Category:Akatsuki Class

The Akatsuki-class destroyer (暁型駆逐艦) is a sub-class from the Fubuki-class Destroyer. However the IJN itself kept the improvements made a secret, and did not officially designate these four destroyers as a separate class.

They were lighter than the Fubuki and the Ayanami-class, with less powerful machinery. (Thus explain why they look much younger in the game)Improved design meant they produced comparable power with just three boilers, rather than four. Also other improvements included a splinter-proof torpedo launcher-turret, which allowed the torpedo launcher tubes to be reloaded in action.

They also had the same design issues of stability and hull strength which were similarly corrected. (After the Tomozuru and the 4th Fleet Incident) The resulting is an increase in displacement which reduced their maximum speed to 34 kt (63 km/h, 39 mph).