How Did Australia Fight In Ww1

On the night of 31 May – 1 June, we the people of Australia were lurched into WW2 which we had been immune from for so long. Over this weekend, there was a daring attempt by 3 Japanese midget submarines to infiltrate the partly constructed anti-submarine boom net and enter Sydney Harbour. The submarines which consisted of 2 crew members per vessel entered the harbour under orders to sink allied war ships. As soon as the first submarine was sighted anti-submarine guns on the shore and naval units were dispatched. These attacks were first believed to have been successful and prevented the operation of all three submarines, but later it was discovered that only the first 2 submarines were destroyed.
The Vigilance of the harbour defences prevented the damage of any defence assets, this was …show more content…
Under the instruction of the Naval Commanding Officer, the submarine was targeted by the USS Chicago. Under this realisation, the Japanese midget submarine fired 2 torpedoes at the ship. One of the torpedoes hit the shore but failed to detonate while the other exploded under a depot ship, killing 21 sailors. Followed by these attacks the submarine retreated back out of the harbour.
The third and final submarine was sighted by a naval ship as it entered the harbour, the Australian navy retaliated and damaged the submarine. Four hour after the attack on the submarine, the final Japanese submarine recovered and began its approach, but this was met with great retaliation and once again the underwater vessel was depth charged, once and for all sank in Taylors Bay. The 2 crew members aboard like the first committed suicide.
This attempted attacks by the Japanese were part of a greater fear tactic used to intimidate other neighbouring countries and grow their empire but thanks to the bravery of our soldiers, Australia has been able to keep its