Horizon vs Murasame
Horizon vs Murasame at a glance — displacement 7,050 vs 6,200 tons, length 152 vs 151 m, speed 29 vs 30 knots, crew 236 vs 165.
Specifications
|
Horizon |
Murasame |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇯🇵 Japan |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Air-defense destroyer |
General-purpose destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
Horizon Sas |
Ishikawajima-Harima HI |
| Year introduced |
2007 |
1996 |
| Number built |
4 units |
9 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$1,500 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
7,050 tons |
6,200 tons |
| Maximum speed |
29.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
6,100 nm at 18 knots |
NA |
| Length |
152.9 m |
151.0 m |
| Beam |
20.3 m |
17.4 m |
| Crew |
236 |
165 |
Armament & Systems
|
Horizon |
Murasame |
| Armament |
- PAAMS air-defence system
- 48-cell A50 Sylver Vertical Launching System
- Aster 15 missiles
- Aster 30 missiles
- 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 (France)
- 8 × TESEO Mk-2/A (Italy)
- 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns (France)
- 3 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns (Italy)
- 2 × 2 Sadral Mistral Simbad-RC CIWS
- 2 × OTO Melara 25/80 gun with Oerlikon KBA 25mm (Italy)
- 3 × 20 mm Narwhal remotely-operated guns (France)
- 2 × WASS B515/1 single torpedo tubes for MU90 Impact
|
- 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun
- 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- 8 × Type-90 SSM-1B Anti-ship missile
- 2 × triple 324 mm torpedo tubes
- 16-cell Mk 48 VLS with Evolved Sea Sparrow SAM
- 16-cell Mk 41 VLS with VL-ASROC
|
| Propulsion |
CODOG scheme: 2 × GE/Avio General Electric LM2500 Plus TAG, 20.500 kW (27.491 hp) each; 2 × diesel engines SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 STC 4.320 kW (5.793 hp) each |
2 × IHI-GE LM2500 gas turbines, 2 × KHI-RR SM1C gas turbines, 60,000 shp (45 MW), 2 shafts, cp props |
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Which has greater displacement, the Horizon-class or Murasame-class?
The Horizon-class has greater displacement at 7,050 tons compared to the Murasame-class's 6,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Horizon-class or Murasame-class?
The Murasame-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Horizon-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Horizon-class or Murasame-class?
The Horizon-class has a longer range at 6,100 nautical miles compared to the Murasame-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Horizon-class or Murasame-class?
The Horizon-class is longer at 152.9 meters compared to the Murasame-class's 151.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Horizon-class and Murasame-class have?
The Horizon-class has a larger crew complement of 236 compared to the Murasame-class's 165 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Horizon-class or Murasame-class?
The Murasame-class has been built in greater numbers with 9 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Horizon-class.