Akizuki

Akizuki (秋月?) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
With Akizuki launched in 1942, the Akizuki-class were 15 years younger than the Fubuki-class that defined IJN destroyers that came after her, and had many improvements over earlier models. By a significant margin she was larger than all previous destroyers, not only in Japan but worldwide, and was the first destroyer with a primary anti-aircraft role. She was considered a well-designed ship, although one that unfortunately came too late to make much difference in the war by that time.
==Appearance==
Akizuki appears somewhat older than most of the other destroyers. Her serafuku includes an armored "corset" and neck-guard designed to evoke the image of the ship's bow, but is otherwise white-and-gray with a yellow neckerchief. She has mid-length black hair in a ponytail with a slight ahoge sticking up from her hachimaki, and blue eyes.
Her combat gear includes a large torpedo launcher strapped to her back with a small "bridge" hair ornament on her head used to tie her hair into the ponytail, and a split bow (similar to how Nagato carries her turrets) with two Rensouhou-like familiars, Chou-10 cm-hou-chan. She also carries four spare 10 cm barrels in a thigh strap holster on her right leg, referencing the 10 cm Type 98 gun's short barrel life requiring frequent barrel replacement.
==Trivia==
*Reward from Fall 2014 Event E-2.
*Her name means "Autumn Moon"
*Constructed at Maizuru Naval Arsenal. Commissioned on 11 June 1942.
*She refers to her turrets as Choujuusenchihou-chan (長10cm砲ちゃん). With Shimakaze and Amatsukaze, She is one of 3 destroyers with "animated turrets".
*Like Z1, Z3 and Amatsukaze, she has 3 slots from the beginning. Other DDs have only 2 slots before remodeling.
*She can trigger Anti-Air Cut-Ins without Fire Directors.
==Merchandise==
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