Japanese Navy Destroyer Yukikaze

After the withdrawal from the Washington Naval Treaties, plans were made to build Kagero-class warships.
The Yukikaze was the 8th completed Kagero-class destroyer, built in January 1940.
The Yukikaze saw action at Midway, Guadalcanal, the Marianas and in Leyte Gulf, and took part in other battles in the Pacific.
She also served as a patrol ship and supported transport duties.
At the time of her completion, she was initially armed with three 12.7cm twin gun turrets and two 61cm quadruple torpedo launchers, but in the final stages of the war her armament was reinforced with additional anti-aircraft guns and radar.
Even in the Ten-Ichi-Go operation in April 1945, where she fought side by side with the doomed Yamato, she was able to save many survivors and return safely to port.
The Yukikaze survived the Second World War relatively undamaged and was therefore called "the lucky destroyer". After the war, she was used to transport Japanese soldiers and personnel back to Japan.
Later she was handed over to the Republic of China as a reparation ship and served until the 1960s.

Plastic model kit
 

• as built in 1945 during the Ten Ichi Go Operation (Battle of Okinawa)
• can be built either as waterline or full hull model
• with photo-etched parts and metal chain
• masts reinforced with ABS for more break resistance