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Michishio as of 1944:

refitted on the lines of Yamagumo, Michishio had twoo more anti-aircraft barrels, as the twin mounts fitted abrest the aft funnel were replaced by triples.
She was too sunk on october 25 1944 during the battle of surigao strait, Hit by USS McDermutt was then finished off by USS Hutchins; only four of her crew survived.

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-Koko Kyouwakoku (Republic of Koko)
-Koko's carrier-based aircrafts of WWII
-Koko Kaiun Yuso Kaisha - KoKaYu Line (Koko AU spinoff)
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Great work on both Yamagumo and Michishio!

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And the death toll grows, with each single excellent drawing we are given the number of those who died...
The futility of war

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Thank you Kim for the crest

"Never fear to try on something new. Remember that the Titanic was built by professionals, and the Ark by an amateur"

a blast from the past for Arashio as of 1938:

some minor details differed from Asashio, but they were so many to warrant a standalone drawing.

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-Koko Kyouwakoku (Republic of Koko)
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-Koko Kaiun Yuso Kaisha - KoKaYu Line (Koko AU spinoff)
-Koko - Civil Aviation

Great work!

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Asagumo as of 1944:

Her fittings by mid-late 1944 were the same as Yamagumo and Michishio, AA suite was composed of twenty five 25mm machine guns in four triple, a twin and 11 singles.
Asagumo was sunk on october 25 1944 in the battle of surigao strait, Torpedoed by USS McDermutt was then finished off by cruiser gunfire; 191 of her 230 crewmember perished in the sinking, it's also said that she recused most of the survivors from battleship Fuso, wich all went down with the destroyer.

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My Worklist
Sources and documentations are the most welcome.

-Koko Kyouwakoku (Republic of Koko)
-Koko's carrier-based aircrafts of WWII
-Koko Kaiun Yuso Kaisha - KoKaYu Line (Koko AU spinoff)
-Koko - Civil Aviation

Great work!

Actually, Asagumo didn't rescue any survivors of Fuso. Fuso's crew abandoned ship as she sank, and there was a large oil slick around her as she went down. Tragically, a fire on the stern of the ship ignited the oil slick as Fuso sank, and killed the majority of those in the water. Of those that made it to shore, quite a few were caught and massacred by Filipino natives. Of Fuso's 1,600-man crew, only 10 ultimately survived.

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MS State Guard - 08 March 2014 - 28 January 2023

The Official IJN Ships & Planes List

#FJB

Awesome series of updates!

And very tragic numbers of dead indeed.

Great job.

Irony, fire kill sailors in the water...

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Nobody expects the Imperial Inquisition!

As always BB, clockwork.