Talk:Republic of Japan/@comment-27822411-20160117120718

News about powerful cruisers being built in Korea promt the YIN to begin building up their cruiser forces. Studies of the newest ROK cruisers deemed them vastly superior to the YIN's Type 81 cruisers. As such, an improved design was ordered, based on the Type 81 and reports of the ROK cruisers. The result was a ship with similar capabilities, though in place of single missile launchers were energy cannons and 11 Triple 98mm AA guns in place of the 10 triple 25mm AA guns of the ROK ship. Improved computers and a slightly revised superstructure interior were also incorparated as well as better 46cm guns and more reloads for the missile pads. The rocket launchers were also included, though of a slightly less capable, but still powerful, design and type. The new class will be called the Tengu class Missle cruiser.