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ManilaBoy45

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New PAF AW-109E Attack Helicopter with the Weapons Pod Installed Already

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Jeff Head

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This is a nice corvette...essentially a modernized Tarantula Class of the old Soviet era.

The Russians built two for Vietnam, and then Vietnam started up their own production line and built two more. I believe they are going to build another four for eight altogether.

They are a little larger than the older Tarantula class and more heavily armed with :

01 x 76mm, AK-176, DP gun
16 x Uran-E SSM missiles
04 x Igla-M AAW missiles
02 x 30mm, AK-630, CIWS

A range of 3,100 km, and a crew of 44.. Great solutions for the SCS, and a great compliment for their Gepard frigates, of which they will ultimately have six vessels I believe.
 
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