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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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。8 m& V$ p) D4 z1 _2 v! j
ASW attack near Port Hedland at 57,125
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; j8 A2 l. c8 X$ J- f SS I-37, hits 8; \; w% Z6 N: P2 j3 q5 @
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DD Quadrant
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ASW attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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( s4 n, _0 F8 V- E% H! r! j SS I-30, hits 1$ X" q% ]7 p5 f6 F
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DD Isherwood8 ]2 J$ w9 I E) D
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Sub attack near Broome at 62,125
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. k7 X) d. |0 W5 P SS I-11, hits 16
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DE Emery
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ASW attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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DD Isherwood
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SS I-41, hits 12- Q, c5 ^) ~1 ~7 F* O
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DD Quality
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SS I-6, hits 17$ g! e1 @: F* I
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DE Engstrom
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DE Fleming! F1 }0 e p2 J- U" y
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Sub attack near Port Hedland at 58,125
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SS I-31, hits 2
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SS I-35, hits 31, and is sunk- V& V( H9 L9 |) z3 K8 j, y
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DD Redoubt3 R) Y9 ^- I' E: _$ I
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SS I-30, hits 47, and is sunk
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DD Quilliam
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SS I-32, hits 30, and is sunk# l- K- X# @) N/ W8 t
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DD David Taylor' b6 I, g1 {# H! j: Z+ O
DD Strong
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DD Porterfield
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7 E$ z: R: `9 F SS I-28, hits 10
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DD Smith
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DD Relentless
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SS I-43, hits 9
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DD Hopewell |