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| ==Gameplay Notes== | | ==Gameplay Notes== |
| + | {{Category:Destroyers}} |
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| ===Special Mechanics=== | | ===Special Mechanics=== |
− | * Able to perform OASW at 100 ASW. | + | * None |
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− | ===Overview=== | + | ===Equipability Exceptions=== |
− | '''Kai'''
| + | {{:Equipment/Equipability/DD}} |
− | * Average firepower, torpedo, ASW, HP and armour. | + | * Default [[DD]] equipment compatibility |
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| ===Fit Bonuses=== | | ===Fit Bonuses=== |
− | {{:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Equipment Bonuses}} | + | {{/Equipment Bonuses}} |
| {{clear}} | | {{clear}} |
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− | ===Analysis=== | + | ===Important Information=== |
− | Priority: '''Low'''
| + | * Required for quest: |
− | | + | ** Mandatory: |
− | :At first remodel, she has low firepower and a decent torpedo stat, making her hitting harder in night battle than at day, but not great at either.
| + | *** {{Q|A30}}, {{Q|A94}} |
− | :While not impressive in combat, do keep in mind than many maps require you to bring at least a few destroyers for routing. | + | *** {{Q|B38}}, {{Q|B165}}, {{Q|By13}} |
− | :Furthermore, destroyers are cheap to deploy and can equip [[Drum Canister]], making them suited for expeditions.
| + | *** {{Q|Cy4}} |
| + | ** Optional: |
| + | *** {{Q|B124}} |
| + | *** {{Q|F76}}, {{Q|Fq7}} |
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− | :No further remodels have been implemented for her yet (as of January 2020).
| + | ==Drop Locations== |
− | | + | {{#invoke:ShipDropTable|returnShipDrop|{{PAGENAME}}}} |
− | ===Important Information===
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− | * Required for A30, B38, and B123.
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| ==Voice Lines== | | ==Voice Lines== |
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| |scenario = Introduction | | |scenario = Introduction |
| |kai2 = yes | | |kai2 = yes |
− | |origin = 特型駆逐艦、曙、改装完了よ。な、何よ!?あんまりジロジロ見るな!このクソ提督。 | + | |origin = 特型駆逐艦、曙、改装完了よ。な、何よ!?あんまりジロジロ見んな!このクソ提督。 |
| |translation = Special-type destroyer, Akebono, upgrade complete. Wh-what!? Quit staring at me! You shitty Admiral. | | |translation = Special-type destroyer, Akebono, upgrade complete. Wh-what!? Quit staring at me! You shitty Admiral. |
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| 初の空母戦、珊瑚海海戦にも参加したわ! | | 初の空母戦、珊瑚海海戦にも参加したわ! |
| けど、何気に潜水艦は苦手かな…。 | | けど、何気に潜水艦は苦手かな…。 |
− | |translation = I'm the 18th of the Special-type destroyers and 8th ship of the Ayanami-class, Akebono<ref>The special-type destroyers are the Fubuki, Ayanami and Akatsuki-classes.</ref>. I'm not a sumo wrestler.<ref>Akebono is also the name of [[wikipedia:Akebono_Tar%C5%8D|a famous 90s sumo wrestler]].</ref> Keep that in mind. | + | |translation = I'm the 18th of the Special-type destroyers and 8th ship of the Ayanami-class, Akebono<ref>The special-type destroyers are the Fubuki, Ayanami, and Akatsuki-classes.</ref>. I'm not a sumo wrestler.<ref>Akebono is also the name of [[wikipedia:Akebono_Tar%C5%8D|a famous 90s sumo wrestler]].</ref> Keep that in mind. |
| I participated in the first naval air battle, the Coral Sea! But, I'm a bit uneasy around subs... | | I participated in the first naval air battle, the Coral Sea! But, I'm a bit uneasy around subs... |
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| |scenario = Secretary 3 | | |scenario = Secretary 3 |
| |kai2 = yes | | |kai2 = yes |
− | |origin = だ・か・ら、何で触るの!?普通にありえないから。えぇ?あたしは心配?い、いらないはそう言うの。困るから… | + | |origin = だ・か・ら、何で触るの!?普通にありえないから。えぇ?あたしは心配?い、いらないから、そう言うの。困るから… |
| |translation = I. Asked. You. Why do you keep touching me!? This is definitely not standard procedure. Huh? You're worried about me? Y-you really don't need to. I can't deal with that... | | |translation = I. Asked. You. Why do you keep touching me!? This is definitely not standard procedure. Huh? You're worried about me? Y-you really don't need to. I can't deal with that... |
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| |translation = You've got a lot of confidence to call me all the way out here, you shitty Admiral... I mean, what's with you confessing to me!? Are you a masochist!? | | |translation = You've got a lot of confidence to call me all the way out here, you shitty Admiral... I mean, what's with you confessing to me!? Are you a masochist!? |
| }} | | }} |
− | {{ShipquoteKai | + | {{ShipquoteKai|scenario = Secretary Married|line = Equipment 3 |
− | |scenario = Secretary Married | + | |origin = ほんと冗談じゃないわ。<ref>Shared with Equipment 3 before Kai.</ref> |
− | |origin = ホント、冗談じゃないわ。 | + | |translation = This is no joke. |
− | |translation = Seriously, this isn't funny. | |
| }} | | }} |
− | {{ShipquoteKai | + | {{ShipquoteKai|scenario = Secretary Married|kai = yes |
− | |scenario = Secretary Married | |
− | |kai = yes | |
| |origin = どんだけ、言えばわかるのよ!?あたしは、クソ提督が大っ嫌いなの!!……なんで信じないの? | | |origin = どんだけ、言えばわかるのよ!?あたしは、クソ提督が大っ嫌いなの!!……なんで信じないの? |
| |translation = How many times do I have to say this before you get it!? I hate you, you shitty Admiral!! ... Why don't you believe me? | | |translation = How many times do I have to say this before you get it!? I hate you, you shitty Admiral!! ... Why don't you believe me? |
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| |translation = 2nd Striking Force, 1st Torpedo Squadron, Akebono, sortieing. | | |translation = 2nd Striking Force, 1st Torpedo Squadron, Akebono, sortieing. |
| }} | | }} |
− | {{ShipquoteKai | + | {{ShipquoteKai|scenario = Equipment 1|line = Supply |
− | |scenario = Equipment 1 | + | |origin = こんだけ?たいしたこと無いわね。<ref>Shared with Supply before Kai.</ref> |
− | |origin = こんだけ?たいしたこと無いわね。<ref>Shared with Supply before kai.</ref> | |
| |translation = Just this?! There's hardly anything! | | |translation = Just this?! There's hardly anything! |
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| {{ShipquoteKai | | {{ShipquoteKai |
| |scenario = Equipment 3 | | |scenario = Equipment 3 |
− | |origin = ほんと冗談じゃないわ。<ref>Shared with Secretary Married before kai.</ref> | + | |origin = ほんと冗談じゃないわ。<ref>Shared with Secretary Married before Kai Ni.</ref> |
| |translation = This is no joke. | | |translation = This is no joke. |
| }} | | }} |
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| |origin = 本当は一人は…な、なんでもないから! | | |origin = 本当は一人は…な、なんでもないから! |
| |translation = To tell the truth, being alone is... F-forget it! | | |translation = To tell the truth, being alone is... F-forget it! |
| + | }} |
| + | {{ShipquoteKai |
| + | |scenario = Supply |
| + | |origin = こんだけ?たいしたこと無いわね。<ref>Shared with Equipment 1 before Kai.</ref> |
| + | |translation = Just this?! There's hardly anything! |
| }} | | }} |
| {{ShipquoteKai | | {{ShipquoteKai |
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| |kai2 = yes | | |kai2 = yes |
| |origin = 第七駆逐隊、出撃よ。蹴散らしてやるわ! | | |origin = 第七駆逐隊、出撃よ。蹴散らしてやるわ! |
− | |translation = Destroyer Division 7, sortieing. Let's going rip them a new one! | + | |translation = Destroyer Division 7, sortieing. Let's go rip them a new one! |
| }} | | }} |
| {{ShipquoteKai | | {{ShipquoteKai |
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| |scenario = Major Damage | | |scenario = Major Damage |
| |origin = た、たかが主砲と魚雷管と機関部がやられただけなんだから…って、え、えぇー! | | |origin = た、たかが主砲と魚雷管と機関部がやられただけなんだから…って、え、えぇー! |
− | |translation = I-it's only my main guns, torpedo tubes and engines that got taken out... Wait, whaaaaat!? | + | |translation = I-it's only my main guns, torpedo tubes, and engines that got taken out... Wait, whaaaaat!? |
| }} | | }} |
| {{ShipquoteKai | | {{ShipquoteKai |
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| |translation = I wonder what lies at the bottom of the sea... Aaah... | | |translation = I wonder what lies at the bottom of the sea... Aaah... |
| }} | | }} |
− | |} <references/> | + | |}<references/> |
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| ==CG== | | ==CG== |
− | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;" | + | {|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width=100% |
| !Regular | | !Regular |
| |- | | |- |
| |<gallery> | | |<gallery> |
− | KanMusu068.png|Base
| + | Ship Full Akebono.png|Base |
− | KanMusu068Dmg.png|Base Damaged
| + | Ship Full Akebono Damaged.png|Base Damaged |
− | Kanmusu68a.png|Kai
| + | Ship Full Akebono Kai.png|Kai |
− | Kanmusu68a_dmg.png|Kai Damaged
| + | Ship Full Akebono Kai Damaged.png|Kai Damaged |
| Ship Full Akebono Kai Ni.png|Kai Ni | | Ship Full Akebono Kai Ni.png|Kai Ni |
| Ship Full Akebono Kai Ni Damaged.png|Kai Ni Damaged | | Ship Full Akebono Kai Ni Damaged.png|Kai Ni Damaged |
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| |} | | |} |
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− | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;" | + | {|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width=100% |
| !Seasonal | | !Seasonal |
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| 15_Ship_Full_Akebono 7th Anniversary.png|[[Seasonal/Rainy_Season_2020|Rainy Season 2020]] | | 15_Ship_Full_Akebono 7th Anniversary.png|[[Seasonal/Rainy_Season_2020|Rainy Season 2020]] |
| 15_Ship_Full_Akebono 7th Anniversary_Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Rainy_Season_2020|Rainy Season 2020 Damaged]] | | 15_Ship_Full_Akebono 7th Anniversary_Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Rainy_Season_2020|Rainy Season 2020 Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono_Kai_Ni_Full_Spring_2021.png|[[Seasonal/Coming_of_Spring_2021|Kai Ni Coming of Spring 2021]] |
| + | Akebono_Kai_Ni_Full_Spring_2021_Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Coming_of_Spring_2021|Kai Ni Coming of Spring 2021 Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono Full 8th Anniversary.png|[[Seasonal/Eighth_Anniversary|8th Anniversary]] |
| + | Akebono Full 8th Anniversary Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Eighth_Anniversary|8th Anniversary Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Full 8th Anniversary.png|[[Seasonal/Eighth_Anniversary|Kai Ni 8th Anniversary]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Full 8th Anniversary Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Eighth_Anniversary|Kai Ni 8th Anniversary Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Summer 2021.png|[[Seasonal/Summer_2021|Kai Ni Summer 2021]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Summer 2021 Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Summer_2021|Kai Ni Summer 2021 Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Saury 2021.png|[[Seasonal/Autumn_2021|Kai Ni Saury 2021]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Saury 2021 Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Autumn_2021|Kai Ni Saury 2021 Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono Full 9th Anniversary.png|[[Seasonal/Ninth_Anniversary|9th Anniversary]] |
| + | Akebono Full 9th Anniversary Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Ninth_Anniversary|9th Anniversary Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Full 9th Anniversary.png|[[Seasonal/Ninth_Anniversary|Kai Ni 9th Anniversary]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Full 9th Anniversary Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Ninth_Anniversary|Kai Ni 9th Anniversary Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Full Rainy 2022.png|[[Seasonal/Rainy_Season_2022|Kai Ni Rainy Season 2022]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Full Rainy 2022 Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Rainy_Season_2022|Kai Ni Rainy Season 2022 Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Full Year End 2022.png|[[Seasonal/End of Year 2022|Kai Ni End of Year 2022]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Full Year End 2022 Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/End of Year 2022|Kai Ni End of Year 2022 Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono Full 10th Anniversary.png|[[Seasonal/Tenth Anniversary|10th Anniversary]] |
| + | Akebono Full 10th Anniversary Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Tenth Anniversary|10th Anniversary Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Full 10th Anniversary.png|[[Seasonal/Tenth Anniversary|Kai Ni 10th Anniversary]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Full 10th Anniversary Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Tenth Anniversary|Kai Ni 10th Anniversary Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono Full Christmas 2023.png|[[Seasonal/Christmas 2023|Christmas 2023]] |
| + | Akebono Full Christmas 2023 Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Christmas 2023|Christmas 2023 Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Full Christmas 2023.png|[[Seasonal/Christmas 2023|Kai Christmas 2023]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Full Christmas 2023 Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Christmas 2023|Kai Christmas 2023 Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Full Christmas 2023.png|[[Seasonal/Christmas 2023|Kai Ni Christmas 2023]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Full Christmas 2023 Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Christmas 2023|Kai Ni Christmas 2023 Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono Full 11th Anniversary.png|[[Seasonal/Eleventh Anniversary|11th Anniversary]] |
| + | Akebono Full 11th Anniversary Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Eleventh Anniversary|11th Anniversary Damaged]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Full 11th Anniversary.png|[[Seasonal/Eleventh Anniversary|Kai Ni 11th Anniversary]] |
| + | Akebono Kai Ni Full 11th Anniversary Damaged.png|[[Seasonal/Eleventh Anniversary|Kai Ni 11th Anniversary Damaged]] |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
| |} | | |} |
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| + | ==Trivia== |
| + | ;General Information |
| + | * Her name means daybreak. |
| + | * She was launched on the 7th of November 1930. |
| + | * Sunk by an air raid on the 14th of November 1944, at [[wikipedia:Manila_Bay|Manila Bay, Philippines]] ([http://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Japanese_destroyer_Akebono¶ms=14_35_N_120_55_E_ 14°35′N 120°55′E]). |
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− | == Drop Locations ==
| + | ;Update History |
− | {{#invoke:ShipDropTable|returnShipDrop|Akebono}}
| + | * She was part of the original game's launch when the game was released on the 23rd of April 2013. |
| + | * She got her Kai Ni on the 1st of March 2021. |
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− | ==Trivia==
| + | ;Misc |
− | *''Akebono'' means ''daybreak''.
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| * The flower on her head is the wild spring chrysanthemum, 都忘れ or ''Miyakowasure'', which in flower language means 'The sadness of parting,' 'A short moratorium,' & 'Until the day we meet again'. | | * The flower on her head is the wild spring chrysanthemum, 都忘れ or ''Miyakowasure'', which in flower language means 'The sadness of parting,' 'A short moratorium,' & 'Until the day we meet again'. |
| *To begin with, Akebono doesn't really stand out favorably in history. Unlike her sister [[Ushio]], Akebono is taken as the 'ship of misfortune,' while Ushio is the 'ship of fortune.' | | *To begin with, Akebono doesn't really stand out favorably in history. Unlike her sister [[Ushio]], Akebono is taken as the 'ship of misfortune,' while Ushio is the 'ship of fortune.' |
| {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" | | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" |
| + | !colspan=1|The details |
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− | ! colspan="1" |The details
| + | |1. ''Battle of the Coral Seas''<br> |
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| Akebono was assigned to escort Zuikaku while Ushio was assigned to Shoukaku. In the middle of the mission, Ushio requested to switch with Akebono & Akebono agreed. However, American bombers heavily damaged Shoukaku yet Zuikaku got away without a single scratch. As a result, Ushio & Zuikaku were considered the lucky ships from this point on while Akebono & Shoukaku received the opposite. Similarly, rather than reprimanding Ushio, Akebono was reprimanded for Shoukaku's injuries. Akebono was then reassigned from the front lines to the rear. | | Akebono was assigned to escort Zuikaku while Ushio was assigned to Shoukaku. In the middle of the mission, Ushio requested to switch with Akebono & Akebono agreed. However, American bombers heavily damaged Shoukaku yet Zuikaku got away without a single scratch. As a result, Ushio & Zuikaku were considered the lucky ships from this point on while Akebono & Shoukaku received the opposite. Similarly, rather than reprimanding Ushio, Akebono was reprimanded for Shoukaku's injuries. Akebono was then reassigned from the front lines to the rear. |
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− | 2. January 1944 Escort<br /> | + | 2. ''January 1944 Escort''<br> |
| Akebono & her sister Sazanami were escorting a fleet of supply ships. Enroute, Sazanami was attacked by USS Albacore (SS-218) & sank on the spot. Akebono launched 59 depth charges & drove it away; however, the delayed rendezvous with the supply fleet left it with no protection. As such, it was virtually annihilated. | | Akebono & her sister Sazanami were escorting a fleet of supply ships. Enroute, Sazanami was attacked by USS Albacore (SS-218) & sank on the spot. Akebono launched 59 depth charges & drove it away; however, the delayed rendezvous with the supply fleet left it with no protection. As such, it was virtually annihilated. |
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− | 3. ''Battle of Leyte Gulf''<br /> | + | 3. ''Battle of Leyte Gulf''<br> |
| Akebono was once again assigned with Ushio. When Mogami crashed into Nachi, Akebono went to escort Mogami; however, the American air wings did not let up & further damaged the half-sunken Mogami. In the end, Akebono was ordered to torpedo Mogami. | | Akebono was once again assigned with Ushio. When Mogami crashed into Nachi, Akebono went to escort Mogami; however, the American air wings did not let up & further damaged the half-sunken Mogami. In the end, Akebono was ordered to torpedo Mogami. |
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− | 4. Manila Air Raids<br /> | + | 4. ''Manila Air Raids''<br> |
| The Americans were determined to finish off Nachi. At that time, Akebono was ported with Nachi & was the only ship able to immediately defend. Unfortunately, while facing innumerable aircraft, Nachi sustained several heavy hits & sank. | | The Americans were determined to finish off Nachi. At that time, Akebono was ported with Nachi & was the only ship able to immediately defend. Unfortunately, while facing innumerable aircraft, Nachi sustained several heavy hits & sank. |
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− | Naturally, Akebono was heavily damaged as well & Ushio towed her into the dock for repairs. However a week later, the American launched another air strike. Akebono's cannons, engines, & torpedoes were all but destroyed. She sank while being observed by Ushio nearby. | + | Naturally, Akebono was heavily damaged as well & Ushio towed her into the dock for repairs. However, a week later, the Americans launched another air strike. Akebono's cannons, engines, & torpedoes were all but destroyed. She sank while being observed by Ushio nearby. |
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− | Closing notes<br /> | + | Closing notes<br> |
− | If Akebono & Ushio hadn't switched back then, her fate may have been different. However Akebono doesn't blame Ushio for all of this - she is more angry at her superiors, who blamed her inappropriately & overlooked the circumstances at the time. That's why she insists on 'Kuso Teitoku' - she has a profound distrust of superiors. | + | If Akebono & Ushio hadn't switched back then, her fate may have been different. However Akebono doesn't blame Ushio for all of this - she is angrier at her superiors, who blamed her inappropriately & overlooked the circumstances at the time. That's why she insists on 'Kuso Teitoku' - she has a profound distrust of superiors. |
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− | *Sunk by air raid on November 14th, 1944 at [[wikipedia:Manila_Bay|Manila Bay, Philippines]] ([http://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Japanese_destroyer_Akebono¶ms=14_35_N_120_55_E_ 14°35′N 120°55′E]).
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− | *She is required for [[Quests#A30|quest A30]].
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| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |
− | * [[{{PAGENAMEE}}/Gallery|View {{PAGENAMEE}}'s CG]]
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− | * [[List of destroyers by upgraded maximum stats|List of destroyers]]
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− | * [http://www.combinedfleet.com/akebon_t.htm Tabular Records of Movement on {{PAGENAMEE}}]
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| * [[wikipedia:Japanese_destroyer_Akebono_(1930)|Wikipedia entry on {{PAGENAMEE}}]] | | * [[wikipedia:Japanese_destroyer_Akebono_(1930)|Wikipedia entry on {{PAGENAMEE}}]] |
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