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Tir-class speedboat
Iranian torpedo boat From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tir II (IPS 18) is an Iranian built small fast attack craft torpedo boat featuring a low, flush hull to reduce its radar cross-section. The radar is set on a retractable mast, with fixed 21" tubes inside the superstructure. Engines exhaust at the waterline to reduce its IR signature. Built by Iranian Maritime Industries (a subsidiary of the state-owned DIO company), the Bavar-class missile-armed boats are being acquired to replace the Tir-IIs.[1]
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Ten units are in service, believed to be manned by the IRGCN, not the regular Iranian navy. In late 2006/early 2007 six of the sixteen vessels built were transferred to the Syrian Navy.
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