Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Panguva yekurwiswa kwePearl Harbor, "Ikazuchi" yakapiwa Destroyer Division 6 yeDesron 1 yeIJN 1st Fleet, uye yakanga yaendeswa kubva kuMako Guard District kuti ipe chifukidzo chekuenda kune dzimwe nyika muKupinda kweHong Kong. Pashure pokubetsera ngarava pakunyudza ngarava dzeBritish HMS "Cicada" uye HMS "Robin", yakabatsira kuchengetedza Hong Kong Harbor. Mushure mokutanga kwa 1942, "Ikazuchi" yakabva kuHong Kong ichienda kuDavao, ichipa chifukidziro chokumhara muhondo yeAmbon, uye
Hondo yeTimor muNetherlands East Indies.