The upgraded design leaves room for different national equipment choices. A personal preference for an OTO Melara 76 mm gun sits alongside an expectation that Japan will choose a five-inch gun. Japan's prospective fit also includes Type 97 torpedoes and its usual anti-ship missiles. An Australian Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) addition is under discussion, with Japan's choice left open. The gun remarks do not settle Australia's final fit. These possibilities build on a general-purpose design intended to provide numbers, with the equipment package depending on the operator.
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National choices for guns, torpedoes, and close defence
An OTO Melara 76 mm preference, an expected Japanese five-inch gun, Type 97 torpedoes, and discussion of Australian RAM show the scope for differing national fits.