Ox-Lamat-class frigate

Class overview
Name:	Ox-Lamat-class frigate
Operators:	Royal Mutulese Navy
Preceded by:	Yamagumo-class frigate
General characteristics
Type:	Frigate
Displacement:	3,300 tonnes
Length:	120.5m
Beam:	14m
Draught:	6m
Propulsion:	2-shaft CODOG system, 2 x diesel (4,500 shp each), 2x gas turbunes (21,000 kW each)
Speed:	32kn
Range:	4,000 nautical miles at 18 knots
Complement:	150
Sensors and processing systems:	Smart-S air-search radar 2x STIR 1.2 fire control radars Navigation radar Type-093 hull-mounted sonar H/SJG-206 towed array sonar
Armament:	1 x 100mm gun 8 x VLS cells for quad-packed TC-2N missiles (32x in total) 16 x Type 90 Ship-to-Ship Missile 1 x Sea Zenith CIWS 4 x 12.7mm heavy machine guns 2 x triple ASW torpedo tubes
Armour:	steel shrapnel sheets, kevlar spall liners
Aircraft carried:	1 x ASW helicopter

The Ox-Lamat-class is a frigate design in service with the Royal Mutulese Navy. Construction began in the as part of the Mutulese armed forces' campaign for defence self-sufficiency, which involved the development of indigenous weapons platforms and the gradual reduction of Mutul's dependency on foreign technology in terms of high-end capabilities. Construction of this class of frigates began in the early-2000's, utilising experience derived from the slightly-earlier Mamlab-class destroyer project. It incorporates a mixture of an indigenously designed hull and combat systems, a mix of indigenous and imported sensors technology and some Tsurushiman weapons. Some thirteen ships of the class are in service as of 2018.

The Ox-Lamat-class is a multi-function vessel, capable of combating air, surface and sub-surface threats. It has a formidable battery of sixteen sea-skimming anti-ship missiles amidship, as well as 32x medium-ranged anti-air missiles quad-packed into eight vertical-launch cells at the fore. These guided weapons are supported by gun systems such as a 100mm turret and a close-in weapon system. Anti-submarine capabilities are provided for by its combination of hull-mounted and towed variable-depth sonar, its on-board anti-submarine helicopter, and its triple torpedo tubes.