| IJN Shirakumo | |
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| General information | |
| Class | Fubuki Class |
| Sister ships | IJN Fubuki IJN Shirayuki |
| Used by | Japan |
| Speed | 70 km/h |
| Crew in‑game | 6 |
| Seat 1 | |
| Primary weapon | 2x 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval gun |
| Secondary weapon | 10x Depth charges |
| Seat 2 | |
| Primary weapon | 4x 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval gun |
| Seat 3 | |
| Primary weapon | 1x 7.7 cm Type 92 Machinegun |
| Seat 4 | |
| Primary weapon | 1x 7.7 cm Type 92 Machinegun |
| Seat 5 | |
| Primary weapon | 3x 61 cm Type 93 Torpedo Tubes |
| Seat 6 | |
| Primary weapon | 6x 61 cm Type 93 Torpedo Tubes |
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Shirakumo (白雲, ”White Cloud”). The eight ship of the 24 of the Fubuki class. At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Shirakumo was assigned to Destroyer Division 12 of Destroyer Squadron 3 of the IJN 1st Fleet, and had deployed from Kure Naval District to the port of Samah on Hainan Island. From 4 December 1941 to the end of the year, Shirakumo covered the landings of Japanese troops in Malaya and in "Operation B" (the invasion of British Borneo). She rescued survivors from the torpedoed destroyer Sagiri on 23 December. In February 1942, Shirakumo was part of the escort for the heavy cruiser Chōkai during "Operation L" (the invasion of Banka and Palembang in the Netherlands East Indies. On 14 February she sank a British cable-laying ship off Singapore.
Subsequently, Shirakumo was assigned to "Operation J" (the conquest of Java) and on 1 March at the Battle of Sunda Strait she assisted in the sinking of the Australian cruiser HMAS Perth the American cruiser USS Houston and the Dutch destroyer HNLMS Evertsen. On 10 March, Shirakumo was reassigned to Destroyer Division 20 of Destroyer Squadron 3 of the IJN 1st Fleet, and subsequently was involved in "Operation T" (the invasion of northern Sumatra) on 12 March and "Operation D" (the invasion of the Andaman Islands on 23 March.On 6 April 1942 during the Indian Ocean raids, Shirakumo, together with Kumano and Suzuya sank the British steamships Silksworth, Autolycus, Malda and Shinkuang and the American steamship Exmoor. It was sunk by the submarine USS Tautog in 16 March 1944.
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