by David Bilek
1/700 IJN Hatsuzakura (Pit-Road)
Late war Japanese destroyer IJN Hatsuzakura (First Cherry Blossoms) was completed in May 1945 as improvised destroyer of Tachibana Class for defending of homeland waters, supporting of landings and for supplying tasks. In 27th August 1945 she carried Japanese emissaries to meet USS Missouri (BB-63) at Tokyo Bay. After the war Hatsuzakura was transfered to USSR as reparation.
