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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
Audace-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · COLD WAR
18
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
76
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Hull ClassificationGuided Missile Destroyer
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Commissioned1971
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Full Load Displacement4,554 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)140.7 m
- Beam14.7 m
- Draft4.5 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement380
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shafts, 2 steam turbines, 4 Foster Wheeler boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power54,440 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed33 kn
- Range4,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × 127 mm Otobreda Compact
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns4 × 76 mm Otobreda Compact
⬢Missile Armament5MOD.5
- Anti-Ship Missiles8 × Otomat
- Surface-to-Air MissilesMk.29 octuple Sea Sparrow/Aspide + Mk 13 launcher with 40 Standard SM-1MR
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesNo
- Ballistic Missile DefenseNo
- ASW Rocket / MissileNo
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes12
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation4MOD.4
- Embarked Helicopters2
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems6MOD.6
- Air-Search RadarSPQ-2
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarSPS-52 (3-D) and RAN20S (2-D)
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemTartar/SM-1 SAM system
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialAluminium alloys (superstructure) and steel hull
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired2
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1971Production started
55
years in service
0
years in production
2
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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