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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4 b0 s; B8 ~- O) V$ 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。
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SS I-37, hits 89 t( Y7 Z* K# ]9 z, \- g: e
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DD Quadrant
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' E% x3 l& n5 ~* i/ d* A2 h SS I-30, hits 1% u$ X, P0 s* P( ~0 ?
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DD Isherwood
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- ^; j- R: `# JSub attack near Broome at 62,1251 `' [6 F- c/ Q$ x
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$ a- X2 L/ E! J SS I-11, hits 16 b7 D2 a6 ^/ {
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DE Fleming
8 a* c+ L( Z# G* f8 n! R7 J. h DE Emery
& A; g3 D9 v3 j n# W" j DE Gilmore
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4 `; m4 i3 o. |* V' f5 t qASW attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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& _/ D+ K3 Q; F. T SS I-28, hits 41 z1 K. q. k- M$ ?1 p
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DD Ingersoll7 G% b! Y3 H9 u( k0 @! k
DD Isherwood: W1 i- Z7 L9 ]5 u! \) P6 t& L: e5 O
3 m" q8 l9 J v% aSub attack near Port Hedland at 57,125
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SS I-41, hits 12
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% L7 B; e5 m3 J: a4 x9 w DD Quadrant
7 j Q( [: N1 r9 r5 P) b* P; D DD Quality
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5 n; Z+ {( U P. oASW attack near Broome at 62,125
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SS I-6, hits 17
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+ O# @& I7 o( G9 }, R9 y$ L6 R" j DE Engstrom
1 N7 U1 e% \" i* E DE Emery
% Z" a6 {, y, |1 j6 J* B! t# g DE Gilmore6 \, |- `$ `& Y# |/ Y
DE Fleming) \: V5 o; @) ~
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Sub attack near Port Hedland at 58,1259 ~/ \7 M% \+ j/ K- L: T+ |
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% x5 ?/ N; B8 k0 R A SS I-31, hits 2
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DD Worden
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9 K8 t! {, W. Q+ i( G0 qSubmarine attack near Port Hedland at 58,125" p4 P) @, _ i! j1 P
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. h* m0 q# x, Q0 L0 b) m SS I-35, hits 31, and is sunk
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DD Downes
7 [% ]4 | K4 S: F3 p! I DD Smith
8 e/ e+ V& b* G. ~ DD Rotherham
+ Y* E1 g, T7 h$ _3 i5 N- D$ E4 X DD Roebuck t) a: K& A+ _6 d# p( z3 i9 x2 H
DD Relentless# I3 V9 e: I! t5 A( h$ @4 B
DD Redoubt) W4 W! H3 `; Q) W5 y$ `$ e6 ^* g& l
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Sub attack near Port Hedland at 58,125$ q4 K/ o: `& O" j9 b
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+ p6 a4 R' P! P1 E, K8 I SS I-30, hits 47, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
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DD Quilliam4 Y$ ^$ ?5 G0 [% {& Q
DD Smith
0 O# i2 k6 e& S DD Rotherham
" A& f6 Y$ H2 C0 l DD Roebuck
* d; p9 ~5 L) a$ d DD Relentless
4 Z2 y" t8 E' _, Y* `; p2 i DD Redoubt$ V. Q6 P D+ |/ ?
% d& R+ s" `1 e( y% zSubmarine attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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SS I-32, hits 30, and is sunk
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CA Canberra II: i8 B% @- R$ K9 C. B
CA Exeter0 |# S7 V/ y" o" t3 y
DD Thatcher" m; n% G( T8 V: X6 @# g7 r# o
DD David Taylor4 {9 n1 }7 J, e7 R! {+ Y
DD Strong/ Z3 l: F+ F& R0 Z) L% F9 P' g1 I
DD Stembel
$ N$ a8 R. r8 I; v! u5 A DD Schroeder! a8 w$ h+ d/ G, I) T. K/ {
DD John Rodgers% F5 [3 I) E6 ^6 G
DD Porterfield
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3 O9 E7 Q( h( @1 R H3 E DD Wadleigh' z ?; s! ]1 l; l
DD Uhlmann
+ M. Q, s' k# m+ V6 ?. H0 W- q DD Twining
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Sub attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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SS I-28, hits 107 n: s% M; x1 ]* j! z
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DD Downes
: q: G9 {' q, R/ h DD Smith
+ R" T: ^! G& X DD Rotherham
' k F X4 q1 P8 d. P2 U DD Roebuck
; _8 r: G% [% T+ U4 U1 n DD Relentless
5 ~0 ?% }: U1 r7 E$ R% Z2 e DD Rapid
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Sub attack near Port Hedland at 57,125
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9 Z/ z* U2 G0 b: R+ g% V6 h SS I-43, hits 9) {- Z% e, Q$ a! V9 p2 w
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DD Heermann, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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