Takanami-class destroyer


The Takanami-class destroyer is a class of destroyer serving with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. This warship is the slightly modified class of second-generation, general-purpose destroyers of the JMSDF.

Background

Since FY1991, the JMSDF started construction of the second-generation, general-purpose destroyers,. These destroyers are generally satisfactory for the fleet, but there is some discontent.
From FY1998 onwards, a slightly modified version that corrected these dissatisfaction points was to be built: Takanami-class.

Design

The hull design is generally based on the one of the Murasame-class. However, as a part of weapons was changed, the internal structure has also been changed. And it was said that the large lattice mast was degrading its stealthiness in the Murasame-class, so in this class, it was considered to change to two small masts, but it was not implemented.
Although its displacement become slightly increased, there is no change in its main engines, as it is not a big difference that has little effect on the performance of the ship.

Equipment

The combat system was slightly improved. The combat direction system is similar to Murasame-class in the first three ships, but in the fourth ship, workstations are changed to AN/UYQ-70, and in the fifth ship, it corresponded to the communication in Link 16. Radars are the same as those of Murasame-class, sonars are also small revision type.
In terms of weaponry, instead of the 3-inch gun that has been adopted by conventional DD type destroyers, a larger Oto Melara 127 mm gun is introduced. Although vertical launching systems were divided into two places in the Murasame-class, 16-cell Mk 41 for VL-ASROC on the bow deck and 16-cell Mk 48 for Sea Sparrow on the middle deck, they are compiled in one place, 32-cell Mk 41 on the bow deck in this class.

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