DD - Mucuki

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Class Mucuki[/heading]
A class destroyers of the first class (一等駆逐艦 / いっとうくちくかん / my desire-kučikukan) of the imperial japanese navy Mucuki (睦月型 / むつきがた / Mucuki-gata) was made up of twelve units, which were built in the years 1924 to 1927. Design class destroyers Mucuki was based on the previous type Kamikaze, but made several changes. During the second world war should command the united fleets obsolete and therefore served mainly as an escort vessel and for fast transports. In the pacific campaign was lost all twelve units and the war and did not survive even one of them. Nine ships were sunk with torpedoes and bombs by the allied planes, the other two pieces were lost in clashes with the allied hladinovými forces and one was the victim of a torpedo fired from an american sub.

Names

In the beginning of the construction of the vessel marked by odd numbers, for example the Destroyer, no 19 (第十九号駆逐艦 / だいじゅうきゅうごうくちくかん / dai-džúkjú-as go-kučikukan), because even numbers were reserved for destroyers of the second class (二等駆逐艦 / にとうくちくかん / nitó-kučikukan). When the construction was over last class escort destroyers Wakatake and others will no longer were built, was to abandon this system and after the Destroyer, no 27 followed by the Destroyer no. 28. At the beginning of August 1928 it was renamed the vessels according to the names of the months of the luna-solar calendar and the names associated with the Moon.

Construction

Class Mucuki from the previous types, differentiating in particular the shape of the bow, which was taken over the following number of special-class destroyers Fubuki. Furthermore, the torpedo armament and the arrangement of the bridge. Mucuki, based on the design from the previous class, Kamikaze, was the last class of japanese grassroots destroyers before the introduction of the special destroyers (特型駆逐艦 / とくがたくちくかん / tokugata-kučikukan) the type of Fubuki.
Hlaní the superstructure was divided into four levels: the lower floor on the upper deck (上部甲板 / じょうぶかんぱん / džóbu-kanpan), the second floor of the upper bridge deck (上部艦橋 / じょうぶかんきょう / džóbu-kankjó), on the bridge (羅針艦橋 / らしんかんきょう / rašin-kankjó) and a rig with a lamp and a stereoscopic rangefinder. Unlike class Kamikaze there were machine guns being relocated from the bridge below the upper bridging deck. The front wall of the open bridge was protected by a sheet metal and glass windows. Skeleton over which I stretch the sail against the inclement weather was above the front part of the bridge. The change has also hit a plateau with a six-foot stereoscopic rangefinder on the bridge, which in the case of class Mucuki carrying two 30 cm lamps.

Power system

Two systems of steam turbines Kampon ensure the drive of the majority of units class Mucuki with vyjjímkou ships Jajoi and Nagacuki, which were equipped with imported turbines (Zoelly and Rateau) with about the same power. Each assembly of the turbines was formed by one high pressure and one low pressure turbine performance 14158,4 kW at 400 rpm, which through the gear driven by one shaft. High-pressure turbines were equipped with two-stage for cruise travel speeds, which were at cruise at maximum speed omitted. The supply of a sufficient amount of steam to look after the four boilers Ro-as go Kampon shik. Flue gases from the boilers no. 1 and 2 have been discharged through the front chimney and the flue gases from the boilers no. 3 and 4 did a rear chimney.

Armament

For units of class Mucuki were in the japanese navy for the first time used two tříhlavňové hinged and not sealed tubes 610 mm type 8 unlike previous classes of destroyers, which were equipped with torpedo tubes 533 mm model 1921. Later they can be these tubes are used and for the dreaded Torpedo the type 93 known as the "Long spear". The first tube was located before the bridge on the bow and the other was located aft between the platform of the headlamp for the second chimney and rear superstructure with the 120 mm cannon. Hlavňová weaponry, including the deployment was the same as the type Kamikaze and represented her a total of four 12 cm L/45 cannon type 3. one was placed on the front board, the other on the superstructure between the stacks and the remaining two on the rear superstructure.

Modification

In 1935, occurred as a result of a strong typhoon, known as the Incident 4. the fleet, damaging several units of the class Mucuki. This led in 1936 to 1937, to strengthen the construction of the ship and for covering the torpedo tubes. Adjustments have affected the bridge, which got a rounded shape and the original canvas roof was stretched out on the ground replaced the hard top tin.
During the war years were on some of the surviving vessels installed radars, and after the dearly paid experience with the effectiveness of naval bombing on-board or ground-based air force of rising of the enemy was strengthened anti-aircraft armament at the expense of the 120 mm guns of the main armament.

for Example, the destroyer Uzuki carried, in August 1944, this armament:
1x surveillance radar against air targets 13 as go
2x 12 cm L/45 cannon type 3 (2x I)
3x 610 mm torpedo tube (1x III)
16x 25 mm anti-aircraft automatic cannon type 96 (2x III, 2x II, 6 I)
2x thrower depth charges (36 depth charges)

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