Ox-Lamat-class frigate

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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:
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. It formed 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 combination of an indigenously designed hull and combat systems, as well as 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.