SYSTEM OVERVIEW
The Karakurt class (Project 22800) is a compact guided-missile corvette displacing ~870 tonnes. Armed with an 8-cell 3S14 UKSK VLS for Kalibr, Oniks, or Zircon missiles plus a Pantsir-M naval air defence system, the class provides Russia's Caspian, Black Sea, and Baltic fleets with significant land-attack and anti-ship capability from a small, rapidly-built hull. Approximately 12+ units ordered and in various stages of construction/service. Russia has used Caspian flotilla Karakurts to fire Kalibr salvos into Syria and Ukraine, demonstrating the class's primary operational role as a standoff land-attack platform.
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Karakurt Class (Project 22800) - NPO Mashinostroyeniya
ADVANTAGES
- 8 Kalibr cruise missiles (proven strikes on Ukraine)
- Pantsir-M CIWS for self-defense
- Small 860t hull — cheap to build fast
- Black Sea and Caspian Sea basins deployment
- Low crew requirement
DISADVANTAGES
- Small hull — limited sea states
- Pantsir-M proved vulnerable in Black Sea
- Several Karakurt hulls sunk/damaged in Ukraine war
- Production disrupted by sanctions
- Limited open-ocean endurance
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
CREW52
BEAM M11
ARMAMENT8x Kalibr-NK/Oniks VLS, 1x 76mm AK-176MA, 1x Pantsir-M CIWS, 1x Palash 30mm
LENGTH M67
SPEED KNOTS30
DISPLACEMENT TONNES860
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