White-haired cool character positionThe 22nd ship of Fubuki-class and second of Akatsuki-class (Type 3), Hibiki. After war she went to Soviet and so she had Russian vocabularies mixed into her lines, and that's cute.
She's in charge of the cool character among the four Akatsuki sisters who wear the same uniform with their â…¢ mark. That's precocious feel is also another good point. But the gap when she suddenly yell Uraa is cute.
Okay, I keep saying cute, but she is cute so can't help it can I...Sixth Destroyer DivisionAfter war, Hibiki fired the cannon she received from Ushio for the last time. The surviving Hibiki is then assigned as transport ship together with Houshou and Yukikaze to bring home Japanese soldiers abroad.
After that, Hibiki is handed over to the Soviet Union and is renamed Verniy, meaning "Trustworthy".
Yet after that, Hibiki, who is used as training ship, had another name change. Knowing this, I had many imagination flowing from listening to her last words…
It's painful…PhoenixThe emergency damage control during the Kiska Island, as well as other repairs after being hit earned her the Phoenix nickname.
But if we look at the detail, in one of the mission she is forced to return because dysentery spreads among her crew (then the ship she's supposed to escort is sunk by torpedo). Then, because of repair in Yokosuka, Hibiki can't participate in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. After repair, she hits naval mine and have to return for another repair, making her unable to accompany Yamato in their final battle. So, I think the main factor is that her damage control manage to prevent her from sinking, and the many repairs for her damage allowed her to avoid the battles that leave many casualties.
Just like she said, "secret of the phoenix is the timing of repairs"... but it also makes it seems like she's being left behind.The year after her completion, Hibiki, along with Ikazuchi and Inazuma, is assigned into the 6th Destroyer Division we're so familiar with. At this time, Akatsuki is assigned to another division, but that division is disbanded in 1939 so Akatsuki is reassigned and the four sisters gathered. Then they welcomed the Pacific War together.
At the beginning of the war, Hibiki is assigned on mission with Akatsuki, separated from Ikazuchi and Inazuma. But on 1941 she was damaged by American bombers from Kiska, Alaska. Luckily, thanks to her crews' emergency repair and support from Akatsuki, she managed to return to Japan. After repair, she's mostly assigned to escort duty.
Finally on supply escort duty in 1944, Inazuma is sunk by torpedo. With only one Akatsuki-class ship left, 6th Destroyer Division is disbanded.