Choe Hyon vs Horizon
Choe Hyon vs Horizon at a glance — displacement 5,000 vs 7,050 tons, length 144 vs 152 m.
Specifications
|
Choe Hyon |
Horizon |
| Origin |
🇰🇵 North Korea |
🇫🇷 France |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Air-defense destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
Nampo Shipyard, Hambuk Shipyard |
Horizon Sas |
| Year introduced |
2026 |
2007 |
| Number built |
2 units |
4 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$1,500 million |
| Displacement |
5,000 tons |
7,050 tons |
| Maximum speed |
NA |
29.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
6,100 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
144.5 m |
152.9 m |
| Beam |
16.0 m |
20.3 m |
| Crew |
-- |
236 |
Armament & Systems
|
Choe Hyon |
Horizon |
| Armament |
- 88 × VLS cells of various sizes for ballistic, cruise and surface-to-air missiles
- 1 × 127 mm or 130 mm naval gun
- 1 × Pantsir-ME close-in weapon system
- 2 × 30 mm CIWS
- 4 × 4 anti-ship missile launchers
- 2 × 2 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 8 × 14.5 mm heavy machine guns
|
- PAAMS air-defence system
- 48-cell A50 Sylver Vertical Launching System
- Aster 15 missiles
- Aster 30 missiles
- 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 (France)
- 8 × TESEO Mk-2/A (Italy)
- 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns (France)
- 3 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns (Italy)
- 2 × 2 Sadral Mistral Simbad-RC CIWS
- 2 × OTO Melara 25/80 gun with Oerlikon KBA 25mm (Italy)
- 3 × 20 mm Narwhal remotely-operated guns (France)
- 2 × WASS B515/1 single torpedo tubes for MU90 Impact
|
| Propulsion |
-- |
CODOG scheme: 2 × GE/Avio General Electric LM2500 Plus TAG, 20.500 kW (27.491 hp) each; 2 × diesel engines SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 STC 4.320 kW (5.793 hp) each |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Choe Hyon-class or Horizon-class?
The Horizon-class has greater displacement at 7,050 tons compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 5,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Choe Hyon-class or Horizon-class?
The Horizon-class is faster with a maximum speed of 29 knots compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 0 knots.
Which has longer range, the Choe Hyon-class or Horizon-class?
The Horizon-class has a longer range at 6,100 nautical miles compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Choe Hyon-class or Horizon-class?
The Horizon-class is longer at 152.9 meters compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 144.5 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Choe Hyon-class or Horizon-class?
The Horizon-class has been built in greater numbers with 4 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Choe Hyon-class.