Yukikaze
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The Yukikaze (雪風, "Snowy Wind") was a Kagero-class destroyer that was in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy, commissioned in 1939 and seeing frequent combat during World War II, even participating in famous battles. Yukikaze survived the war, but was given to the Republic of China as war reparations and renamed ROCS Dan Yang (丹陽), though was scrapped in 1970 after being damaged beyond repair by a typhoon. In an alternate universe explored in the 2023 film Godzilla Minus One, the Yukikaze was returned to Japan, after some negotiations, and helped to defeat Godzilla, it was captained by Tatsuo Hotta.
History
- Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Reiwa era
Godzilla Minus One
TBA
Weapons
Armaments
In its final wartime configuration, Yukikaze carried 4 127mm Type 3 naval guns, up to 28 25 mm Type 96 AA guns, up to 4 13.2mm AA guns and eight 610mm torpedo tubes. In real life, after the war ended every single piece of armament were completely stripped off the ship and later replaced with completely different armament while in Taiwanese service. In Godzilla Minus One however, the turrets that originally housed the 127mm guns and the two quadruple torpedo launchers were kept, though the torpedo tubes and the blast bags of the 127mm guns were covered.
Books
Novel Version: Godzilla Minus One
TBA
Gallery
Hibiki and Yukikaze enduring the wave caused by Godzilla after blowing up the Yukaze and Keyaki
Trivia
- The sign on the Yukikaze's hull is likely a reference to the ship in its post war configuration.[2]
References
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Bibliography
- Yamazaki, Takashi (8 November 2023). Novel Version: Godzilla Minus One. Shueisha. ISBN 978-4-08-680525-4.
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