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asif iqbal

asif iqbal

Lieutenant General
JMSDF and RN should pivot to the northern areas

Russian planted flags at the bottom of the arctic so it's time country's took action

East / West Russian naval split would leave Russian navy thin to deploy anywhere else

A RN carrier up north and at least 2 flat decks from the JMSDF up near Kuril Islands should do the job

Turkey ups the tempo in the Black Sea should ensure all Russia assets are tagged
 
kwaigonegin

kwaigonegin

Colonel
Jeff Head said:
@SamuraiBlue This is my next project...as soon as I can save the money.

I already have the Hyuga. the Atago, one of Kongos, and a Takianami all in 1/350 scale, as well as an Soryu.

I will complete my JMSDF carrier group (with the hopes one day that someone makes at least an Izumo in 1/350 scale) with this 1/350 Akizuki:

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It's a Resin model with puter, metal, and photo etch parts, and the nice stand.
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How much does a model like that cost? That looks highly detailed.
 
Jura The idiot

Jura The idiot

General
interestingly JAPAN AEROSPACE: Kongsberg pitches JSM to Tokyo
Kongsberg has made its show debut at Japan Aerospace, promoting its Joint Strike Missile (JSM) for use by the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF).

Hans Kongelf, vice president of missile systems at the Norwegian company, says Kongsberg is pitching the JSM to all partner nations and buyers of the Lockheed Martin F-35, which can accommodate two JSMs internally.

Tokyo has orders for 42 F-35s, with the type to replace its McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms.

Kongelf also sees a secondary opportunity for the JSM aboard Tokyo’s fleet of Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol/anti-submarine warfare aircraft.

Kongelf did not discuss Japanese requirements specifically, but says the Kongsberg is well suited to attacking modern warships, which feature three layers of defensive systems: long-range missiles, short-range missiles, and rapid fire cannons.

To evade the first two threats, the IR-homing, high subsonic JSM features low-observable characteristics and a sea-skimming flight profile. To defeat the last obstacle, it flies an erratic flight profile in the seconds before impact, throwing off guns’ ability to lead the missile effectively.

He adds that the weapon’s 120kg warhead all but guarantees a mission kill.
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