TAM78020 1:350 Tamiya WW2 Japanese Destroyer Yukikaze #78020

January 20 1940 saw the completion of construction ofthe Japanese Kagero class destroyer. Along with her sister ships Hatsukaze,Amatukaze, and Tokitukaze, she became part of the 16th destroyer division underthe command of the light cruiser Jintsu. At the beginning of WWII, the 16thdestroyer division was part of the force which captured the Philippines, and onDecember 5 1941, she took part in the fierce fighting with American forces nearPalau and supported the invading forces at Legazpi. After wards, she saw actionthroughout the Pacific Ocean at the Dutch East Indies, Midway, Guadalcanal, andthe Solomon Islands. The Yukikaze also participated in the withdrawal ofGuadalcanal,also participated in sea battles at the Marianas and the Leyte Gulf.Throughout WWII, the Yukikaze took part in numerous naval battles, escortduties, and supply runs, and always returned safely from each sortie. She wasamong the few Japanese warships and the onl yone of her class still operationalat the end of the war, and can be called the “lucky destroyer.” As part of thepost-war reparation agreement, the Yukikaze was transferred to the Republic ofChina, and in 1966 she became a reserve training ship.