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。
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x3 L: e) U9 [2 t5 S/ g- r$ w& j' E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。
. X: \9 n S, V$ A% SASW attack near Port Hedland at 57,125+ h' ^* p& I7 ^2 \& I
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Japanese Ships
% N4 a* G& G+ U0 p0 u SS I-37, hits 8
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DD Quadrant
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9 W' w5 y6 ]* M6 E: fASW attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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Japanese Ships9 X: i) k8 s5 y1 {% h
SS I-30, hits 1
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Allied Ships
4 v7 c: v) ?5 X4 w* _ DD Ingersoll
. H( ^: t6 z6 E DD Isherwood$ l! E5 }$ p4 {7 w
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Sub attack near Broome at 62,125
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SS I-11, hits 16
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4 I! O5 W# j! j0 C3 n2 U( T) y DE Fleming
% @4 ~- \2 _0 R; z, j* O4 j. q% X DE Emery
4 V5 y/ {+ W4 I @ DE Gilmore
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) X0 s9 V3 Q3 e7 hASW attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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Japanese Ships3 {% P- u+ v5 @* I4 v7 V+ @! M
SS I-28, hits 4
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K; [* B" `" @ ]) ?! t DD Ingersoll; n2 f$ T8 I" M0 e
DD Isherwood
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Sub attack near Port Hedland at 57,125
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. x5 E2 d- u; D t- f# w SS I-41, hits 12
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DD Quadrant0 J' p2 ~/ {. P% h, r
DD Quality
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ASW attack near Broome at 62,125+ J# ~* Z" d7 `! Z) E
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SS I-6, hits 176 t7 e) Z$ r& e5 d( [( i
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Allied Ships
" d5 c/ B; p; Z& c1 B8 T3 [# V7 t DE Engstrom
# t4 ~/ N( b0 D9 y2 I. m' O L# g DE Emery, Y3 G9 }* Q9 R; A2 E4 e
DE Gilmore
4 {0 J. r" k; m6 A2 y DE Fleming9 P8 p0 u1 x* U' d: `2 ]0 K
9 ?3 E, ~# Q; ]4 A! jSub attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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Japanese Ships4 i" k1 ?: p [& a& }* k6 c
SS I-31, hits 2
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DD Worden6 u# R. e; ~6 P: S3 P# Y! h
DD Dale
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Submarine attack near Port Hedland at 58,125* M0 y6 J$ ~( o% m+ N b" r
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' Q- m9 f+ w, I- q x SS I-35, hits 31, and is sunk {* Q8 t }9 c/ h0 ~
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DD Downes
6 {9 G1 r' k% r- a- t" T DD Smith
3 G% e6 I! r5 }0 i DD Rotherham
0 n* y) e5 M H1 t2 | DD Roebuck$ _" G; I# ]) T' l) i$ D# T* W9 ^
DD Relentless
$ [- ?6 t3 E: S# H DD Redoubt0 S8 d" G8 L+ ^1 @
( g: V6 j6 P. @& D# k! _Sub attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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7 ^. c3 B* \5 C0 DJapanese Ships5 s# @$ L* a* s$ L0 \$ J7 b
SS I-30, hits 47, and is sunk
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DD Racehorse5 a( I: A2 ^' Y3 w% j, w
DD Quilliam0 n% n7 W/ S' {$ g( W
DD Smith
+ G& H. O7 T2 A DD Rotherham" W+ o& r+ g7 U" _- @
DD Roebuck
7 C' [6 m2 ]. S DD Relentless
. r- U8 ^, I: j4 L) k/ F, w6 L DD Redoubt
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Submarine attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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" I* H6 @; P' C5 ` SS I-32, hits 30, and is sunk7 ~, d# y- |+ N
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0 e3 {( Q! |. X( f7 x" E CA Canberra II1 r) c, M; {$ ` o4 L6 \% C
CA Exeter
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DD David Taylor
8 R6 M2 h. ^ J, U7 K. J. c3 Q DD Strong& P S4 j2 A8 N8 t6 F
DD Stembel
$ Z8 M: Z- V* l$ U3 M( g0 c DD Schroeder
" p" `6 M# B2 E$ }! J( N DD John Rodgers i! i; k1 z1 P
DD Porterfield
2 r* c, \# U) t; N9 B' g9 w# B DD Picking+ p. R5 h) q7 R' V7 l
DD Wadleigh3 x& `! G, z7 f
DD Uhlmann5 ?7 j; q' i( B4 q Z
DD Twining8 E" q5 K5 _( ?9 H# x
DD Trathen7 @. Q$ o, C, q+ o& W) K4 E
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Sub attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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6 y3 |; w$ d. v3 w% C M$ J8 C% Z. ? SS I-28, hits 10
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Allied Ships0 i- v N5 O; |& e: z6 W# O0 J Y
DD Racehorse1 u6 B9 x7 c0 f+ X5 g7 R$ I
DD Downes' J' V, W2 b" R/ u: m, X
DD Smith
: X6 X1 \8 \) i DD Rotherham
) X; ?) ]1 T2 T# u DD Roebuck
9 x3 L7 K* j) Y* l DD Relentless
L5 s' ]- i/ K4 T: y DD Rapid( ?3 N, V; O: L' i5 B/ l: j3 X5 ~
N& x) D" p/ p+ ?Sub attack near Port Hedland at 57,125$ G1 t" Z8 F$ R
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- q2 g( J- D4 _5 U H, Z SS I-43, hits 91 x! o" S, x1 Q
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- c4 Q# ?5 s/ r# | DD Heermann, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
7 [8 ]$ D/ m, y4 G DD Hopewell |