Tir II (IPS 18)

The Tir II (IPS 18) is an Iranian built small fast attack craft torpedo boat featuring a low, flush hull to reduce its radar cross-section. The radar is set on a retractable mast, with fixed 21" tubes inside the superstructure. Engines exhaust at the waterline to reduce its IR signature. 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-IIs.^[1]

Ten units are in service, believed to be manned by the IRGCN, not the regular Iranian navy. In late 2006/early 2007 six of the sixteen vessels built were transferred to the Syrian Navy, and remain fully operational.

Specifications

Class overview
Name:	Tir II (IPS 18)
Operators:	Iran  Syria
General characteristics
Type:	Torpedo Boat
Displacement:	26t standard, 28 ¼ t full
Length:	69’4”x18’10”x6’9”
Beam:	18’10”
Height:	6’9”
Installed power:	3 1200hp diesels (type unknown), 3 DIO waterjets
Propulsion:	2 shafts
Speed:	52 kts
Range:	450 nmi (830 km) @ 25 knots
Complement:	6
Sensors and processing systems:	I-band navigation radar
Armament:	x4 (2 twin mounts) 12.7mm x2 21” torpedo tubes (compatible with either Chinese, North Korean, or Iranian torpedoes) x1 Dooshka 12.7mm MG

References

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