Chapter 0 In today's world naval field, there are "two major sects" that are very active. One is a big ship and artilleryism dominated by a country with strong national strength, such as China and the United States; the other is a country that is committed to developing small ships and cannons.
Russia and Israel are very keen on the research and development of small warships. The small warships they build can often compete with large and medium-sized warships of some countries. Now, they have competed again on the strongest light frigate this year.
This is the 20385 light frigate. It has 2,500 tons and actually has a comprehensive RF and multi-band radar. Are you afraid?
On March 12, the Saar-6 light frigate "Hexagram", which the Israeli Navy had been waiting for for many years, was completed in the famous Kielders Naval Dock in Germany and began trial voyage. This ship is known for its luxurious weapon configuration, and many media have called it: the world's strongest light frigate. Russia has something to say about this title. The Russian Navy served the fourth generation light frigate 20385 in December 2019. In Russia's view, the strongest light frigate is 20385.
This is the Israeli Sar-6 that is being tried, a fine small shield ship, using the technology of building destroyers to build light frigates, and there is no one in Israel.
Let’s first look at how they can make a conclusion. Let’s first look at the new Israeli trial Saar 6. Its tonnage is only more than 2,000 tons, but its military equipment is very powerful, comparable to the first-class warships of other European countries. The Sal6 is equipped with a 76mm Otto Mela compact rapid-fire naval gun , 32-unit Barak-8 medium-range air defense missile, with a range of 70 kilometers and a power range of 50 kilometers. It is consistent with the air defense missiles of the Indian Navy's "Kolkata" class destroyer. You should know that the "Kolkata" class is a large ship with a total of more than 7,000 tons.
The picture shows the Israeli Saar-6 under construction in the Kielder Naval Dock. This shipyard has borne the famous "High Sea Fleet" in Germany.
Sal6 is also equipped with 2 25mm rapid-fire naval guns, which are arranged in a similar position to the French Navy's "Horizon" class destroyer. They are both on both sides of the B gun position on the bow. They can be fired using remote control to deal with nearby speedboats and other targets. At the same time, as an offshore active warship, they can also be used to defend against helicopters and sea-swept subsonic anti-ship missile attacks. In addition, the tail of the ship is also equipped with a 40-unit "Iron Dome" anti- rocket interception system, which can intercept unguided rockets and effectively defend against rocket attacks in areas around Israel.
The picture shows two built Sar-6 frigates. Israel has purchased a total of 4 ships, with a unit price of about 110 million euros, which is not expensive. Although the Sar-6 uses a new phased array radar, its combat system automation level is not as good as the Russian Sigma-E system.
The anti-ship firepower of the Sal-6 is also very powerful. It is equipped with 16-unit " Harpoon " anti-ship missile launcher. The anti-ship firepower reaches the level of the US Navy's "Ticandroga" class cruiser, which is amazing. It is also equipped with 6 tubes of 324mm torpedo launchers, without three tubes, and has certain melee and anti-submarine combat capabilities. The radar configuration of the Sal-6 light frigate is also luxurious, with 4 solid-state S-band EL/M2248 active phased array radar, three of which are arranged on the front bridge and one on the rear bridge. You should know that this radar is also the main radar of India's "Kolkata" class destroyer, which shows that the configuration of the small warship Sal-6 is powerful.
is the design drawing of Sal-6.
The picture shows the "Hexagram" frigate in the trial voyage.
In addition, the Sal-6 frigate is also equipped with a 4-sided X-band EL/M2258 radar, which is also an active phased array system. At the back end of the radar, the S-band and X-band radar have been integrated and displayed, becoming the Israeli version of the dual-band radar. Overall, the frigate has 32-unit medium-range air defense missiles, S+X-band dual-band radar system, 1 76mm naval gun, 2 25mm rapid-fire guns, 40-unit "Iron Dome" anti-rocket system, and can also carry a helicopter. It seems that with the equipment that can be imagined, it is not easy to be a 2,000-ton frigate.
The picture shows the configuration diagram of the Sar-6 frigate.
But Russia's 22385 has a stronger reason, let's first look at how it is capable. The 22385 frigate, the first ship "Roar", has a displacement of 2,500 tons, which is comparable to the Israeli Sal-6 in terms of tonnage. In terms of firepower, the 22385 is equipped with an AK-190M 100mm compact rapid-fire naval gun, which uses a dual-support system and has a faster firing rate than the Otto 76mm artillery, and has a larger caliber. Referring to the caliber, the naval truth of justice, it is no problem that the 22385's naval gun has stronger firepower.
The picture shows the 20385 light frigate that undergoes demagnetization operations after completion.
From the perspective of the vertical launch system, the 22385 frigate is equipped with 3 sets of 4 units of 3S14U1 large-caliber hot and cold universal vertical launch, with a total of 12 units. It can launch 3M14 "caliber" series cruise missile , "Onice" series supersonic anti-ship missile , and the 3M54 "Crab" (formerly translated as club) series of Asian SuperSuper combined with anti-ship missiles has many functions and mainly focuses on attack. This vertical launch allows this 2500-ton warship to have the ability to strike 1,500 kilometers deep to the ground, giving it the powerful supersonic heavy anti-ship missile .
The picture shows the 20380 "Guardian" frigate. It is the foundation of 20385 and is also the first surface warship built by Russia after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The picture shows the 20385 frigate, and the shadow of 20380 is still there.
At the same time, the 22385 frigate is also equipped with 4 sets of 4-assembled 3S97 "Battle" series of air defense missiles vertically launched devices, which can launch 9M96E2 air defense missiles with a range of 120 kilometers and 9M96E1 air defense missiles with a range of 50 kilometers. They can also use the "one pit and four bombs" method to configure the 9M100 small-diameter air defense missile with a range of about 12 kilometers. From this data, the 22385 frigate has certain regional air defense capabilities and can also have intensive missile loading capabilities.
The picture shows a 20385 frigate, with a pyramid-shaped integrated RF attracting attention.
From the perspective of close-defense weapons, the 22385 frigate is equipped with two AK-630 rapid-fire naval guns, which are at least CIWS systems, and have the ability to intercept anti-ship missiles in a near-defense manner. They can also provide the final defense of supersonic missiles. In any case, it is stronger than the 2 single-barrel 25mm rapid-fire naval guns of the Sar-6 frigate. Finally, 22385 is also equipped with torpedo , and it is more powerful, with 4 400mm torpedo launchers, and its torpedo is more powerful than that of the Sal-6.
The picture shows the 20385 frigate under construction.
Judging from the radar configuration, the Sar-6 is luxurious enough, but the 22385 is stronger than it. You may not even imagine that Russia actually played the integrated RF system on the 2500-ton warship of the 22385 frigate. Of course, considering that Russia uses integrated RF on 800-ton 22,800 small missile ships, it is not surprising that it is used on 2,500-ton warships. Russia's warship design capabilities are strong enough. The advanced DE Furke-E type E/F frequency band air-to-air search radar, Sandal-V type search radar, MR-231-2 type navigation radar and an unknown X-band fire-controlled phased array radar are all integrated into this pyramid-shaped integrated RF system. It uses the extremely automated "Sigma-E" combat system to operate uniformly, with sensitive response and strong detection capabilities.
The picture shows the 20385 missile frigate built and launched.
In general, Russia 22385 and Israel's Sar6 both have multi-band phased array radar capabilities, which are both small shields, and the 22385 is better in the use of integrated RF systems with high integration, weak mutual interference, and weight savings and space savings. In terms of firepower, both sides are very strong, but the 120-kilometer area air defense capability of the 22385 is not as good as that of the Sar-6, and the 22385 frigate can launch ground-to-ground cruise missiles, which is also not available to the Sar-6.
The picture shows the Israeli Sar-6 frigate, known as the world's strongest light frigate, which may be a bit over-reputable.
The picture is 20385, he is the strongest in the world.
What is even more commendable is that although the 22385 only has up to 12 anti-ship missiles, they are all heavy supersonic anti-ship missiles. They even have the ability to use the "Zerry" hypersonic anti-ship missiles under test. The flight speed can reach Mach 9, the range is 600 kilometers, and it cannot intercept and has great power. Even though the Sar-6 has 16 "harpoon" anti-ship missiles, its range is only 150 kilometers, and it flies over the sea at a speed, and its power is also small, so its firepower is not as strong as the 22385.
is a promotional picture of 20385.
The picture shows the 20385 frigate under construction.
Chapter 0, and at this point, the truth of which of the two is the world's strongest light frigate today has been revealed. Facts have proved that no matter how distinctive or powerful a small country is, it is not as powerful as a big country in terms of systemic weapons. Although Russia has difficulty in financial difficulties, it has not built a large warship, but this 2,500-ton warship is also the master of high-tech, and ordinary countries can't compare. However, many people have to ask "How about our light frigate?" Here, the author wants to emphasize: my country's 1400-ton 056 light frigate is the only light frigate in my country, and it is not particularly advanced.
The picture shows a Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile, which can be directly launched by a small warship.
The picture shows the Zircon anti-ship missile.
This does not mean that our technology is not good, but mainly because we have a large 10,000-ton warship like 055, which has used advanced configurations such as integrated RF, hot and cold large-diameter vertical transmission. 056 is just our patrol warship, which has built more than 60 ships and is still under construction. Let's win by volume, after all, it is a service warship.
