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。: m( t" g+ H) J3 x) L* C9 Q
% H" O# {; m" n! P* A1 ]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。/ }- q# n) I2 ^9 y' h' u; d
ASW attack near Port Hedland at 57,1252 A+ ~% e! k3 u, V% {
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SS I-37, hits 8
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Allied Ships
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DD Quality
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Japanese Ships
% F4 L) z8 z3 [$ |+ L SS I-30, hits 1
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Allied Ships
9 e* e5 h) c1 s0 y) v/ ~ DD Ingersoll
6 D& Z4 M( ~! l n5 s; L$ T DD Isherwood
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* W7 h+ _5 e* c/ ^# S# q+ rSub attack near Broome at 62,125
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0 o3 y$ ^' A/ S& A* e+ | SS I-11, hits 161 D/ W% s3 O" c
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Allied Ships
+ U1 \: S, _4 ?" Z- l6 a DE Fleming; a7 U* T) v% H$ o, _2 i9 n( |
DE Emery" H4 ~& p/ e3 D6 w) L# ?. F
DE Gilmore% p0 @" X, e* W, h$ Q4 p( V
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SS I-28, hits 4( k6 V& |. X# n% l2 o; Q! @. z. ?
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Allied Ships
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Sub attack near Port Hedland at 57,125
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SS I-41, hits 12% R5 R3 a i6 ]" [4 T
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ASW attack near Broome at 62,125- \% h9 M$ U& z: q* n4 k# O. W
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' v6 @4 i" Q L/ F( P SS I-6, hits 17
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DE Engstrom
3 q3 o, y, {/ I5 V* h* A; G DE Emery
5 \- Z; u$ |7 B) a1 A! b" ~8 X* x DE Gilmore
" P; _' P; n( ?& \+ l/ d3 y6 j! F1 m DE Fleming
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Sub attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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Japanese Ships
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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
5 {; l" r6 V$ F/ u* C/ g- X DD Downes6 v8 H2 W8 E: ?, Z1 T+ J
DD Smith
% O& w6 D9 m3 w$ \ DD Rotherham9 v( B/ {) J6 C8 V
DD Roebuck. s& ~/ G+ l/ e2 X
DD Relentless' G( z: R+ P6 r! {
DD Redoubt2 E$ Y+ t4 Z) X: \; j
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SS I-30, hits 47, and is sunk
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: M5 G. x$ z$ Q9 t DD Racehorse
0 H3 R$ H1 ]9 r N4 N% @9 } DD Quilliam
$ U' ?. w5 J1 N) T {( {* B# { DD Smith
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DD Roebuck
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DD Redoubt4 P* n0 a5 x8 @) u8 E2 I/ o
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Submarine attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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SS I-32, hits 30, and is sunk8 D( z* M' J- z& O+ ?
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CA Canberra II$ g3 P$ ~2 N& s0 {; v9 o+ i: m' `
CA Exeter$ a4 V) z, z, n5 f$ v
DD Thatcher
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DD Stembel
5 w/ ~' O" t! R( Q% i DD Schroeder
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DD Porterfield
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DD Twining
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DD Downes
" o# y* t) \$ Y; M3 p1 c DD Smith
6 F' F# }+ L" Y DD Rotherham
4 P2 p9 l- {" t X DD Roebuck
+ P% ~& \( z$ F. F9 w4 `% _ DD Relentless
7 m2 a/ S5 C8 O1 Y( { DD Rapid5 z* J6 ?3 L# H# W4 r/ T
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1 R' J/ ?" B2 u, k/ Z/ J1 [+ g SS I-43, hits 9; j% B7 _9 s2 D3 _
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DD Heermann, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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