Even warships are equipped with missiles made in China, which is a weapon that the Middle East power loves China.
The destroyer Jamalan has a displacement of about 1,42 tons and a top speed of about 56 kilometers per hour (3 knots), and can carry 12 to 14 officers and men. The ship is equipped with anti-ship missiles, ship-to-air missiles, torpedoes, artillery, advanced radar systems and electronic warfare equipment. In addition, the ship also has a helipad, but it is not equipped with a helicopter hangar. As can be seen from official photos, the Jamalan ship is equipped with an American-made Bell 212 helicopter in the 198 s, which only has the most basic submarine search capability.
In any case, such a small-tonnage ship was originally confined to the offshore and belonged to the guard house. However, the Iranian navy dared to send it to the open sea for activities, and its behavior was respectable. It is said that this operation began in 28! Jamalan is a warship that Iran is proud of, because Iran never owned shipbuilding industry before, but now it relies entirely on its own strength. It is a proud thing to build such a warship.
this ship was commissioned in 21, and it was the first domestic destroyer received by the Iranian navy. It was the largest surface ship built by Iran itself, with a total length of 94 meters and a width of 11 meters. Not only was it completely designed and built by Iran itself, but most of the equipment was also produced by itself. Its power system should be a diesel engine, which claims to have a power of 2, HP and a maximum range of 3 knots. Its endurance is unknown, with 12 to 14 crew members, and its self-sustaining power is also unknown.
although the ship is small, its firepower is not too weak. The bow of the ship is a 76mm gun, which imitates the Italian Otto's 76mm gun. There are 2mm cannons on the left and right sides of the deck in front of the ship's deck, and a 4mm gun on the stern. From the public photos, an American Bell 212 helicopter can take off and land, but there is no hangar. And two 3-unit anti-submarine torpedo launchers.
To my surprise, the 4 mm anti-aircraft gun and chimney at the stern have two missile launchers. Many people used to think that it was also a C82 missile, but it was laid flat, and the normal inclination angle was about 3 degrees, not degrees. Later, Ship No.2 delivered in 213 and Ship No.3 delivered in 215 changed production. Two 2 mm guns in front of the bridge were cancelled, and the flat missile launcher was placed in front of the bridge, and the original position was occupied by the anti-ship missile launcher.
it was not until later that we discovered its true identity: the medium-range air defense missile launcher. Usually, the missile is stored there, and when it is used, the missile develops at a certain inclination. Its design should be derived from the design of the standard 1 air defense missile launcher on the American-made destroyer introduced by Iran in 197. Since it has been 4 years now, it is no longer possible to use the standard 1 imported in that year, so the missile currently used should be made in Iran, and many people think it is an imitation of the standard 1.
It's really too few to install only two anti-aircraft missiles. Maybe Iran just wants to solve the problem of having and not having, and accumulate technical experience for the future. Iran has built this type of warship in batches and sent it to East Africa to participate in international escort operations, which not only shows that the design of this class ship is quite successful, but also proves that the quality of the Iranian navy is good and cannot be underestimated.