Samurai Soul - the sword, the meaning of life - death
Sincerely striving for international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever reject war as the sovereign right of the nation, as well as the threat or use of armed force as a means of resolving international disputes.
- Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan
Launch of the Izumo helicopter carrier destroyer on the 68 anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing (6 August 2013). With a length of 248 meters and a total displacement of 27 thousand tons, the Izumo became the largest of the Japanese warships built after the 1945.
Noteworthy is the choice of name for the new Japanese “aircraft carrier”. “Izumo” is named in memory of the Imperial armored cruiser fleet, which took an active part in the Russo-Japanese War, and later, during the Second World War, treacherously shot American and British ships in the port of Shanghai.
Launch of the SM-3 space interceptor from the Congo missile destroyer (2007)
Missile destroyer "Myoko", equipped with combat information and control system "Aegis". Constructively, “Miko” is a copy of the American destroyer “Arly Burke”, but at the same time it has a number of “national” differences.
The destroyer air defense "Akizuki" (October 2012 g.). The second on those. perfection ship in its class, after the British “Dearing”. OPS-50 radar with eight active phased arrays and 32 launch missile silos, each of which can contain 4 anti-aircraft missiles ESSM. Total in the period from 2009 to 2014. 4 ship of this type was built
Destroyers of the "Akizuki" type were created specifically for joint operations with large Aegis destroyers. The main task: tracking the horizon and interception of low-flying air targets, while their “elder brothers” (the destroyers Atago and Congo with radars AN / SPY-1) control the stratosphere and low near-earth orbits.
Helicopter destroyer “Hyuga” (commissioned in 2009). The length of 200 meters, displacement 19 thousand tons. Despite the size that is abnormal for the destroyer, the Hyuga is still too small for a full-scale VTOL aircraft to be based on it. The Japanese themselves are positioning the ship as a universal helicopter carrier, capable of equally solving the tasks of anti-submarine defense, carrying out patrol service, carrying out demining, as well as ensuring the conduct of maritime search and rescue operations.
“Hyuga” is equipped with a set of built-in weapons, similar to that installed on “Akizuki” (with a reduced number of UVP). By concept, it is close to the Soviet anti-submarine cruisers of the 1123 Ave.
Destroyer "Atago" near
Six destroyers of the Japanese Navy self-defense forces on a friendly visit to Pearl Harbor (RIMPAC international naval exercises). Ahead are four destroyers of the MURAME type URO. Also visible are the silhouettes of the destroyers Atago and Simakadze.
One of the most unusual ships of the Japanese fleet ASE-6102 JDS Asuka. The Japanese did not spare the funds for the construction of a test bench the size of a real destroyer. The equipment and composition of weapons continuously change. If necessary, it can be turned into a full-fledged combat unit.
Non-nuclear submarine of the type “Soryu”, equipped with an air-independent propulsion system according to the Stirling principle (liquefied oxygen is used as an oxidizer). Able not to rise to the surface within two weeks. In the aggregate of its performance characteristics, it is not inferior to a submarine nuclear-powered icebreaker, because of its secrecy it has an absolute advantage over any submarine.
The landing ship dock “Osumi” with a solid flight deck, designed to receive heavy transport helicopters
UDC "Osumi" at the pier
Navy tanker type “Masha”
Base anti-submarine aircraft aviation P-3C “Orion”
Marine patrol (anti-submarine) aircraft Kawasaki P-1. A set of anti-ship missiles is visible on the external sling. Machines of this type should change outdated Orions. Since 2008, the Japanese Navy Aviation Self-Defense Aviation managed to get the 13 Kawasaki P-1 (plan - 70)
Icebreaker "Shiraz", included in the Navy self-defense in 2009 year. Used to provide missions in Antarctica
Finale
Initially, no comments were planned for the article. Illustrations illustrate perfectly the real state of affairs. The Japanese Navy (already without the sanctimonious prefix "self-defense") is the third most powerful in the Asia-Pacific region. If the nuclear component of the People’s Liberation Army of China is bracketed, the Japanese fleet will undoubtedly take second place, second only to the US 7 fleet. On the side of the samurai, absolute technical superiority, excellent training of sailors and impeccable quality of ships, complemented by their balanced composition. From owning a nuclear weapons and only one step separates Japan’s long-range cruise missiles - the forbidden article of the Constitution, about which the Japanese military leadership has long wiped its feet.
Panoramas of the Kure naval base
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