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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7 k [+ k. ^& X0 L, @% z3 o, `2 D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。' \) D# N, a. e+ A- v5 A
ASW attack near Port Hedland at 57,125
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SS I-37, hits 8( z- o2 j: o7 t9 a. ?
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, Z, s# q$ e0 O( Z) t SS I-30, hits 1
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DD Ingersoll
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- _: q* t9 X0 S: ?8 oSub attack near Broome at 62,125, M+ {' u5 \. q# t: h; J5 ?
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6 n( f3 a1 A }7 f; H0 X SS I-11, hits 16' b, r/ l% o# A1 k0 E. M2 s
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DE Fleming. e# e6 E9 g' E
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DE Gilmore
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3 N+ o, [( O- E, ]" f+ qASW attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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& I! K# R) }; e: i: C# U! w* d SS I-28, hits 4/ b+ J0 h* L. s/ k, c( K! j
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DD Isherwood
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- _ _2 i9 Y+ S4 [3 r0 v! R o SS I-41, hits 124 q: d5 S% \; _* x9 n) a
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DD Quadrant
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3 Q6 V) T! {$ f/ ]ASW attack near Broome at 62,125
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SS I-6, hits 17
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DE Engstrom
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DE Gilmore, w% t; @; g5 @; p/ u7 O
DE Fleming
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Sub attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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# Y) P: w4 s* r; } SS I-31, hits 2* a( n' r2 S6 ?& |2 K9 V$ e
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DD Dale' M: A8 z2 v4 D9 d( |: W) {
; K) `0 g- E: z: [5 Q( HSubmarine attack near Port Hedland at 58,125 o+ Q$ |/ _4 {: `' a
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SS I-35, hits 31, and is sunk
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DD Smith' y0 i7 q- m! K7 R8 L
DD Rotherham/ T# d3 Z4 n2 l* S
DD Roebuck7 @# y3 u$ E- a# W4 w8 m
DD Relentless
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Sub attack near Port Hedland at 58,1253 H, W; Y7 v) f! k7 v
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/ I" ~6 p$ p7 a6 M8 f SS I-30, hits 47, and is sunk1 \- R6 x: u9 l3 v. O
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DD Quilliam
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DD Relentless, K, j9 l, T. r! y6 {
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Submarine attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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DD Thatcher
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DD Schroeder
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DD Porterfield
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DD Twining4 e! ?/ b( O; ~+ y+ ~* ?
DD Trathen
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9 I3 J% ]* N& [Sub attack near Port Hedland at 58,1256 O7 d; W$ K/ W) g$ O, p3 E
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DD Racehorse
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DD Smith
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DD Roebuck
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+ F0 r6 q' L! r+ g: | SS I-43, hits 9
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