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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category.
01 / Overview
Sa'ar 2-class missile boat
Category
Country
Production
1965–1968
Quantity
6
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · COLD WAR
26
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationmissile boat
- Ship Typefast attack craft (missile)
- Builder / ShipyardConstructions Mécaniques de Normandie
- Laid Down1965
- Launched1967
- Commissioned1967
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement220 t
- Standard Displacement220 t
- Full Load Displacement250 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)45 m
- Length (waterline)44.9 m
- Beam7.62 m
- Draft1.8 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement40
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- Propulsion Typediesel
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)four shafts
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power9,545 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed40 kn
- Cruise Speed15 kn
- Range2,500
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunBofors L/70 40 mm
- Main Gun Calibre40 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary GunsM1919A4 Browning 0.30 in, FN MAG 58 7.62 mm
⬢Missile Armament5MOD.5
- VLS Cells0
- Anti-Ship MissilesGabriel II, RGM-84 Harpoon
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesNo
- Ballistic Missile DefenseNo
- ASW Rocket / MissileNo
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems5MOD.5
- Air-Search RadarThomson-CSF Neptune THD 1040
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarSelenia Orion RTN-10X
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed6
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned6
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired6
- Preserved1
◆Armour2MOD.2
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1965Production started
- 1968Production ended
61
years in service
3
years in production
6
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT RANKING Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
49PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT26COLD WAR · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT121ISRAEL · ALL WEAPONS17PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
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