Hikaze Class Destroyer

The Hikarinokaze ("Wind of Light") is a class of Guided Missile Destroyer developed in Zalkent to be fielded in the Royal Zalkentian Navy for multi-mission profiles.

Hikarinokaze Class Prj. 2184 "Hikarinokaze" Multi-Mission Guided Missile Destroyer
Ship
RZS Hikarinokaze DDG-01 testing its Anti-Air Systems c. 2199
Role		Multi-Mission Guided Missile Destroyer
National Origin		Zalkent
Production History
Designed
2184 - 2190
Produced
2197 - N/A
Designer		Nakirō Heavy Industries
Unit Cost		192,869 - Unarmed(√)
Number Built		1
Service History
In Service
2199 - N/A
Used By		Zalkent
Vessel Characteristics
Complement		178
Sensors and Processing Systems		Type 78 Radar System Type 81 Sonar System
Armament		48 VLS Cells 3 Oerlikon Millennium Cannons 2 250MW Type 99 Directed Energy Weapon
Aircraft Carried		1 Rotary Wing Aircraft

Design

The design of the Hikarinokaze was based on observations of foreign naval fleets and the necessity for an escort type ship within the newly formed Royal Zalkentian Navy. The task of designing and producing a "Large Escort Destroyer" was delegated to Nakirō Heavy Industries (NHI). This ship features advanced sensors for Anti-Aircraft and Anti-Missile engagements in the form of the Type 78 Radar System, and personnel reducing technologies that dropped the ship down to a small crew of 178.

Development

With the establishment of the Royal Zalkentian Navy in 2182, the Naval Ordinance Bureau commissioned NHI to develop a Multirole Guided Missile Escort. Designated internally as "Project 2184 Large Missile Escort", later renamed to "Project 2184 Multi-Mission Guided Missile Destroyer", the development was faced with numerous technical issues due to this being the first ship indigenously developed in Zalkent since the Burr War.