What weapons are on a Type 45 destroyer?

Guns. The Type 45 Destroyer also comes equipped with an array of conventional weaponry, including the BAE Systems 4.5-inch Mark 8 Mod 1, two 30mm DSM Mark 2s, two Phalanx 20mm close-in weapons systems, two 7.62mm miniguns, and up to six FN MAG general purpose machine guns.

How many missiles are on a destroyer?

The ships are armed with 56 Raytheon Tomahawk cruise missiles, with a combination of land-attack (TLAM) missiles with a Tercom-aided navigation system, and anti-ship missiles with inertial guidance.

What guns do Navy ships have?

Shipboard systems

Aegis combat system.
Ship Self-Defense System.
MK 45 5-inch gun.
Phalanx CIWS.
RGM-84 Harpoon.
Naval Strike Missile.
AGM-158C LRASM.
BGM-109 Tomahawk.

How many aircraft can type 45 engage?

The National Audit Office reported that, during an “intensive attack”, a single Type 45 could simultaneously track, engage and destroy more targets than five Type 42 destroyers operating together….Type 45 destroyer.

Class overview
Built	2003–2010
Planned	12 (2000), 8 (2004), 6 (ordered)
Completed	6
Active	6

How far can a destroyer shoot?

45 5-inch gun, standard on Navy destroyers and cruisers, fires an unguided round with a range of 21 miles.

What size guns are on a destroyer?

Finally, destroyer escorts carried many guns. As noted above, destroyer escorts carried either 3″/50 main guns or 5″/38 guns. The USS SLATER, being a CANNON class, mounted three 3″/50 guns. The 3″/50 caliber dual purpose guns were mounted inside circular gun shields.