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& ~8 L; `# j3 s" ]6 f$ nSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135& b! C8 b$ A. l1 v
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Japanese Ships. v' T9 R; y' [* y: H3 H5 e
AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' B7 f# ~; \ |" u7 s- ?1 R0 ?
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42, k8 N* p `% M& k5 [) R
SS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes0 R9 h3 j: B, Q1 U3 b. e
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/ p6 d, l% M; s) D7 `ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134
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PB Tama Maru #8
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SS S-40
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# |1 J# q1 T7 L: W/ rSS S-40 is sighted by escort
& R. z' c0 m+ f# y7 G0 DPB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
/ |8 F- i: d: d3 R# KPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search.... Q0 A/ @( Z6 K. z8 B
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...' x [6 B3 u+ @! g+ ~( B9 u
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....) c, j: @0 h0 Z! ]$ J. G8 D& N$ ~
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,1357 V& L4 h+ h7 h
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AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& l; l4 k% I$ |) j
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SS S-42
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-425 D/ k+ T5 x$ N V' A
SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes
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! P* v' _# i0 p1 S G$ h( h0 \Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 5 m5 e/ P* I/ ?* J
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Weather in hex: Light rain7 v* d. Q( r6 b$ E
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." a' f# |6 k) h* _+ H2 L: O
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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no flights
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Allied aircraft- v; L/ {! A5 _% J6 D- v( w( e& y
B-25C Mitchell x 11) x' \. L# v% k) _/ I
7 B% p5 v& _/ V$ MJapanese aircraft losses
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! a# `- }9 \9 i, s6 S$ xNo Allied losses
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7 D7 F: M- X% w0 }; RRunway hits 6 f2 i1 C* a/ ^# n! I
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Aircraft Attacking:0 H- Q" O% J) F9 n; Y
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * " w& s9 a- T: }2 U* v
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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Japanese Ships
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S-38 bottoming out ....
) h, ^, {* q* U) yPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ ]1 J `1 a1 S# qPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...6 n( f/ O0 n" k
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search..." q# k, N& _5 e" b7 ~1 {7 D7 V' P
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search..., d2 W2 m' N8 `- ^) l8 h! b
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
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