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。; l9 B: A4 }( K
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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。1 |$ p& m S4 i7 I( |( |
ASW attack near Port Hedland at 57,125" U# G S$ O' M# [8 D9 v
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5 A$ q$ H, v+ h' a& Y0 m SS I-37, hits 8% d( ~' y& E7 A6 d9 X* }) @
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3 J' u: R# X8 | x& t DD Quadrant
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, N0 h! C/ U& {* S SS I-30, hits 1. k# S4 i7 _! j6 h
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DD Ingersoll/ R- O) L) G% K5 |' z$ r
DD Isherwood+ z( E. u$ g) h* a4 Q
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Sub attack near Broome at 62,1255 a' q2 |- p7 m; A0 ^- G
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SS I-11, hits 16
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DE Fleming% @5 |% m5 k; d& F+ _
DE Emery1 l. m/ ]: \2 _$ P8 a# ~
DE Gilmore+ o' z5 a+ c" {4 q: l
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ASW attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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7 p; J3 s' a& O Q* k9 i SS I-28, hits 4- j. B+ p* s% o* y7 l7 I
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DD Isherwood
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& E' Q0 {) {8 b$ Y5 Q SS I-41, hits 12
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DD Quadrant
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ASW attack near Broome at 62,125
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SS I-6, hits 17
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DE Emery
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DE Fleming4 T( R/ d: G" D
; D9 x2 T$ Q) h- x1 R6 R+ B cSub attack near Port Hedland at 58,125! k6 g: F4 `( ?7 G
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1 K( \- t9 p7 Y, J% J% V. U% f1 f7 ^ SS I-31, hits 2
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Submarine attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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7 g8 C+ q7 W8 V& J/ e! Z( P SS I-35, hits 31, and is sunk0 r& n8 F3 N, ?; Y7 K
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DD Smith
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DD Roebuck
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3 |, [( }# c5 m0 c SS I-30, hits 47, and is sunk$ e, h7 S+ C9 S2 v
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DD Quilliam7 I. S9 T: G7 j( a# t/ y1 I; ~
DD Smith3 b5 o n8 p- B2 J% [) q
DD Rotherham- X* L9 n2 f) b' q6 [* |4 p
DD Roebuck
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DD Redoubt" Q) y g; i% c& m, M# [' d
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SS I-32, hits 30, and is sunk
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CA Canberra II
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DD Thatcher
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4 p9 `8 `7 f4 ]! E5 D DD Strong- R$ Y3 H6 r2 v. D
DD Stembel
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DD John Rodgers1 |! H. ?' {7 E/ g8 ?
DD Porterfield
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DD Wadleigh
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SS I-28, hits 10
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" [) C' ]7 m5 z3 Y DD Racehorse
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DD Rotherham- m0 U: X' o; x6 a+ B& i# l# x
DD Roebuck
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DD Rapid
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SS I-43, hits 9
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DD Heermann, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage& M' i2 u6 E) R b
DD Hopewell |