The Hatsukaze Model 12 was the power section linked to a compressor to create a primitive jet engine called a motorjet, the resulting Tsu-11 was intended to power Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka 22 flying bombs.
However, on November 2, 1943, while part of the fleet supporting the defense of Rabaul, Agano participated in a major action (the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay) against American units in which the cruiser Sendai and destroyer Hatsukaze were both sunk.