075 LHD thread

Intrepid

Major
Anyone know why the front of the 075 just below the flight deck is so thick and square? It’s like they put a whole deck under there?
Yes, the deck below the flight deck is often called the gallery deck. On older flattops there was a spare bridge.

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The gallery deck often houses the ready rooms of the individual squadrons.
 

Gatekeeper

Brigadier
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'Destroyer'

DDH. Helicopter destroyer. It's mainly used for attacking ships rather than for amphibious assault like 075. DDH don't carry marines.

Well, in that case, if you believe the Japanese fiction associated, then it's in process of being converted to a DDV.

Well officially, the devious Japanese has classified their Izimo a "multi-purpose destroyer". So it is a destroyer according to the Japanese. Lol

According to wiki:

The Izumo-class multi-purpose destroyers (いずも型護衛艦, Izumo-gata-goei-kan) or 22DDH are
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in service with the
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(JMSDF). The class is designated as a multi-purpose operation
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by the Japanese government due to limits on the
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prohibiting the acquisition of offensive platforms.
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The
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of this class are currently the largest surface combatants of the JMSDF, taking over the mantle previously held by the
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. The lead ship was officially unveiled at
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on 6 August 2013.
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Both ships of the class could operate
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aircraft after modifications.
 
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kentchang

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DDH. Helicopter destroyer. It's mainly used for attacking ships rather than for amphibious assault like 075. DDH don't carry marines.

Izumo is only called DDH for political reasons. Don't take designations seriously.

The primary JMSDF contribution to the 7th Fleet is ASW and the Izumo was designed with that mission in mind. It now has a limited strike role.

Izumo's expanded role is probably island defense.
 
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