Outwardly, the class is of an outdated design approach as now stealth features are apparent: the main mast is exposed and no helicopter deck is sat over the stern while no effort is made to conceal the smoke funnels. The warship is dotted with turreted gun emplacements and some of these are open-air structures akin to a World War 2-era destroyer. the two smoke funnels are seated in line near midships. The bridge superstructure is located at its usual spot ahead of midships and aft of the forecastle and a second superstructure makes up the aft section of the warship leading to the stern. The lack of helicopter facilities severely restricts the warship's over-the-horizon and submarine-hunting capabilities.
Primary armament is 2 x 100mm /56 caliber turrets guns in single-gunned mountings. This is backed by 4 x 57mm automatic cannons in twin-gunned mountings. A collection of 30mm automatic cannons are also included as are 25mm automatic guns (the latter in twin-gunned mountings). 2 x RBU-1200 five-tubed launchers are installed in fixed positions along the sides of the main deck amidships. The vessel seats 2 x depth charge racks over the stern - another World War 2-era quality. Up to 30 naval mines can be carried which allow the ship to deny certain waterways. The vessel is also equipped with a pair of launchers for the SS-N-2 "Styx" anti-ship or SS-n-25 "Switchblade" cruise missiles giving the class something of a more modern ranged capability.
Modernization of at least one of the class has seen some of the older and more conventional weapons removed in favor of more advanced systems including digitally-controlled Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWSs) and additional missile launchers. Air-search, surface-search, navigation, fire control and sonar are all present on this warship though most likely of lesser capability that those systems featured in Western ship designs. The "Stag Horn" makes up the bow-mounted sonar system.
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