Waqtiga weerarka Pearl Harbor, "Ikazuchi" waxaa loo qoondeeyay Qaybta 6aad ee Destroyer Desron 1 ee IJN 1aad, waxaana laga soo diray Degmada Mako Guard si ay u bixiso daboolka hawlgallada soo dejinta ee duulaanka Hong Kong. Ka dib markii ay ka caawisay markabkii maraakiibta ahaa ee qarxiyay doomaha Britishka ee HMS "Cicada" iyo HMS "Robin", waxay gacan ka geysatay sugida Dekedda Hong Kong. Bilowgii 1942, "Ikazuchi" ayaa laga soo diray Hong Kong ilaa Davao, isagoo daboolaya hawlgallada ka soo degaya inta lagu gudajiray Dagaalkii Ambon, iyo Dagaalkii Timor
waxay ku taalaa Dutch East Indies.