The Ashura (Persian: عاشورا, also known as MIG-G-0800)[1] is a class of fast patrol boat used by naval forces of Iran.[3] It is a Boston Whaler type vessel based on a Watercraft UK design, and is manufactured domestically with hulls made of glass-reinforced plastic.[1]
Types
Ashura speedboats are able to carry various guns, including heavy machine guns and multiple rocket launchers.[1] There are versions with installed ZU-23-2 autocannon, DShK machine gun, and modified to carry a single naval mine.[3]
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Minelayer version -
Trooper version -
MLR and machine gun equipped version
Export
From 1992 to 1994, Sudan purchased at least seven Ashura boats from Iran.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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. 391, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
- ^ "110 Combat Speedboats Delivered to IRGC Navy - Politics news".
- ^ a b Haghshenass, Fariborz (September 2008), Iran's Asymmetric Naval Warfare (PDF) (Policy Focus), Washington Institute for Near East Policy, p. 12, archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-17, retrieved 2020-08-07
- ^ Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds. (2015), "Sudan", IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016, Jane's Fighting Ships (116th Revised ed.), Coulsdon: IHS Jane's, p. 792, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
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