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Badr vs Pohang

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Specifications
Badr Pohang
Origin 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇰🇷 South Korea
Category Corvette Corvette
Type Corvette Corvette
Manufacturer Tacoma Boatbuilding Company Korea Shipbuilding Corporation
Year introduced 1981 1984
Number built 4 units 24 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 1,038 tons 1,220 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 32.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 20 knots 4,000 nm at 15 knots
Length 74.7 m 88.3 m
Beam 9.6 m 10.0 m
Crew 75 95
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Armament & Systems
Badr Pohang
Armament
  • Eight McDonnell Douglas Harpoon launchers, 2 × 4
  • One FMC/OTO Melara 3-inch (76 mm)/62 Mk 75 Mod 0 gun
  • One GE/GD 20 mm 6-barrel Vulcan Phalanx
  • Two Oerlikon 20 mm/80 cannon
  • One 81 mm mortar
  • One 40 mm Mk 19 grenade launcher
  • Six 324 mm US Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2 × 3)
  • Honeywell Mk 46 torpedoes
  • 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cannon (Batch II)
  • 2 x OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cannon (Batch III - VI)
  • 2 x Emerson EMERLEC 30 twin Oerlikon 30 mm/75 KCB cannon (Batch II)
  • 2 x Breda DARDO CIWS twin Bofors 40 mm/70 cannon (Batch III - VI)
  • 2 x MM38 Exocet SSM (Batch II)
  • 2 x 2 RGM-84C Harpoon SSM (Batch IV, after 1999)
  • 2 x 2 SSM-700K C-Star SSM (Batch V - VI, after 2007)
  • 2 x 4 VCM-01M SSM (Vietnamese retrofitting)
  • 2 x triple Mark 32 SVTT loaded with Mark 46 ASW torpedo, or K745 Blue Shark ASW torpedo (after 2006)
  • 12 x Mk 9 or KMk 9 depth charge
  • Mistral MANPADS (after 2000)
  • 2 x K6 HMG
  • 2 x M60 Machine guns
Propulsion 1 GE LM-2500 gas turbine (23,000 shp) and 2 MTU 12V652 TB91 diesels (3,058 bhp) in a CODAG arrangement CODOG: 1 x GE LM2500 gas turbine engine, 2 x MTU 12V 956 TB82 diesel engine

Overview

The Badr and the Pohang are both Corvette classes.

Displacement is 1,038 tons for the Badr vs 1,220 tons for the Pohang. The Badr reaches 30 knots vs 32 knots for the Pohang. Operational range is 4,000 nautical miles for the Badr vs 4,000 for the Pohang. The Badr carries a crew of 75 vs 95 for the Pohang.

The Badr was produced in 4 units vs 24 for the Pohang. The Badr was commissioned in 1981, 3 years before the Pohang (1984).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Badr-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class has greater displacement at 1,220 tons compared to the Badr-class's 1,038 tons.
Which is faster, the Badr-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Badr-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Badr-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Badr-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Badr-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class is longer at 88.3 meters compared to the Badr-class's 74.7 meters.
How many crew members do the Badr-class and Pohang-class have?
The Pohang-class has a larger crew complement of 95 compared to the Badr-class's 75 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Badr-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class has been built in greater numbers with 24 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Badr-class.