Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'oge mwakpo ahụ na Pearl Harbor, "Ikazuchi" bụ onye e kenyere na Destroyer Division 6 nke Desron 1 nke IJN 1st Fleet, ma tinye ya na Mako Guard District iji nye mkpuchi maka ọrụ mbata na mbuso agha nke Hong Kong. Mgbe o nyesịrị ụgbọ mmiri ahụ aka n'ime ka ụgbọ mmiri ndị Britain bụ HMS "Cicada" na HMS "Robin" daa, o nyeere aka chekwaa ọdụ ụgbọ mmiri Hong Kong. Mgbe mmalite nke 1942, "Ikazuchi" si na Hong Kong gaa Davao, na-enye mkpuchi maka ọrụ mbubata n'oge Agha Ambon, na
Agha Timor na Netherlands East Indies.