References

  1. [1]
    Muffin, Tom. "Operation Moravid". iinavy.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2015.


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