Sunk The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet 1941-1945.pdf

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SUNK
THE STORY OF THE
JAPANESE SUBMARINE FLEET
1941-1945
BY
MOCHITSURA HASHIMOTO
Former Submarine Commanding Officer, IJN
Translated by Commander E. H. M. COLEGRAVE, RN (RETIRED)
With an Introduction by Commander EDWARD L. BEACH, USN
Illustrated with Line Drawings and Photographs
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1—SPECIAL OPERATION AT PEARL HARBOR
2—THE EASTERN PACIFIC
3—SUBMARINE SUCCESSES
4—BOMBARDMENT BY SUBMARINE
5—DESTRUCTION OF COMMERCE
6—SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN JAPAN AND GERMANY
7—THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
8—THE STRUGGLE FOR GUADALCANAL
9—SUPPLIES FOR THE GUADALCANAL GARRISON
10—TRANSPORT IN THE FACE OF ENEMY CONTROL OF THE SEA AND AIR
11—THE DESPERATE STRUGGLE OF I-176
12—THE AIR ATTACK ON THE TRUK BASE
13—OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH
14—THE GILBERTS, SAIPAN, AND THE PHILIPPINES
15—RADAR—THE KEY TO VICTORY
16—HUMAN TORPEDOES
17—ATTACKS AT IWO JIMA
18—THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA
19—THE SEARCH FOR THE ENEMY
20—THE SINKING OF THE
INDIANAPOLIS
21—THE KAITENS’ FINAL BATTLE
CONCLUSION
Failure of Submarines in the Hawaiian Operations
Submarine Training Based on a War of Attrition
What Was the Reason for Such a Pitiable Result?
GLOSSARY
APPENDIX A
1. DETAILS OF JAPANESE SUBMARINES IN EXISTENCE AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR
2. DETAILS OF JAPANESE SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION AFTER THE OUTBREAK OF
WAR
APPENDIX B—CLAIMS OF COMMERCE SINKINGS BY JAPANESE SUBMARINES
1. INDIAN OCEAN, 1942-43
2. BY THE EASTERN AREA ADVANCED FORCE
3. BY 3RD SUBMARINE SQUADRON
4. BY 7TH SUBMARINE SQUADRON
5. DURING ATTACKS ON COMMUNICATION LINES AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL
FROM GUADALCANAL
APPENDIX C—DETAILS OF JAPANESE SUBMARINE LOSSES AND A SUMMARY OF THE
JAPANESE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN
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