Japan launches largest warship since WWII

General Discussion FSM Ready Room
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Check this out, I posted it in the Ship Forum earlier but think it will get better reception here. They classify it as a destroyer!

http://news.msn.com/world/japan-unveils-its-largest-warship-since-world-war-ii?ocid=ansnews11

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pretty cool looking

should name it Akagi,would love to see that

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Kobyashi Maru or Mushashi would be good names for it as well…

It is an odd looking destroyer though… I don’t see a single 5" gun anywhere.

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At 820 feet she is the longest destroyer that I know of by far.

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Destroyer!!! Uh…yeah, o.k… [*-)]

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Ironic that the IZUMO was launched on 6 August 2013…68th anniversary of the dropping of “Little Boy” on Hiroshima.[:^)]

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Hmmm[*-)]…well…I guess attack helicopters or VTOL/STOL aircrafts launched from her can destroy something…so, destroyer…[whstl]

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Same length as the USS Tarawa (LHA-1) Amphibious Assault ship. Interesting, especially if they opt for the F-35B sometime in the future.

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Interesting, apparently the Japanese don’t operate anything bigger than a destroyer and the term was deemed less aggressive sounding than say light or helicopter carrier.

Seems she’s a little larger than the similar South Korean Dokdo class helicopter carrier / amphibious assault ships and slightly smaller than the Chinese light carrier Lianoning.

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I can see them operating the F-35B, no doubt about it. Maybe even some old AV-8Bs in the interim. They are squabbling over the Senkaku Islands with the Chinese.

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SWEEEEET!! and little scary.

What are they up to? Destroyer huh? True, I guess. When deployed and fully loaded she’ll be able to “destroy” quite a bit, so…

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Hi;

Well , I don’t know about you ,but at 820 feet in length I would have to call her a Carrier ! And she’s a nice looking one too .Destroyer , Yeah Sure ! Tanker - Builder

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I think we got up to CV-9 when the fight decks became longer by more than just a couple of feet.

CV-8 Hornet- 824 foot flight deck

Maybe Japan would be interested in some B-25s…

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Definitely has that 'carrier ’ feel to her. beautiful ship.