Yukikaze carried the 610mm Type 93 "Oxygen Torpedo” or the "Long Lance" as known in the west was an Oxygen Fueled torpedo. Later, Yukikaze ended the war securing Japanese Harbors from Allied Air Raids, and becoming just 1 of very few Japanese Warships to survive the war. Yukikaze escorted Shinano before her demise to the USS Archerfish. Another alias, The Unsinkable Ship, also survived Operation Ten-Go which saw the sinking of the mighty Yamato.
“ The Miracle Ship” as she was known, saw action in major battles such as Leyte Gulf, Santa Cruz, Guadalcanal, Midway, and The Philippines. Yukikaze participated in and contributed to more than 10 major and decisive naval engagements and more than 100 escort or resupply missions. She quickly became renown for her inclusion and survival of some of the wars major naval battles. Yukikaze was launched in 1939, and her name translates to "Snowy Wind". The Kagero Class succeeded the Asashio Class and was succeeded by the Yugumo Class and Shimakaze. The design proved capable of achieving over 37 knots and featured 2x 610mm Quadruple Torpedo Turrets capable of firing the Type 93 Torpedo. The Kagero Class design featured 6x127mm Type 3 naval guns mounted into 3 twin turrets centerline, with one mounted fore of the superstructure and the other two superfiring aft.
There’s just so much historical stuff to cover on Yukikaze, as well as the ship having quite prominent rankings when compared to her performance in game. This section does not do this ship justice and readers should learn more about her exploits. I’m just going to briefly skim the surface here because this review in itself could entirely be on Yukikaze’s involvement alone. Yukikaze has a deep and thorough history of involvement in the Pacific Theatre of World War 2. Anytime you strap Shimakaze torps into a Tier 6 it’s bound to be a blast for everyone. Yukikaze has a simple hidden torpedo boat playstyle that is super-easy to learn. Yukikaze ranks GREAT, her skill floor is MODERATE and her skill ceiling is EXTREME. This review was written during 3.6 to mark as a time stamp. Yukikaze (it was either Yuki or Asashio) was one such ship, and is the only unavailable ship being reviewed this month. This is a potent ship for her tier, and since I'd perched down in Tier 6 Destroyers this month, there was a number of worthwhile ships to hit for their playstyles and numbers, etc. Unfortunately, this ship is currently unavailable with no anticipated return. Like Asashio, Yukikaze haunts her opponents and is easily one of the strongest ships in her tier.
Yukikaze is the second Tier 6 Premium Imperial Japanese Destroyer so far, the other being Asashio which comes from a preceding class. Yukikaze is a Kagero-Class Sister, and finds herself a tier lower than her class namesake.
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