Harukaze and Yukikaze combined 5-inch/38 guns and Bofors 40 mm weapons with Hedgehog, Mark 32 acoustic torpedoes, and depth charges. This gave the ships substantial anti-submarine capability alongside escort gunfire. Their sensors and equipment matched contemporary US Navy standards, allowing domestic construction to proceed within a familiar technical framework. The pair were built in 1954-55 and commissioned in 1956. The discussion of gun positions connects broadside escort firepower and clear arcs of fire to the space needed for ASW weapons.
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Harukaze combines ASW weapons with US-standard equipment
Harukaze's weapons and equipment show how Japan resumed domestic construction with an ASW escort compatible with US Navy standards.