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Subject: Japanese Navy-
Therealmilitaryman    7/20/2004 5:30:59 AM
How large are their naval forces? How capable? Where do they rank. I love warships and im currently interested in Japans so yeh.
 
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Curtagrinder    RE:Japanese Navy-   7/20/2004 2:00:37 PM
Mostly American built or american style surface porces, incl Arleigh Burke lookalikes, decent domestically made submarines, lots of P-3's. Not a large force, but competent and generally unexciting. Basically tasked with ASW in the NW pacific during the cold war.
 
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Mark F    RE:Japanese Navy-   7/20/2004 9:10:51 PM
I recommend a trip to the local library where you will want to look up the publications "United States Naval Institute Combat Fleets" (whatever edition they might have) and or "Jane's Fighting Ships." This will tell, and show you everything you need to know. Yes I realize this means prying your hands from the keyboard and leaving the house but there are still some things books to better than electronic gizmo's.
 
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perfectgeneral    RE:Japanese Navy-   7/22/2004 12:09:23 PM
Unless you shell out for a Jane's website membership ;)
 
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ex-98C    RE:Japanese Navy-   7/24/2004 2:12:14 PM
Curt - Not a large force? I would consider 40+ destroyers/Frigates and 18 subs to be a pretty damn power force even if it is technically not a navy (Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force). It is certainly one of the 5 most powerful navy forces in the world. Its most recent sub design is certainly equal to any other current ss design. The only non-US surface type that is more powerful than the Kongo is the Kirov class.
 
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doggtag    RE:Japanese Navy-   7/24/2004 2:54:22 PM
Try this link: link It has a general description of their mission, capabilities, and operations. Over at link is a decent rundown, and there is a list of standing and projected vessels on the right side. They do indeed have a formidable force. And it will be interesting to see if their next generation helicopter-carrying destroyers do lead them up to a proposed 20,000ton light helicopter carrier... which would be ideally suited to STOVL JSF operations..
 
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human7    RE:Japanese Navy-   7/24/2004 3:00:32 PM
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