Akebono

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Basic Akebono No.68 曙 Ayanami Class Destroyer Statistics HP 15 Firepower 10 (29) Armor 5 (19) Torpedo 27 (69) Evasion 41 (79) AA 12 (39) Aircraft 0 ASW 20 (49) Speed Fast LOS 5 (19) Range Short Luck 10 (49) Consumption Fuel no data Ammo no data Build Time Slots 20:00 2 Stock Equipment 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount -Unequipped- -Locked- -Locked-

Upgrade Akebono Kai No.68 曙改 Ayanami Class Destroyer Statistics HP 30 Firepower 12 (49) Armor 13 (49) Torpedo 28 (79) Evasion 45 (89) AA 15 (49) Aircraft 0 ASW 24 (59) Speed Fast LOS 7 (39) Range Short Luck 12 (59) Consumption Fuel no data Ammo no data Build Time Slots Lv20 Remodel 3 Stock Equipment 10cm Twin High-angle Mount 61cm Triple Torpedo Mount -Unequipped- -Locked-

Quotes

Event	Japanese	English	Note
Introduction	特型駆逐艦「曙」よ。って、こっち見んな！このクソ提督！	Special-type destroyer, 'Akebono'. Hey! Don't look at me, you shitty Admiral!
Library Intro	特型駆逐艦１８番艦、綾波型の８番艦、曙よ。 お相撲さんではないわ。覚えておいて。 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･･･。	Special-type destroyer number 18, 8th of the Ayanami-class, Akebono. I'm not a sumo wrestler. Remember that. I participated in the first naval air battle, the Coral Sea! But, I'm a bit uneasy around subs...	Akebono is also the name of a famous 90s sumo wrestler.
Secretary(1)	なんで触るの？うざいなぁ	Why are you touching me? So annoying.
Secretary(2)	なに？何か用？	What? What is it?
Secretary(3)	気に入らないなら外せば？	If you don't like me, why don't you remove me from the fleet? (Kai version): If you don't like me, why don't you remove me from the fleet? er... No, nevermind.
Secretary(idle)
Secretary(Married)
Wedding	あたしをこんな所に呼び出すなんて、ずいぶんと偉くなったものね糞提督…っていうか、どうして告白してるの！？ドMなの！？	To call me out to such a place, you think you're so great, don't you, you shitty Admiral... I mean, what's with you confessing to me! Are you a masochist!?
Show player's score	ほら、電文よ。読めば？	Hey, a telegram. Gonna read it?
Joining a fleet	曙、出撃します	Akebono, sortieing.
Equipment(1)	こんだけ？たいしたこと無いわね	Just this? Don't expect any thanks.
Equipment(2)	か･･･改装とか言って私の裸が見たいだけなんでしょ！？このクソ提督！	Using upgrade as an excuse, you really just want to see my naked body, don't you, you shitty Admiral!
Equipment(3)	ほんと冗談じゃないわ	This is no joke!
Equipment(3) is shared with expedition selection, resource collection, instant repair and development.
Supply	こんだけぇ？大したこと無いわね。
Docking Current HP ≥ 50% of Max HP	し、仕方ないわね。	I-It can't be helped...
Docking Current HP < 50% of Max HP	あたしが修理なんて…ったく、ありえないわ！	For me to get repaired... I can't believe it.
Docking completed
Ship construction	新しい艦よ！	There's a new ship!
Return from sortie	艦隊が戻ってきたって、ふん！	The fleet's back, sheesh.
Start a sortie	出撃よ、蹴散らしてやるわ	I'm off, time to kick some heads!
Battle start	敵？ふふん、そう来なくっちゃね	Enemy? Hehehh, let them come!
Air battle
Attack	いっけぇ！	Gooo!
Night battle	次から次へとうっざいわね	One after another, how annoying!
Night attack	弱すぎよ	Too weak.
MVP	大勝利よ！私に十分感謝しなさい、このクソ提督♪	Major victory! Be thankful, you shitty Admiral♪
Minor damaged(1)	ぅあっ。	Aaah!
Minor damaged(2)	何なのよ！	What's that!
≥Moderately damaged	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！	It... It's just my cannons and torpedoes and engine room that's busted....
Sunk	海の底にはなにがあるのかな…	What lies at the bottom of the sea...?

Trivia

• Sunk in air raid, 14 November 1944 at Manila Bay, Philippines (14°35′N 120°55′E)
• Her name means daybreak

Notes

For many, Akebono is an odd ship. She's very verbally abusive, & unlike Michishio or Kasumi who have gentler sides, she never really seems to be appreciative. However, her history may have been a basis for this.

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.'

The details

1. Battle of the Coral Seas Akebono was assigned to escort Zuikaku & Ushio to Shoukaku. In the middle of the mission, Ushio requested to switch with Akebono & Akebono agreed. However, American bombers heavily damaged Shoukaku & Zuikaku got away with not 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 front lines to the rear. This is reflected in Secretary(3) If you don't like me, why don't you just reassign me?. 2. January 1944 Escort 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 deep charges & drove it away; however, the delayed rendezvous with the supply fleet left it with no protection. As such, it was virtually annihilated. This is reflected in her Library Intro, ....But, I'm a bit uneasy around subs...., as she not only lost her sister to them, but failed as an escort. 3. Battle of Leyte Gulf 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. 4. Manila Air Raids 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. 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. Closing notes 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.

As an aside, the flower on her head is the wild spring chrysanthemum, Miyakowasure (都忘れ), which in flower language means 'The sadness of parting,' 'A short moratorium,' & 'Until the day we meet again'. Via 115.78.207.125

Quests

• Required by Quest A30.

See Also

• View Akebono CG
• List of destroyers
• Wikipedia entry on Akebono