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# E# W3 {2 P, G* s3 [9 TSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,1358 n2 _$ r2 F) t% F0 x' Q1 w2 T
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Japanese Ships
+ d5 s2 F+ m4 ^4 f- b1 x AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; `( Z6 o: n. p4 C; \
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Allied Ships2 a$ u2 b+ q) } P
SS S-42% Q. v" l2 w6 d* \' c+ P3 e& n
' X7 V* y/ b& ]AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
z9 `6 Y( c1 D" r9 A+ cSS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes( V0 q' m; t, }* V( t
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134/ C% o/ u9 ^9 A3 I+ e3 H
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Japanese Ships/ n; i4 }* J% Q- t( p7 ]3 |( O N
PB Tama Maru #8* s/ d ~5 I' c( p
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SS S-40
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SS S-40 is sighted by escort7 Y Q5 f: Q: g3 L1 h# t C
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
$ U5 _! j% t) x6 a7 u: P; j* kPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
' z; R1 ^4 q! Y% L4 nPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
% [ W# O% R" ~$ G2 D& F: ^/ ^PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....# }# J, o& z, I T: o+ ^ J
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
" q. J' z) l$ }, A# f LEscort abandons search for sub2 J, ~) r. s( F$ m0 V
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135" ^! d! e" Q( B
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AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% f; r3 H$ l0 l
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Allied Ships0 A. _, N7 {; ]$ O! D
SS S-42
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. z% b) u- u# A3 ^% h: S; uAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42! o9 s9 o% K- {0 p: \3 ]
SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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+ }$ l% |: a$ [Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 Y) [/ l; |7 O2 n' R" nEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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" g8 G. }2 f+ P4 Z- @. a; W4 OJapanese aircraft
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, q" Z; ?) d; y" \0 qAllied aircraft
5 |: ` ~0 R1 O5 g/ W% F3 o B-25C Mitchell x 112 ~( o( C9 v1 C' H% V+ |
: j6 b2 v0 ?* {- b5 M7 ^1 g4 c- wJapanese aircraft losses7 V6 D) t3 {3 V- V! E
H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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No Allied losses/ ?) Y! ?" }0 B, j, h* l
" X$ Y. ~, ~4 tRunway hits 6
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( N2 r* S+ c8 N# M; w, _Aircraft Attacking:
5 V! ~$ j% x! P* e: m 11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * 1 W' y* p' L* r. Y" x% _9 j: }
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb6 \! Z- b$ K6 {6 n& l7 o0 E; S" z
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2 t( Q3 w( y! n2 ?0 PASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,1352 _9 D# f Q( ~# H# d, v6 u
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PB Tama Maru #8; @8 q: A" |' V2 L' V
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Allied Ships
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SS S-38 is sighted by escort
0 O ^# j% L6 R; r. d6 D9 f5 x+ c! F: @S-38 bottoming out ....% ^# K: x0 _1 G
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
# r1 Q8 e1 r, B$ DPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...7 T1 I7 \, [# @2 ?
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...: I* M* F$ a- L% C$ u8 L" d9 o/ T
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...6 f7 e6 o: q. }, s
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
: T( W) X% S( P+ V9 w- q$ O8 ^0 REscort abandons search for sub
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