Navies are like corporate lawyers

[plloyd1010]

You only need them, because other companies have them. So...
海軍に入隊する！ あなたの後に来るアメリカ人を見てください！

Ever since the Guadalcanal Naval article in 2013, I thought other nations needed some ships too. In while building OOB support for Saipan and Marianas, I looked at the little land barges and the one gunboat and thought is was rather pitiful for such a naval power of the time. So I did what I always do.
   
These are a Nagara light cruiser, Katori light cruiser, Kagerō destroyer, Kamakaze destroyer and Fubuki destroyer. As well as the prior representation.
The ship names are from the Letye Gulf ships present in that battle. That means that they existed at the time of most PG scenarios, which involve the Japanese.