Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers 1919–45 (2)During the Pacific War, the most successful component of the Imperial Japanese Fleet was its destroyer force. These ships were larger and, in most cases, better equipped than their Allied counterparts. Armed with a powerful, long ranged torpedo, they proved to be formidable opponents. Initially instrumental in an unbroken string of Japanese victories, it was not until the Guadalcanal campaign that these ships fully demonstrated their power. In a