Victory at Sea - Akizuki-class destroyers WM-13-07-2023 The militia was trained and

The militia was trained and equipped to a lesser degree than their regular counterparts in the Australian Imperial Force and only allowed to be deployed within Australia and its mandated territories

She was arguably the most famous of these ships due to her role in Operation Chariot in 1942

Despite the added weight

A dangerous weapon

leading to a ferocious island-hopping campaign

Victory at Sea - Akizuki-class destroyers WM-13-07-2023 The militia was trained andThe basic premise of the Akizuki class destroyers was that of task force defence. As such, they were armed with eight of the new 3. 9 inch dual purpose guns, considered by many to be the best Japanese anti aircraft gun of World War Two, whose characteristics can only be described as superb. They were also heavily armed for anti submarine warfare with no less than six depth charge throwers. Unfortunately to meet these demands, the torpedo load was