Back  •   Ships  •   Index Yukikaze-class Frigate Countries Japan Classification F Length 158 meters Beam Primary hull: 20 meters Drive: 40 meters Krasnikov-Hirasaki Event-capable Loaded Mass 6,387 metric tons Personnel 57 Drive 1.44-terawatt Nakajima Kakuyu Go 27 Fuel Antimatter-initiated fusion of helium-3 and deuterium Cruise Thrust 15.1 milligees Cruise Range 694 kps 0.25 AU flip time 11 days, 10 hours Top Thrust 3.8 gees Missiles 2x10-cell launcher for primary missiles 40 antimissiles Guns 1x1x50 kg, 4.5 kps turret Laser Engines 1.2 gigawatts at 1020 nm Laser Mounts 4x300cm forward tricolor cannon 5x150cm tricolor counterbattery turrets 12x50cm IR point-defense turrets Ships in class (partial listing) Yukikaze Kiyokaze Asakaze Named for winds, these fast frigates emphasize heavy forward laser cannon at the expense of other weaponry, and are designed to operate in groups. Like all Japanese ships, they are highly automated.

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