JDS Harukaze (DD-101)
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Description
The Harukaze-class, JDS Harukaze (DD 101), 1956 (はるかぜ, namesake: Spring Wind) is a rank II Japanese destroyer with a battle rating of 4.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Winged Lions".
The first destroyer class made in Japan after WW2, the JDS Harukaze resembles American destroyers more than its IJN predecessors. It is armed with 3 fast-firing single 127 mm guns with a variety of shells, including HE-VT to take down aircraft, which is also added to with a good AA battery of 2 quad-mount 40 mm Bofors cannons. However, Harukaze lacks torpedoes of any kind, which prevents it from reliably taking down large ships. Compared to other destroyers, Harukaze is relatively slow, having a max speed of only 56 km/h. In many ways, Harukaze is like a larger version of the JDS frigates Akebono and Ikazuchi, having fast-firing dual-purpose guns, a somewhat slow speed, and a secondary armament of only depth charges.
General info
Survivability and armour
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Mobility
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| Upgraded | 68 | 31 | |
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| Upgraded | 56 | 25 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armament
Primary armament
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Secondary armament
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Additional armament
The Hedgehog mortars are fixed on the ship, pointing forward and thus makes it hard to utilize it to its fullest potential. The best way to use them would require you to go straight at an enemy ship, before launching the mortars. However, the range on the mortars is not very good either, making it hard to land hits on your enemies without receiving damage.
Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Good anti-air capabilities
- Has a search and track radar
- AA guns can shoot down both air and surface targets
- Main guns reload very quickly to deal considerable damage to your targets
Cons:
- Poor speed
- Lacks torpedo launchers
History
The JDS Harukaze (はるかぜ, namesake: Spring Wind) was the lead ship of the Harukaze-class and the JMSDF, as the first domestically built ship after the war.
While laid down at the Mitsubishi shipyard in Nagasaki on 15 December 1954 with hull pennant DD-101, outfitted equipment was mostly if not all supplied by the United States according to the U.S. and Japan Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement. Harukaze (DD-101) and her sistership Yukikaze (DD-102) both were built with as main role of anti-submarine warfare (ASW).
Harukaze mainly served and moved around under escort groups 1st, 2nd and 12th as flagship. She also took part in the first two pelagic training voyages to Hawaii. She would see multiple refits ranging from upgraded sonar, alternative fire director and other electronic warfare updates.
From 1981 Harukaze would be reclassified into a training auxiliary ship and switch her hull pennant to ASU-7002. After her last service until 1985, she was moored and stored at the Maritime Self-Defense Force 1st Service School as a special pier up until November 2001, when she was sold due to significant damage caused by salt damage and dismantled on the 19th of the same month.
Media
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See also
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- reference to the series of the ship;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
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- other literature.
| Japan destroyers | |
|---|---|
| IJN | |
| Momi-class | IJN Momi |
| Mutsuki-class | IJN Mutsuki · IJN Satsuki |
| Fubuki-class | IJN Ayanami |
| Hatsuharu-class | IJN Hatsuharu · IJN Nenohi |
| Shiratsuyu-class | IJN Yuudachi |
| Yugumo-class | IJN Yugumo · IJN Hayanami · IJN Kiyoshimo |
| Shimakaze-class | IJN Shimakaze |
| Akizuki-class | IJN Akizuki · IJN Hatsuzuki |
| JMSDF | |
| Ariake-class* | JDS Yūgure (DD-184) |
| Harukaze-class | JDS Harukaze (DD-101) |
| Murasame-class | JDS Murasame (DD-107) |
| * Modified Fletcher-class destroyers | |
