Aoshima 1/700 Waterline No.444 Japanese Navy destroyer Yukikaze japan NEW

Aoshima's Water Line has been renewed with more precision! A 1/700 scale plastic model kit of the Yukikaze, the 8th ship of the Kagero class destroyers, a lucky ship that fought in various battles throughout the Pacific War and survived until the end of the war. The kit features a simple, easy-to-assemble, and accurate reproduction of the late war form with the turret removed and anti-aircraft firearms reinforced, using a parts configuration that keeps to the essentials. Various outfits such as 12.7cm guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, and shipboard boats have been newly designed and added. The use of slide molds allows for precise and accurate molding! ? Updated armament such as destroyer main gun and machine gun, as well as shipboard aircraft and various outfits! New outfitting parts renewed with new molds! Type 96 25mm triple-barreled machine gun 70cm signal searchlight Direction finder antenna ? 12.7cm 3-year gun (C and D types) No.13 electric search No. 22 electric search Type 92 quadruple torpedo launcher Type 94 torpedo launcher Quadrant davits 7-meter cutter Anchor [Destroyer] [Country: Japan] [Ship's history] The destroyer Yukikaze was completed on January 20, 1940 as the eighth ship of the Kou class destroyer, Kagero class. It was built at Sasebo Arsenal. After completion, she belonged to the 16th Destroyer Squadron of the 2nd Mine Squadron together with Hatsukaze, Tokitsukaze, and Amatsukaze. In the Pacific War, it participated in the southern campaign at the same time as the war started, and exchanged fire with the Allied fleet in the Battle of Surabaya. After this, she participated in fierce battles such as the Battle of Midway, the Battle of the South Pacific, the Third Battle of Solomon, the Battle of Gashima, the Battle of Mariana, the Battle of Leyte, and the Yamato Suicide Attack Operation, but always miraculously returned alive, demonstrating her good fortune. Through these battles, Yukikaze's appearance changed dramatically, transforming from a ship-to-ship combat strong-arm ship to a ship with enhanced air defense combat armament. A new machine gun position was built in front of the bridge, where a single 25mm continuous machine gun was installed. In 1944, the second main gun turret at the rear was removed and two 25mm triple anti-aircraft machine guns were added. As the battle raged on, the Kou class destroyer was the only survivor, including not only the Kagero class but also the Yugumo class, which was a semi-identical class destroyer, as its crew members were lost one after another. After the war, she was dismantled and equipped with living quarters, and became a demobilized ship to transport Japanese who were being repatriated from overseas. It is said that the Yukikaze carried more than 10,000 demobilized Japanese. Manga artist Shigeru Mizuki also recalled his demobilization aboard the Yukikaze. On July 6, 1947, the ship was handed over to the Republic of China as a war reparation ship and renamed Danyang. The ROC welcomed the Yukikaze as the flagship of its fleet. She was dismantled in 1970 due to the effects of typhoons and her decrepit condition. *The image shown is a prototype. *The series No. will continue after the renewal. We recommend you to confirm the contents when you reserve or purchase. [Plastic model]. Brand AOSHIMA Series 1/700 Water Line No.444 Scale 1/700 (From Aoshima Bunka Kyozai website)