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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,1355 ~/ [; U% e, z0 L2 l$ y. a: w
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AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
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8 \2 g3 N$ ?* c1 j- X+ h6 WAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42% W8 Z% P* E& h0 K
SS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134
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PB Tama Maru #8" P1 E# ^ [8 t4 F/ u& p" h/ q
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SS S-40 is sighted by escort
`5 l& c8 w" ~PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....7 V; b8 g: C, _' X$ t4 l
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 e8 |% L0 q- {3 n1 KPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
2 c, M. P1 Z, F; z" n8 Y$ b3 n8 u6 LPB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
& I" A* g' o9 b3 Y5 ^+ P4 f' MPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...: B% d6 Z% v' L
Escort abandons search for sub4 J4 s( j' C- B' m
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135/ r8 V6 b& W( [0 C4 \8 V% n; S6 p* V7 b
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AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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+ p7 ^* }9 R* Q2 {1 z9 h: IAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-428 d0 P C+ S Z5 h: b. g) x
SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 0 S- M; l3 p0 m4 c8 b
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Weather in hex: Light rain$ Y/ U5 P% @6 S) \7 G: H7 \7 N+ A
0 ~1 p4 G8 G( y4 s4 Y$ t# f' y, CRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." h8 P# Y2 D. w) b$ }) } e
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes- \0 W$ h# G+ U" B5 ]
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Japanese aircraft$ I3 {! N# i5 ^' }$ [
no flights
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2 W( Y/ i) S1 CAllied aircraft
" D1 r$ L5 v* q' F B-25C Mitchell x 11, I1 V/ q1 S7 Y' a4 Z
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H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground7 u- Y4 u3 w9 F8 _% A) g' F
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2 r4 X' f; h: H' u4 ?6 k# z$ KRunway hits 6
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1 U; s6 M3 {3 x0 t, K& ?# IAircraft Attacking:
3 C7 s, |' h& A( M) f4 _ 11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * , u; c1 V9 m# o; e3 C" _! @$ A
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb0 I4 t w- c# [) g/ c9 O$ [
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4 x+ k/ g2 B% L' l# SASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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SS S-38 is sighted by escort
; E G, |& }: {* f5 \* [; _, ^2 nS-38 bottoming out ....
" L# |+ X$ f! ePB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
, c1 o! C9 v6 R& uPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 l. M+ G4 b7 ^; C( k) aPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
0 f# I! |, M5 j" b% y( nPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...6 u6 ~" A' Z2 u# e
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...4 O2 ~1 s% P& F2 I, s! P
Escort abandons search for sub( L7 K5 Q) [- t& J
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