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B5 \: ]) C4 Z2 ^* w! E% PSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,1355 `* b8 F' G! g [# e
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Japanese Ships
3 }* B; t, Y) h {7 [, X Z+ c AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% l8 w& H* F: ~) A3 l
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Allied Ships
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
( J0 I) i, S, z5 j& USS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes* E+ [8 \0 o" X8 P! a( J: [6 L1 T
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- o+ l1 {% P1 ~ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134) o$ S7 s: y% L/ d: [
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Japanese Ships1 {5 P- a& _2 `% Q9 u+ J& b4 J2 n
PB Tama Maru #8/ J8 ?- h* n1 J4 S3 B1 `, k
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SS S-409 o8 t) Z# j. J# k) L8 K
, ^& B$ V( |3 d* @. ]- Z7 m, oSS S-40 is sighted by escort
3 ` P3 l! J4 w7 X" PPB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
& i3 o, }; u9 `6 C/ I0 m- {, gPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...' q6 I5 {' |4 }2 m
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
' h% E" a& i* O0 \8 [% `: APB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
! Z6 D; u3 U8 T3 i% e$ i" u, OPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...: o1 K' p0 {* ?7 x) g
Escort abandons search for sub) ]9 K8 y+ C& Y, V7 S1 P
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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Japanese Ships
8 a) ^/ C4 ]9 T5 `5 Q8 x5 T AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships, t* o0 \: q* f7 Q% f, b; z8 r
SS S-42* p$ T A. K4 a; W
/ v. N0 ~2 [& {* o; H; @AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
9 I1 X0 x* ]$ H' p" QSS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 7 q, W, _; B/ D- ~0 w
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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% a$ {/ n: f0 w/ T9 ?Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! n% i5 p; t0 L2 m; W% MEstimated time to target is 5 minutes0 w$ {' s! I$ M- F# b
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Japanese aircraft M/ R( w# F: K
no flights; A+ z& K- l7 F0 \% ?3 M
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses: W+ W" S Z- P* Y7 X, o7 w- r
H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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% q7 q4 S# X4 @3 m) jNo Allied losses; X% f7 Z7 F& H6 {/ O5 s# Z( H, O
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Runway hits 6
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Aircraft Attacking:* C% G" Y# h) N6 _* ~2 I
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
: y. W! i0 k+ c" M& a3 ` Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb1 j: v( J" X' K/ z4 H
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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PB Tama Maru #8+ L q' ~/ {7 F! `; }
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1 c3 c2 f) `, LSS S-38 is sighted by escort- U0 k8 _5 Y. r" P" \: I
S-38 bottoming out ....% `9 l( ]: F5 C* _$ U6 y
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...# r5 L. [7 O, a6 [/ M7 y! o/ I& T1 p
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 @& X; m" Y( XPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ }- V' @2 |( ]8 o. J" lPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
' E, d5 n% B) z$ V" LPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...; Q# z& d3 H/ A5 P
Escort abandons search for sub
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