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6 I/ |0 Y j: F `' e) FSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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Japanese Ships
! y" B, ~) j( ^0 E5 } H5 L3 ? AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 n8 c5 y4 y; z4 s8 K
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Allied Ships
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42. `# f6 ~* {. E- r; W
SS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes
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3 P! B6 W0 d: r$ s# `ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134
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Japanese Ships
# L6 r, Q2 o a! F PB Tama Maru #8
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SS S-40
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5 b$ I% p: Z4 o4 X9 ~9 m, n1 |$ M: kSS S-40 is sighted by escort
# j. @9 h& o3 N: q+ A* g! XPB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ...., Z3 x- C" G4 Q) j& ~
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
2 @+ V0 h( \6 D7 b( f8 GPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...$ Z! G8 \: [, J& w% A
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....) v( W* G/ O/ I' M* U7 S
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 h( O0 Y2 t; a) {, O& z3 ~Escort abandons search for sub
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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SS S-42
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 " j- d2 O0 _8 F0 O" D* h K' l, L
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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3 V* j# G a# {; IRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 n1 R i5 M. {9 q9 R& }% Z3 yEstimated time to target is 5 minutes: B% w$ ~+ }$ }8 i* i. a7 [ b
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Japanese aircraft
1 l& e, U) G, L: m# B0 ~- _: g no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 U' S; }) |2 k H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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* U# ]/ _5 z( W. ? X/ }+ T, h/ WRunway hits 6" @, Q) o5 T+ j8 d# c+ G
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11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
, [6 S) R/ B" D, Q Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135( G4 S- y% h6 @3 X1 } `
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PB Tama Maru #88 F" o/ A4 L- e0 G4 ^
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Allied Ships
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/ G: F/ ?" w4 I0 M3 m. {2 m; _SS S-38 is sighted by escort% b' _; }: f/ R0 {5 N0 b P
S-38 bottoming out ....+ o% F% n: N8 b N' d3 C! I
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...0 i5 G0 F4 {% w! ~% L8 S
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...* l2 p' q8 R" T; R$ [5 k
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
, p6 Q2 N/ b0 RPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
& H. g1 E- _1 Y! x8 \$ t, SPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...9 b+ o! A8 A! \$ e' {1 u3 v- L! O3 d- s5 x4 R
Escort abandons search for sub
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