Distinguish Molniya and Tarantul : Guided Missile Corvettes of Vietnam Navy

The Molniya and Tarantul belong Project 1241 (NATO List collectively Tarantul) under high-speed missile boats, are designed for combat duty in the shallow coastal waters, high speed, firepower are the advantages of this type of rocket ships.

Project 1241 was initiated at the end of the Soviet Union in 1970, to replace the high-speed missile boats obsolete Osa.

In 1978, the first project was completed and transferred to the Soviet Navy evaluation.

This variant is equipped with 4 anti-ship missile P-15 Termit range of 40km, 1 gunboat AK-176 76.2 mm at the front and two fast firing AK-630 cannon in the back.

 

The identified variants of Project 1241 is quite complex. Russia, every time with small improvements to be set for a different identifier while the external appearance does not change much. This is the reason why many people difficult to distinguish Molniya and Tarantul.

Other variants were developed of Project 1241 include 1241.1M/MR (NATO identification is Tarantul III) equipped with search radar target Monolith, this radar targets 120km search range in active mode, up to 500 km with a passive mode.

New variant to replace the P-15 missile with supersonic anti-ship missiles P-270 Moskit, 120km range, replace engine CODOG (combined diesel gas turbine) by engine CODAG (combined diesel gas)

 

The First Images of the Kilo Submarine for Vietnam Navy

First 636.1 Kilo submarines moored at the dock at Admiratly factory after being launched on 28/8.

Forum airbase.ru of Russia has published the first images of Kilo class diesel-electric submarines of Project 636.1. This is the first submarine of six Kilo submarines shipbuilding contract for a customer in South East Asia.

Earlier, the Russian media announced that information Kilo submarines for Southeast Asian partners was launched on 28/8 last at JSC the shipyard Admiratly in St. Petersburg.

According to Russian sources revealed, the ship was launched for the first Kilo customer number 01,336 and will likely be named the capital of the partner countries.

Is known, Russia is implementing contracts worth $ 2 billion to provide six Kilo class diesel-electric submarines of Project 636.1 Southeast Asian counterparts.