Based on a question from Darren Buckley, I've revised the stats for the Japanese destroyer Murasame: Murasame DD Displacement: 4400 std In Class: 2+4+2 Acoustic Counterm: 2nd Gen D In Service: 1996 Electr. Counterm: 3rd Gen J&D ESM: 3rd Gen Propulsion: COGAG Crew: 160 Size Class: Medium Signature: Sml/Quiet Weapons: ROF F(1)1 Compact 76mm/62//1 FCS 3 C/Italy F/A(R)2 Mk15 Phalanx Block 1A 20mm/76 w/7 bursts C/USA PB&PQ/SB&SQ(4)2 Mk141 w/4 Harpoon IC (8) D/USA F&A(16)1 Mk41 VLS w/16 VL ASROC (20) D/USA F&A(16)1 Mk48 VLS w/16 RIM-7M //2 FCS 2-31 (20) D/USA PB/SB(3)2 Type 68 324mm TT w/3 Mk46 Mod 5 F/USA Aft Pad(1)1 SH-60J Seahawk B Sensors: OPS-28, OPS-24, OPS-20 J OQS-5, OQR-1 M Remarks: Mk48 VLS may be modified to launch SM2MR Blk III, with msls launched and then controlled by Kongo-class ships when fitted with CEC. Harpoon may be replaced by SSM-1B, 76mm by 127mm. Damage and Speed Breakdown: Dam Pts: 0 39 78 117 140 156 Surf Speed: 37 28 19 9 0 Sinks The fore and aft VLS launchers were incorrect as listed in Sea of Dragons. Also, she should then be rated as a DD, not a DDG. The only SAMs she carries right now are point-defense missiles, so she doesn't get a "G" rating. If she's refitted with SM2, that'll be a different story. Thanks to Darren Buckley BT Back to The Naval Sitrep #16 Table of Contents Back to Naval Sitrep List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by Larry Bond and Clash of Arms. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com