The Project 205 Moskit [1] (mosquito) more commonly known by their NATO reporting name Osa, are a class of missile boats developed for the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s. Until 1962 this was classified as a large torpedo boat .

The Osa class are probably the most numerous class of missile boats to have been built. A missile boat or missile cutter is a small, fast warship armed with anti-ship missiles. Being smaller than other warships such as destroyers and frigates, missile boats are popular with nations interested in forming a navy at lower cost.

The Osa class is a major improvement over the Komar missile boats. The Osa class is four times larger, is based on a steel hull, features 4 instead of 2 missiles, has a much improved air and self defense capability and better sea going performance. The main armament of the Osa are the four P-15 (SS-N-2 Styx) anti-ship missiles.

NATO: Osa I Class NATO: Osa II Class. Completed. 279 units. Ships. ... 4x1 KT-97 anti-ship missiles launchers (4 P-15 (4K40), P-15T missiles) 2x2 30 mm AK-230 (2000 rounds) – MR-104 Rys fire control system: Electronics: MR-101 Rangout radar, Nikhrom-RRM IFF, Nickel IFF, ARP-58SV radio direction finder:

2023年8月31日 · The Russian Navy's Osa-class missile boats, also known by their NATO reporting name "Osa," are a series of fast attack crafts primarily designed for coastal defense and anti-ship warfare. The...

The Project 205 "Moskit" missile boats, also known by their NATO reporting name "Osa," were a significant class of missile boats developed by the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s. These vessels served as a successor to the earlier Komar-class boats.

The Project 205 Moskit is armed with four P-15 (in Osa I) or four P-15U/UT (in Osa II) subsonic anti-ship missiles.

The Osa class is probably the most numerous class of missile boats ever built, with over 400 vessels constructed between 1960 and 1973 for both the Soviet Navy and for export to allied countries. Osa means wasp in Russian, [citation needed] but it is not an official name. The boats were designated as "large missile cutters " in the Soviet Navy.

The Project 205 Moskit[1] (mosquito) more commonly known by their NATO reporting name Osa, are a class of missile boats developed for the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s. Until 1962 this was classified as a large torpedo boat.

2020年1月23日 · The Osa—class guided-missile patrol boat was designed specifically to launch the SS—N—2 missile. Each Osa carries four missiles in covered launchers.