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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,1352 `" B& Q2 |: J8 k6 S
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Japanese Ships
, N; h/ h0 V. S1 k# a* h# D AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 X% s+ ]$ O8 T# h4 }
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SS S-42
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42& d- O: s8 f2 E9 A6 [7 V1 p
SS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134/ D$ q, E9 b, y) T5 A: m
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Japanese Ships
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SS S-40
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SS S-40 is sighted by escort
( Z. K- A" F/ w' }& vPB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
' D b7 U, g% r2 D" I0 ^PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 g$ V! C! ~. ]PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
7 P! v4 H6 P8 sPB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....3 I/ U. r' v& {- @
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...' x3 S. }$ {' S3 i* B4 I c. c- ]% p
Escort abandons search for sub
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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2 Y. U; N+ f' B+ u7 a% _; Q AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42/ w% [; y, R/ H; f
SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes2 A5 ~2 d( q5 N; x- p8 n( l6 @
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/ B+ f& I2 n4 P8 p7 _Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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6 [- s$ ?6 q/ f5 s# r0 jWeather in hex: Light rain& g' U1 |1 n0 g. {
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 Q! r0 a, \% g# B r8 y5 o
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# s5 A9 R. M, K7 t( Z5 x$ Z
no flights1 A) y& D' d5 \ |2 V3 f& U
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B-25C Mitchell x 11
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# M' p: X% h C) i ~8 J9 Q# QJapanese aircraft losses) ]7 [/ c) P1 x# c2 i) R* O
H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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) K8 Q; v0 S3 m2 s r3 CNo Allied losses
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Runway hits 6' C# N1 o& q: V f
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Aircraft Attacking:
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+ {3 N6 ^9 B& A$ K2 ]* L7 h Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb7 F4 o! b- h, Q7 ?+ x! \
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135 k/ ], f8 e! G l
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SS S-38 is sighted by escort( K; s- A8 A8 Z, a4 ]( P' F
S-38 bottoming out ....+ |" v+ g7 E% f+ i
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...8 ?4 w) x) R' c4 X# t4 h
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
: [* t1 \( O6 f; l# y$ @1 E% _+ jPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
1 `$ i& [( o$ ], b/ K# C4 z9 tPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...9 L+ w% f; \' X5 {& x* e) N; M* [
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...7 i4 K: `/ ^& X. a
Escort abandons search for sub
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