{
  "id": "type-22",
  "name": "Type 22 Class (Houbei Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Fast attack missile boat",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2004,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "In April 2004, China's Quixin Shipyard in Shanghai produced the lead Houbei Type 022 wave-piercing catamaran, hull number 2208. The Type 022 was 43 meters (140 feet) long and displaces 225 tons.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Units built",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "83 Built",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 12,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 42.6,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 12.2,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "1.5 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 220,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "6,865 hp",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 36,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "FCS Name",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Vympel MR-123); Vympel-A MR-123/176 5.2 tonnes (5.7 short tons); Vympel-AM MR-123-02/MR-123-03; and Vympel-AME MR-123-02/176.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Electro Optics",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "HEOS 300",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Surface Search Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x Type 362",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "C-802 Missile; 1 x AK-630 30mm CIWS",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "C-802 Missile",
      "role": "Anti-Ship Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Anti-Ship Missile",
        "Guidance": "Inertial navigation/active radar homing terminal guidance.",
        "Warhead": "190 kg high-explosive fragmentation",
        "Speed": "Mach 0.9"
      },
      "range_km": 120
    },
    {
      "name": "1 x AK-630 30mm CIWS",
      "role": "Close-In Weapon System (CIWS)",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Close-In Weapon System (CIWS)",
        "Caliber": "30 mm",
        "Rate of fire": "4,000–5,000 rounds/min"
      },
      "range_km": 5,
      "qty": "1 x AK-630 Weapon System"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Note",
      "text": "Approximately 83 of these missile boats are currently in service with three flotillas having been produced over a span of seven years.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-22"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/type-22.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-22": {
      "title": "Type 22 Class (Houbei Class) Chinese Fast Attack Missile Boat",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_22_Class_Houbei_Class_Chinese_Fast_Attack_Missile_Boat",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}