JMSDF DDR Destroyer Revolution
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I think there must be some tongue-in-cheek here: DDR is a popular Japanese arcade dancing game. The letters stand for Dance-Dance Revolution.
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And I thought first, it was a former GDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) Destroyer for the JMSDF. :starviking said:
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33DD destroyer - Wikipedia
Older ATLA concepts regarding DDR from 2016.
DDR is now generally called the Next-Generation General-Purpose Escort(Japanese call their current destroyers as escorts) DDX. A few years ago it was also called the 33DD since it was expected that the construction would start around the time, but as we all know that wasn't the case. Also, Heisei ended with Heisei 31 and from 2019 onwards it's Reiwa, so Heisei 33 doesn't exist in the first place. Some then called DDX the 07DD, but now that it's pretty much clear that the keel wouldn't be laid by Reiwa 7, others are calling it 12DD. Anyways, the official name will only be announced later.
DDR is now generally called the Next-Generation General-Purpose Escort(Japanese call their current destroyers as escorts) DDX. A few years ago it was also called the 33DD since it was expected that the construction would start around the time, but as we all know that wasn't the case. Also, Heisei ended with Heisei 31 and from 2019 onwards it's Reiwa, so Heisei 33 doesn't exist in the first place. Some then called DDX the 07DD, but now that it's pretty much clear that the keel wouldn't be laid by Reiwa 7, others are calling it 12DD. Anyways, the official name will only be announced later.
