Editing Tarantul-class corvette (section)

===Project 1241.1 (NATO: Tarantul-II)===

The naming convention for [[NATO reporting name]] Tarantul was a special case here. [[NATO]] called the first version of the class as Tarantul-II, given that they had a better sensor suite/equipment than the ships of the following class Tarantul-I, which was produced exclusively for export.

A first version was based on the Pauk-class hull, though with significantly increased weight. Equipped with four [[SS-N-2]] 'Styx' anti-ship missiles (either the {{cvt|40|km|disp=semicolon}} range P-15 'Termit' missile or the later P-20 variant with {{cvt|80|km|disp=semicolon}} range) and the associated 'Plank Shave' radar targeting system ({{cvt|45|km|disp=semicolon}} range in active mode of surveillance, {{cvt|75|–|100|km|disp=semicolon}} range in passive mode, with an added air surveillance capability). One [[AK–176]] 76.2&nbsp;mm main gun and two [[AK-630]] 30&nbsp;mm six-barreled Gatling guns, the latter [[CIWS]] system supported by the 'Bass Tilt' targeting radar. Furthermore, there is a Fasta-N [[SA-N-5]] quadruple [[MANPADS]] launcher and two PK-16 decoy launchers.

Propulsion is a [[COGOG]] system (COmbined Gas Or Gas) consisting of two M70 at {{cvt|12000|hp|lk=in}} high power [[gas turbine]]s with a combined {{cvt|24200|hp}} output for full power and two cruise gas turbines type M75 with a combined output of {{cvt|5000|hp}}. Top speed is {{convert|38|kn|lk=in}}.

Between 1979 and 1984, 13 ships of the type were built. Another ship, R-55, was rebuilt after its completion as a test vessel for the 'Kortik' short-range defense system for Project 1241.7.