We are investigating the Kongō, Atago and Maya class destroyers, the defenders of Japan against ballistic missiles and protectors of JMSDF escort fleets. #jmsdf #destroyer #warshipWhy did Japan need new destroyers with the AEGIS combat system?What are the differences between Japanese AEGIS destroyers and the U.S. Arleigh Burke-class?What are the differences between Kongō, Atago and Maya classes?Why do these destroyers not carry close-range air defence missiles like the RIM-162 ESSM?00:00 Introduction01:08 Historical background02:41 Programme history03:43 Design07:47 General characteristics (Kongō class)08:30 Atago class10:08 Maya class11:46 Armament (Mk 41 VLS / RIM-66M SM-2MR Block IIIB – RIM-161B SM-3 Block IA surface-to-air missile / RUM-139 VL ASROC – Type 07 anti-submarine warfare missile / RGM-84 Harpoon – SSM-1B -Type 90 anti-ship missile / 127mm Oto Melara 127/54 Compatto – Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun / 20mm Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS / 324mm HOS-302 torpedo launcher)Welcome to our channel. All the weapon systems are like books. They tell us their stories. The Weapon Detective investigates these books, reads between the lines, analyses, and tells the untold. At the dawn of the Second Cold War, the fruits of new projects give us clues about the future. But current weapon systems also have their own stories. You can find in our videos technical information, historical backgrounds, what happened during the development processes, combat experience and political projection. Let’s investigate the weapons together when the Second Cold War is rising.
