DCNS Gowind

Ticonderoga said:
a bit unfortunate that they didn't/couldn't fit Sylver for more flexibility but I suppose it fits Egypt's requirements well enough.
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Sylver is definitely an option. More a question of user requirements I think.

From a detailed article on the Gowind 2500/3100 by MeretMarine (2018):
https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/defense/quand-gowind-devient-une-fregate-de-superiorite-regionale
When Gowind becomes a regional superiority frigate

Aster and Naval Cruise Missiles
(…) There is still room to grow compared to the Malaysian model, since the length of the Gowind can still be extended to reach 114 metres.

An extension that allows for a doubling of the number of vertical launchers on the foredeck, i.e. a total of 32 weapons. The VL Mica is not the only missile that the corvette can be equipped with. If customers wish, Naval Group has ensured that it can be equipped with Aster 15s, and even, in the event of an intergovernmental agreement, Aster 30s.

The vessel can even be adapted to the implementation of naval cruise missiles (MdCN), giving it a deep strike capacity equivalent to that of heavy frigates and unprecedented on Western surface vessels of this tonnage. It should be noted that this option can allow the French manufacturer to respond to competition from certain Russian products.
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H_K said:
GOWIND CONTROL

Weakly armed, Gowind Control is dedicated to maritime protection in Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ). In its simplest version (OPV), this model can be equipped with remotely operated cannons (such as a 20mm mount at the front) and water cannons. In a more advanced version, it is possible to install a 76 mm turret and four anti-ship missiles on the foredeck on the platform. The Gowind Control has a helicopter platform but no hangar, unlike other models. Like its "cousins", however, it is equipped at the stern with a launching system for fast boats.
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Gowind Control (© DCNS)​
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this version from IMDS - 2009 have vls
more clear image
https://forums.airbase.ru/2009/06/t67687_2--imds-2009.html
 

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MadRat said:
GoWind designs do seem lightly armed and more focused on green water.
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That was what was trendy in the mid-2000s. Everyone was following the LCS craze... ships had to be small, agile and able to operate in the littorals against Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIACs).

Still quite relevant today against USVs and in chokepoints like Hormuz, Red Sea etc once you upgrade short range air defenses to handle UAVs and the odd anti-ship missile. There were provisions for that in all the Gowind designs so the air threat wasn't ignored (Mistral or MICA VL SAMs, Lacroix decoy launchers, 40mm or 76mm guns etc). Obviously the larger corvette variants like the Gowind 170 and 200 were more heavily armed and more suitable for chokepoint escort missions than the small ~1,200-1,500t upgunned Gowind OPV pictured above.
 

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