Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers, 1919-45 Stille Mark
Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers, 1919-45 Stille Mark During the Pacific War, arguably the most successful component of the Imperial Japanese Fleet was its destroyer force. Armed with a large,…
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Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers, 1919-45 Stille Mark
During the Pacific War, arguably the most successful component of the Imperial Japanese Fleet was its destroyer force. Armed with a large, long-range torpedo (eventually called Long Lance by the Allies), these ships proved themselves as formidable opponents. These ships were generally larger than their Allied counterparts and were better armed in most cases.
However, it was not until the Guadalcanal campaign that these ships fully demonstrated their power. In the first part of the war, Japanese destroyers were instrumental in an unbroken string of Japanese victories. In a series of night actions, these ships devastated Allied task forces with a number of daring night attacks using their deadly torpedoes.This volume will detail the history, weapons and tactics of the Japanese destroyers built before the war.
This includes the famous Fubuki class (called "Special Type" by the