6月6日夜,大半年没有集中出击的日军潜水战队集中了刚刚完成升级,装备了对海对空警戒雷达的新锐大型远洋潜艇近20艘,潜伏在盟军58准备撤回帕斯的必经之路上,企图对58进行偷袭。, S' p4 z/ m, o- _
% ~& o: v" _" @. ~0 K& W然而遭遇到58护航编队铺天盖地的反潜攻击,仅击沉一艘DD,连航母的毛都没能摸到一根,而自身损失极为惨重,当场被击沉1-30,I-32,I-35三艘潜艇,另有十多艘潜艇负伤,预计下回合仍然难逃盟军反潜船只的追杀,战况惨烈,看来装备了雷达的日本潜艇还是远非盟军对手。7 `, ~, G6 _& Q9 e& ?/ d- J
ASW attack near Port Hedland at 57,125) F; r9 J( P/ u" O3 u; E
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6 ^0 S' v% R% W; b: W+ d, z5 V SS I-37, hits 8
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Allied Ships
( v. @: ]% ]% f7 v8 _ DD Quadrant
N* U6 R* W/ `- ~ DD Quality* [6 ^, X$ q2 U2 B! ]$ V
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! C! d+ ], W7 {7 v5 ^/ h SS I-30, hits 11 d: O2 Y5 m) m5 }5 s
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Allied Ships
2 k! v+ O" _& c8 w$ L" R1 `- n DD Ingersoll
# W1 n$ O0 j! ~( Y F: t/ I DD Isherwood2 X1 H3 ]) ?& j
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Sub attack near Broome at 62,125
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SS I-11, hits 168 e3 ]4 Z8 F. Z3 m! i
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DE Fleming
& T; ~% K* L' Z: o DE Emery
- ?) J! [0 v; j" |2 _ DE Gilmore
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ASW attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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5 V8 f' l$ ?$ l. y6 { SS I-28, hits 49 |. K d P+ s
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DD Ingersoll& _0 X) P& V2 I' f2 W% B9 v% [
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7 G8 E+ y5 O) @ SS I-41, hits 123 \5 `. W$ I, r% \) P V& S% @' p
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DD Quadrant/ F+ h( V. {- L( ^* G7 m0 r) |: v
DD Quality/ y( o. I# {# W4 n8 Z9 ]$ p8 C1 |
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ASW attack near Broome at 62,125
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SS I-6, hits 17
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: S0 C: f5 W+ q* _# A' r( @/ ] DE Engstrom
, q" m2 O6 Y: {% E) B: Z% e DE Emery
, f& `9 }' e' o, ?2 G* v3 ? DE Gilmore0 W4 K. N6 g C! ~7 e
DE Fleming) H) s! c& ?! V0 T1 B" U
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Sub attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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SS I-31, hits 2# I8 e* ]" O& r5 V I/ z; g( [9 l
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DD Worden9 o0 J3 N& G$ B1 K- K: I% L
DD Dale
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Submarine attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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SS I-35, hits 31, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
+ n) L& F- A" [1 }7 F, G5 o+ L( d DD Downes
" v9 W5 P/ r/ \ DD Smith
6 g# q! q, ]$ q$ b. s$ F DD Rotherham' c/ \; @( n( ]" G) W" I
DD Roebuck6 f0 _5 h0 r. b0 _ J
DD Relentless
( C8 I1 f3 P% V DD Redoubt
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8 ^+ Z$ q# l9 |# I1 p) e) M SS I-30, hits 47, and is sunk% [5 s4 z4 ^# i6 g
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4 G" N$ u$ d% l DD Racehorse
8 a2 e3 S; x% c DD Quilliam/ O" O" z1 _$ z+ X
DD Smith, a7 }1 w7 G" d1 ?! `, M) x$ h
DD Rotherham8 N! r) i1 T9 Q% r$ n, c' `
DD Roebuck
& J, F( ]# y' z. b( a( x6 s K$ t$ v DD Relentless
+ D f8 c) ~6 Z$ X' u1 q1 O DD Redoubt
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. [- T. `3 j* a" n. ^4 z5 X SS I-32, hits 30, and is sunk& ]7 o. @: X4 h8 p- d3 L/ e
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: B: L4 `" e' _7 e z/ `& [% ?( F1 w$ I CA Canberra II
/ A% w6 l: h/ E0 e! x. y CA Exeter
+ r, p: p: y+ [ DD Thatcher
$ t: c! L u0 q( \3 m. D) Z DD David Taylor
1 W' _! V% l- K- I DD Strong% G* R+ j( ]. J2 b
DD Stembel
8 D: r+ t2 T- R1 |; ~3 u: G) q DD Schroeder ?; \) Y. P# z
DD John Rodgers
% x0 y) u: q, @1 { DD Porterfield2 Q6 g8 D( I* f6 l1 h
DD Picking
: _' a+ \6 J3 ], O0 D. o DD Wadleigh
/ O4 g/ O% t4 a DD Uhlmann
* ?9 s( i2 U3 G0 e/ f DD Twining
( A& t! k7 {8 T# _6 w DD Trathen+ u+ l8 O. Y0 Y9 @
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SS I-28, hits 10
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4 N7 g* g R$ T2 W5 _% H7 b DD Racehorse
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DD Smith' z; q/ C" X( @6 J* G$ x: H
DD Rotherham; ~2 E" q& a t& A0 x, F- S
DD Roebuck
1 m3 a2 t( g& b/ o! } DD Relentless
3 V. d. A) a* k DD Rapid
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DD Heermann, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage+ \9 e& X5 _/ {; u' K. {# l3 ?/ l( Q; i
DD Hopewell |