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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135+ S" O* u/ y) H1 X
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Japanese Ships8 v4 k4 Y. J, c! {3 M( H6 j
AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships: B& ]. f3 w& ^! O
SS S-42
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3 t% W& P: E- NAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
( s& ?& H: V) N5 B: G, OSS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134$ t2 k0 [9 U0 N( I: V2 B; g
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- }# {, V" ?" p! N7 x) l SS S-40: r; h4 @2 R1 W
; |: y/ [; {& \0 v+ D( l" vSS S-40 is sighted by escort
4 Z. A5 t8 a9 w% T& E. v) r: t( ePB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....( a% B# I+ F7 B) @, g! z @
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 G9 o. U+ x# z7 O: z0 g3 g8 F7 _- IPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
, K e$ i4 w( s5 j: N. ]PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
& Y1 N% R ?7 G) @PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search.... q, \* Z7 u2 L
Escort abandons search for sub; C) V$ h1 [5 x# }8 X* }
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- m% R. D$ \) FSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,1357 L# d, Y+ l: q, n2 {7 W# D. }
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AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 w. K& o/ R8 p% A9 ~3 e z
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Allied Ships
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42, h% `9 T* ^5 l: _: V
SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes, Q- A, A% x! a9 F, m5 J
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 3 s* A1 y% [; _, }- E1 g! y3 z
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ }% I+ r% I% }
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes/ {( M6 |; L" F: [; v, J# e0 y% C2 s
9 k: H# B' m& aJapanese aircraft
0 f9 S$ c- X- A; I no flights: E, Y2 Q& C/ t; X2 \5 p
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B-25C Mitchell x 11" U& J0 _; Z0 O
+ ? S# Q/ I$ u7 ~9 i* XJapanese aircraft losses. e& p1 N- l" l; ~) m
H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground! b% b4 I7 H, {8 O( P" m
, f9 K( g, p% y/ M4 X4 x: pNo Allied losses
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Runway hits 66 _# E0 K3 n) V6 p7 c/ _
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Aircraft Attacking:
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+ K [% n. O& [* a; r" p! [ Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb! v$ v. A) k! Q0 v5 z% u. ^! e
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,1352 J' V2 m7 f8 G# U8 Z
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8 G6 M; G/ `1 M7 G2 y3 K PB Tama Maru #8
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& J% k W' F) s+ u+ s, w SS S-38 X: Z* M, s) _" r9 m; c
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SS S-38 is sighted by escort0 b/ C+ _, N4 `2 q
S-38 bottoming out ....
* x k7 z0 ?& }% c' nPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
# n9 k6 ^* p# T# O0 Z5 fPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
: t0 w9 Q) T+ A# JPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...- S- v1 o' d+ m$ B9 Q/ U d
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
* C' v, y2 f1 C" G' t3 G! J! h, ^PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 l3 c2 u7 m! Z1 Y8 ]( I& rEscort abandons search for sub1 h5 M) o2 _/ C% z: A
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