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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135( ~8 t6 Q+ T% m/ q
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AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships9 u+ k h4 F3 l, f# P" r# c
SS S-429 g4 m, Q, v0 a, x
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
* A4 a# v' j1 `' f3 s9 tSS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes
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/ }" p* S% `5 ~9 |- p- o& V- rASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134
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Japanese Ships5 v1 j5 X/ `$ ^
PB Tama Maru #88 C% {" H! e/ ^/ I r7 T; A# M
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Allied Ships- P, z3 p, a) e. ^7 i# E' s
SS S-40 c5 p2 a0 w5 g" J7 T1 _( ?; b! y
8 ^( p& G& {/ q# m, VSS S-40 is sighted by escort; k V% P; g* F: f t/ S
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....' ]7 n; V$ a: U, Z+ d, v& B
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 `) U3 M$ Y0 B* [2 uPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
) N. R% A9 \( F1 UPB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
. X, v4 G: K0 B. J9 O# W3 R" Z5 V# nPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ G( I; `' [5 wEscort abandons search for sub( k6 d: ` z; m6 G0 f, a" t3 _4 E
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135& `9 M7 L+ F$ Z( p
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Japanese Ships
8 n5 Q* F6 D7 B* @% R AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* |. X. b7 i C
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Allied Ships% c. a9 t# ]. m* S, |, B U5 G! X
SS S-421 u" s; H" p8 J- u- a4 o
+ O8 Q! D- \- I S* b1 ]AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
* K0 \1 k4 U- ]' ~( L+ cSS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes
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) ~; z) X; d' b5 m9 JMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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! _ N' n' ^( c3 b( N9 f: J; g! OWeather in hex: Light rain* J6 @8 \2 z4 \
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 B3 C8 g0 f* g/ I. x1 [0 cEstimated time to target is 5 minutes4 M% Y3 \8 O/ r+ S8 L7 c# K; D% j
+ ~- w% L: B; L2 q4 ~3 U* zJapanese aircraft
8 H- n4 p9 y: G, f% B+ ? no flights; T2 V; \2 d- z
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B-25C Mitchell x 11
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3 Z: C' N; f2 U* bJapanese aircraft losses" y$ q: R* N% b j: Y; Z; P
H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground0 q8 E m0 r1 l4 L' I
, Y# X: m1 ?+ s5 f8 s( V* Y7 WNo Allied losses
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Runway hits 6
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2 {( a) x1 x* Q9 PAircraft Attacking:
! }" A. Y) C+ U& y 11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * " V' K: T* F2 Q" v3 P
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
- }/ s! t- n5 x" R3 D2 w PB Tama Maru #8
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X, y! F \& C# D5 [ SS S-38
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6 n, W- }& z6 x! B" ISS S-38 is sighted by escort& l! w1 o4 G7 e! g, Y2 v
S-38 bottoming out ....
( U/ j& G: I( w8 FPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
& W( e* U: f6 [; B4 NPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
/ [+ {7 Y; k! K4 fPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search..." h: F, H8 n% S* _( k& z
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
: R- b9 h, I: y: W4 KPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
1 ^8 W2 _7 w% s* mEscort abandons search for sub
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