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Indian OPVs are really bigger with very very less armaments. In war these are sitting ducks. Atleast the helicopters used here must have ASW capability. Or OPV roles should be completely given to ICG. Should prioritize acquisition of capital warships
IN OPV ship if sunk during wartime is a major morale buster for personnel. The Navy OPV and ICG armament specs are mostly the same except the ICG OPV weights 1000 tons less at 2500t. It’s just we are waiting for minesweepers, more subs, destroyers (we have less destroyers & frigates than South Korea), helis etc.OPV is not meant for wartime though. They are peacetime security operation, but you are right these should maybe be allocated to CG instead.
The endurance requirements are what determine their major design driver in India's case along with the coastal sensor network post 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Actually its the endurance and range here that has put them under Navy operational sphere (given training and networking infra) compared to CG.
IN OPV ship if sunk during wartime is a major morale buster for personnel. The Navy OPV and ICG armament specs are mostly the same except the ICG OPV weights 1000 tons less at 2500t. It’s just we are waiting for minesweepers, more subs, destroyers (we have less destroyers & frigates than South Korea), helis etc.