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| | === '''Destroyers''' === | | === '''Destroyers''' === |
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| − | Also called Special Type Destroyers. Fubiki class broke down into three groups as Type I, Type II (Ayanami Class), and Akatsuki Class. Although, Fubuki Class was considered as the most powerful destroyers in the world during the time of WWII. They got a serious stability problem due to restriction by [[wikipedia:Washington_Naval_Treaty|Washington Naval Treaty]]
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| − | * ''[[Fubuki|Fubuki]]'' is main character in the [[Anime|Kantai Collection anime]] and one of the five starter ''kanmusu''. Still, she had no major roles in Pacific Ocean theater.
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| | * 1st [[Fubuki|Fubuki]] 15 November 1927 | | * 1st [[Fubuki|Fubuki]] 15 November 1927 |
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| | * 9th [[Isonami|Isonami]] 24 November 1927 | | * 9th [[Isonami|Isonami]] 24 November 1927 |
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| − | * ''[[Ayanami|Ayanami]]'' was one of the famous ship from Special Type unit due to her outstanding performance, especially during [[wikipedia:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal|Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal]] where she sank two American destroyers and severely damaged other two destroyers, then caused heavy damage to another battleship, with assisted from ''[[Nagara|Nagara]]'', ''Uranami'', and ''[[Kirishima|Kirishima]]''.
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| − | * ''[[Ushio|Ushio]]'' was the only Special Type destroyer to survive WWII.
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| | * 11th [[Ayanami|Ayanami]] 5 October 1929 | | * 11th [[Ayanami|Ayanami]] 5 October 1929 |
| | * 12th [[Shikinami|Shikinami]] 22 June 1929 | | * 12th [[Shikinami|Shikinami]] 22 June 1929 |
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| − | The last four Special Type destroyers that got enough differences to deserve a new class name. By the way, they still had same stability problems as Fubuki Class
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| − | * ''[[Hibiki|Hibiki]]'' was only Akatsuki class to fight until the war ended. Later turned over to the Soviets as reparations and renamed Верный
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| | * 1st [[Akatsuki|Akatsuki]] 7 May 1932 | | * 1st [[Akatsuki|Akatsuki]] 7 May 1932 |
| | * 2nd [[Hibiki|Hibiki]] 22 December 1932 | | * 2nd [[Hibiki|Hibiki]] 22 December 1932 |
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| − | The first destroyers class built under [[wikipedia:Washington_Naval_Treaty|Washington Naval Treaty]], with introduce of several new features, especially heavy torpedo armament.
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| | * 1st [[Mutsuki|Mutsuki]] 23 July 1925 | | * 1st [[Mutsuki|Mutsuki]] 23 July 1925 |
| | * 2nd [[Kisaragi|Kisaragi]] 5 June 1925 | | * 2nd [[Kisaragi|Kisaragi]] 5 June 1925 |
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| − | Hatsuharu Class faced by [[wikipedia:London_Naval_Treaty|London Naval Treaty]], that put more restriction than [[wikipedia:Washington_Naval_Treaty|Washington Naval Treaty]]. Yet, this class confronted further stability problems and needed extensive modification and redesign.
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| − | * ''[[Hatsushimo|Hatsushimo]]'' was the last Japanese destroyer sunk in the war, famed from her service that she rescued many survivors from sunken ''[[Wakaba|Wakaba]]'', ''[[Yamato|Yamato]]'',''[[Yahagi|Yahagi]]'', and ''[[Hamakaze|Hamakaze]]''.
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| | * 2nd [[Hatsuharu|Hatsuharu]] 27 February 1933 | | * 2nd [[Hatsuharu|Hatsuharu]] 27 February 1933 |
| | * 3rd [[Hatsushimo|Hatsushimo]] 4 November 1933 | | * 3rd [[Hatsushimo|Hatsushimo]] 4 November 1933 |
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| − | Shiratsuyu Class was redesigned from unstable Hatsuharu Class, by means of breaking [[wikipedia:London_Naval_Treaty|London Naval Treaty]].
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| − | * ''[[Shigure|Shigure]]'' was the most famous ship from her class, known as ''Shigure of Sasebo'' and Indestructible destroyer, being sole survivor from 2 disastrous defeat of IJN.
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| − | * ''[[Yuudachi|Yuudachi]]'', ''Nightmare of Solomon poi~!'', the alias resulted from her success, sinking two destroyer transports and torpedoed another heavy cruiser, during [[wikipedia:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal|Naval Battle of Guadalcanal]].
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| | * 1st [[Shiratsuyu|Shiratsuyu]] 5 April 1935 | | * 1st [[Shiratsuyu|Shiratsuyu]] 5 April 1935 |
| | * 2nd [[Shigure|Shigure]] 18 May 1935 | | * 2nd [[Shigure|Shigure]] 18 May 1935 |
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| − | Another class to ignore [[wikipedia:London_Naval_Treaty|London Naval Treaty]]. Asashio Class designed with improved boilers resulted in faster speed than preceding Shiratsuyu Class (1 knot faster). None destroyers from this class survived the war.
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| | * 1st [[Arare|Arare]] 16 November 1937 | | * 1st [[Arare|Arare]] 16 November 1937 |
| | * 2nd [[Arashio|Arashio]] 26 May 1937 | | * 2nd [[Arashio|Arashio]] 26 May 1937 |
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| − | Kagerou Class design, based on the success of previous Asashio Class, resulted in slightly improve stability.
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| − | * ''[[Yukikaze|Yukikaze]]'' was considered as the most famous IJN destroyers, as she survived [[wikipedia:Battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea|the Battle of the Bismarck Sea]], assisted in torpedoing three enemy ships during [[wikipedia:Battle_of_Kolombangara|the Battle of Kolombangara]], took no damage in [[wikipedia:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf|the Battle of Leyte Gulf]], the place where many IJN ships met their fate, and got only minor damage in [[wikipedia:Operation_Ten-Go|Operation Ten-Go]].
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| | * 1st [[Akigumo|Akigumo]] 11 April 1941 | | * 1st [[Akigumo|Akigumo]] 11 April 1941 |
| | * 2nd [[Amatsukaze|Amatsukaze]] 19 October 1939 | | * 2nd [[Amatsukaze|Amatsukaze]] 19 October 1939 |
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| − | Yuugumo Class was the Kagerou Class with some minor improvements. They assigned to escort primary fleet units most of time.
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| | * 2nd [[Asashimo|Asashimo]] 21 January 1943 | | * 2nd [[Asashimo|Asashimo]] 21 January 1943 |
| | * 6th [[Hayashimo|Hayashimo]] 20 October 1943 | | * 6th [[Hayashimo|Hayashimo]] 20 October 1943 |
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| − | Design based on Yuugumo Class, with the purpose to achieved as high speed as possible to gain a tactical advantage in naval combat. By the way, its performance wasn't that good compared to very complex design. So, the construction of this class was cancelled, resulted ''[[Shimakaze|Shimakaze]]'' being the only ship in the class
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| | * 1st (and only) [[Shimakaze|Shimakaze]] 18 July 1942 | | * 1st (and only) [[Shimakaze|Shimakaze]] 18 July 1942 |
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| − | Akizuki Class built on purpose of antiaircraft warfare. Also, the class that IJN considered as their most successful destroyers.
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| | * 1st [[Akizuki|Akizuki]] 2 July 1941 | | * 1st [[Akizuki|Akizuki]] 2 July 1941 |