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» Corvettes & OPVsMer et Marine22INTERNATIONAL SHOWS » 2014-2015CombattanteFS56/46With sales of over 90 Combattante fastattack boats to its credit, Cherbourgbasedshipbuilder CMN has revampedthe design without compromising onspeed or provisions for weapon systems.The latest Combattante boasts stateof-the-artsystems and subsystems,powerful self-defence, electronicwarfare and combat managementsystems, an enclosed mast atop apanoramic bridge, and the ability tolaunch and recover a 5.25m RHIB.The hull of the new Combattante FS56combines its ancestors’ lines withstealth performance meeting the latestclassification society criteria. Withreduced crewing thanks to advancedFS56» DIMENSIONS (M): 56 x 8.2» SPEED: 38 kts» RANGE: 2,500 NM at 15 kts» ACCOMMODATION: 32» WEAPONS:8 x SSM missilesShort-range SAM or 1 x 40 mm1 x 76 mm - 2 x 20 mm» ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS:CMAST with 2D or 3D radarautomation, the new Combattantehas all the qualities, reliability andcompetitive pricing that made itspredecessors famous.In addition to the FS56 model, whichhas been selected by a Middle Eastnavy, CMN has unveiled a new version,the Combattante FS46. Slightlyshorter than the FS56, the compactattack craft has virtually the sameequipment as its stablemate, the maindifferences being the calibre of themain gun and the number of anti-shipmissiles it can carry. The key benefitof the new version is its lower cost fora fast attack craft that is nonethelesshighly capable. «FS46» DIMENSIONS (M): 46 x 7.5» SPEED: +35 kts» RANGE: 2,000 NM at 15 kts» ACCOMMODATION: 30» WEAPONS:4 x SSM missilesShort-range SAM or 1 x 40 mm1 x 40 mm - 2 x 30 mm© CMN © CMN © CMN