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International Military - Hatakaze class is one of the well-known warships of the Japanese Navy (JMSDF). The fame of the Hatakaze class warship itself is from one of its game changer weapons which is of sufficient quality.
Quoted from seaforces.org, one of the Hatakaze class game changer weapons is the RUR-5 ASROC. From the RUR-5 ASROC in the forward bow of the Hatakaze class, the anti-submarine attack power is really scary.
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Moreover, the RUR-5 ASROC mainstay of the Hatakaze class is able to target enemy submarines very quickly. Not only fast, the quantity of RUR-5 ASROC Hatakaze class turns out to be around 8 missiles. With a large number of RUR-5 ASROC Hatakaze class missiles, the anti-submarine hunting mission is of high quality.
Quoted from militaryfactory.com, the Hatakaze class is a warship that is quite old. It was clarified that the Hatakaze class warship was known to have served in 1986. Until now, the Japanese Navy's Hatakaze class warship is still on duty and is 36 years old.
And there is information that the Hatakaze class has been converted to a training type warship. Even though the Hatakaze class has been converted to a training type warship, its fighting power is still deadly.
It was clarified earlier that the Hatakaze class warship was included in the Guided Missile Destroyer (GMD) type. With the GMD label, the Hatakaze class warships are equipped with several guided missile weapons. Like the Harpoon anti-ship missile, Standard Missile for air defense is in the Hatakaze class.
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It's not enough to stop there, the Hatakaze class is also equipped with 2 Phalanx CIWS units. Later 2 units of Phalanx CIWS Hatakaze class can attack targets in the air at close range. And for anti-surface weapons, you can also use the Phalanx CIWS Hatakaze class.
Furthermore, the Hatakaze class has a Type 68 weapon. The Type 68 in the Hatakaze class is capable of having an anti-submarine role as a light anti-submarine torpedo. And what makes the Hatakaze class unique is the Mark 42 main gun in the front and rear.
With several rows of these weapons, the Hatakaze class has one weakness. One of the weaknesses of the Hatakaze class is the helicopter hangar facility. From the absence of helicopter hangar facilities, the Hatakaze class has its drawbacks.
However, the Hatakaze class itself has several RHIB facilities and a helicopter landing pad. For this reason, the Hatakaze class can carry out logistics transfer missions with these facilities. Moreover, the Hatakaze class itself has a fairly large tonnage weight.
It is known that the maximum tonnage weight of the Hatakaze class itself can reach 6,050 tons. As for the dimensions of the Hatakaze class, it is also very large. It is known that the Hatakaze class itself has a length of 150 meters.
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And the width of the Hatakaze class is also only 16.4 meters. From these dimensions, the Hatakaze class has a pretty good performance. It was clarified that the performance of the Hatakaze class was able to sail at a maximum speed of about 30 knots.
If calculated, the Hatakaze class screen speed can reach 56 km / h. With a fairly high speed, it is clear that the Hatakaze class is supported by advanced technology. The advanced technology in the Hatakaze class is about the COGAG propulsion engine.
With the COGAG engine, it is proven that the Hatakaze class can still survive today. You need to know if the creation of the Hatakaze class is done to replace the role of the Tachikaze class. As a result, Japan finally made the first Hatakaze class in 1983.
And the launch of the first Hatakaze class was carried out in 1984. However, the activation of the first Hatakaze class was carried out in 1986. That means 2 years adrift in the operation of the first Hatakaze class. Even though they are 2 years apart, the crew of the Hatakaze class is quite large. It is known that the crew of the Hatakaze class numbered 260 people.
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