Jura The idiot
General
Two destroyers in two days ... that's interesting, isn't it?
Two destroyers in two days ... that's interesting, isn't it?
SamuraiBlue
Captain
What do you find interesting?
They laid down steel around the same time at two different ship yards. There is more then one ship yard that is capable in constructing these ships in Japan for your information.
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
It also doesn't hurt that it is in fact the third evolution of the proven Murasame-class destroyer. Albeit massively up dated and Modernized
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Jura The idiot
General
SamuraiBlue, I like the Akizuki-class!
I miss the'JMSDF Akizuki Class DDG (19DD AEGIS-like)'
thread ... and as to my latest post, I wonder if the (almost) simultaneous commissioning of the DD-117 and DD-118 was
planned or just happened this way?
I have one more question: what's the news about the 25DD (DD-119, DD-120)? If there are any, please tell us.
Perhaps interesting, but not unusual.
They commissioned the first two a week apart in 2012.
Clearly, they were built simultaneously at two different shipyards.
I just wish they were building eight or so of them. Instead, they are moving on to a new design after the four. The pic I saw of the DD25 though is not too dissimilar from the 19DD vessels:
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The Japanese have some very decent systems and equipment, from infantry and armor, to naval warfighting and aircraft. Their equipment has typically been very expensive because they develop a lot of good stuff (which R&D cost a lot) and then have relatively limited production runs to outfit their own military.
By selling as much of that equipment in export models as they can, they should be able to generate good cash flow and lower their own costs as well.
Homeport for the two last Akizuki : Suzutsuki DD-117 and Fuyuzuki DD-118 are Sasebo and Maizuru, for the first one other 115 at Sasebo and 116 Yokosuka.
Very difficult with Japan Navy because ships and units to which they belong are not always in the same port.
An almost unique case and for found !
Some infos on futur 25 DD successor of Akizuki
Same number of weapons/helo as Akizuki, Takanami but get a VLS with only 16 cell's : 4 for ESSM/16 miss and 12 for VL Asroc because Japanese want this ship class cheap, price planned 73 billions Yens, Akizuki in 2009 : 84.
Nevertheless, it is possible he get one VLS with 32 cell's.
The first commissionned for 2018 normaly.
Conditional but is beginning to really learn more.
Very difficult with Japan Navy because ships and units to which they belong are not always in the same port.
An almost unique case and for found !
Some infos on futur 25 DD successor of Akizuki
Same number of weapons/helo as Akizuki, Takanami but get a VLS with only 16 cell's : 4 for ESSM/16 miss and 12 for VL Asroc because Japanese want this ship class cheap, price planned 73 billions Yens, Akizuki in 2009 : 84.
Nevertheless, it is possible he get one VLS with 32 cell's.
The first commissionned for 2018 normaly.
Conditional but is beginning to really learn more.
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
Every time the NK launches a missile test it tends to be pointed at Japan so Abe is being proactive over this.
?????? I understand every missile fell into the sea. As it was intended to do.
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