Surface Forces: MEKO A200

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May 14, 2012: Algeria has ordered two MEKO A200 class frigates from Germany [PHOTO]. These 3,500 ton ships are armed with eight anti-ship missiles, 16 anti-aircraft missiles, four 324mm torpedo tubes, a 76mm gun, two 35mm, and two 20mm autocannon as well as a helicopter. Crew size is 100 and it can stay at sea 21 days before needing refueling and resupply. Top speed is 50 kilometers an hour.

MEKO class ships are a mature and reliable design that is used for ships displacing from nearly 1,000 tons to nearly 4,000. The A200 types cost about $400 million each. This has caused some unrest in Algeria, where the corrupt government has spent little on social needs, despite billions in oil income.

 

 

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