Tamiya 404(31404) 1/700 IJN Destroyer Hatsuyuki 初雪 (1943)

日本駆逐艦初雪（はつゆき）

World War Two
Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)
3rd Fubuki-class destroyers (Total 24)
Second Sino-Japanese War - Battle of Shanghai [1937]
Invasion of French Indochina [22~26 September 1940]
Battle of Malaya [4 December 1941 ~ 30 January 1942] - escort for the heavy cruisers Suzuya, Kumano, Mogami & Mikuma.
Battle of Sunda Strait [28 February ~ 1 March 1942] - assisted in the sinking of the Australian cruiser HMAS Perth & cruiser USS Houston.
Indian Ocean Raid [31 Mar ~10 Apr 1942]
Battle of Midway [4~5 June 1942]
Solomon Islands campaign [4~5 September 1942] - assisted in sinking the high-speed transports USS Gregory & USS Little.
Battle of Cape Esperance [11~12 October 1942] - rescued 518 survivors from heavy cruiser Furutaka (古鷹),
[14 October 1942] - escorted badly damaged heavy cruiser Aoba (青葉) to Truk.
Naval Battle for Guadalcanal [12–15 November 1942] - assisted in sinking USS Benham, USS Walke & USS Preston and damaging USS Gwin. (with cruiser Nagara)
[December 1942] - escorted aircraft carrier Hiyō to Kure for repairs.
[March 1943] - returned to Kure for refit.
[May 1943] - escorted aircraft carrier Taiyō (大鷹).
[June 1943] - returned to Rabaul, "Tokyo Express" missions.
Battle of Kula Gulf [5 July 1943] - was hit by American cruisers & destroyers.
[17 July 1943] - was bombed by USAAF aircraft and sank