PCFG 50-ton-class Fast Attack Craft, Missile
During the 1990s, the PLAN planned 2 additional classes of fast-attack craft to counter the growing number and sophistication of Taiwan's fast-attack craft force. One indigenous design was a small hydrofoil missile boat with a top speed of 50 knots. This new class was armed with a 30mm gun and either four YJ7-1 or four YJ8-1 surface-to-surface missiles.
Assuming the pre-existing force structure of 150 missile-and gun-equipped fast-attack craft, the Chinese Navy's future force was speculated to include 30 of the initially unnamed 50-ton Class. As of 2008 PLAN missile boat production appeared to be more focused around Type 022 Houbei production, with no reports of the projected hydrofoil missile boat entering production.
