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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135% r! h! Q @5 i
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- Z& U9 ~+ Y- R6 U. Z- e* ~ AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42" e! w* j5 N8 G7 r1 i/ \
SS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes Y( b/ j% G# I, P) F. @; n/ R. }
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9 e* E4 \& z; b0 H( g2 ]ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134. q& L6 F5 Z# b0 t! A2 E, K
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6 }5 i- u3 ?- j x" `$ l" \3 _3 w PB Tama Maru #8
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Allied Ships
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SS S-40 is sighted by escort7 [9 L. O; q" z) s
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....; f4 j& K9 u% _! \* f* i
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
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PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....* l4 l' N+ M W8 J3 \
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...# n/ p+ a R+ j5 N+ U4 _6 C. X
Escort abandons search for sub
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2 z: |) R5 i! Q. A. ~* ^: W/ ]$ fSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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Japanese Ships
" Y# s9 Z7 M. z# q6 `# Z AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 a7 q6 }3 \" [; t0 x$ g
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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
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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9 z3 O$ b, l r% O) |- IRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ }) X( Z; ]* B6 R/ xEstimated time to target is 5 minutes) C- Y2 d6 I/ E! B' `. R, j5 z; r
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Japanese aircraft
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# r( b; }% i2 [& Z5 B0 R9 C( YAllied aircraft4 H! @2 p1 ]8 ?
B-25C Mitchell x 11 d, \) f8 T7 n
/ K- D2 u- c3 w8 r1 IJapanese aircraft losses
& y9 ~) K5 P5 c0 I H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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No Allied losses+ {% W) B0 ^$ G) r
5 {$ K: E+ O' h1 o9 ~3 Z' nRunway hits 6
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% T5 c5 o9 P, k$ w$ G) UAircraft Attacking:
6 O# m& t: D3 H/ @1 I% L5 J& |) F 11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * ) v) ]# s! R l7 o( Z M
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb+ ~1 S) C( ?6 o& l" x+ ^, H
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135+ f. Z& C A D( F" H
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1 S2 v/ }5 u6 z PB Tama Maru #8! O7 C$ d! q" v0 b
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SS S-380 ~8 |; [: |# a8 j( U
) L# c/ S- Q" E6 a7 ~. N: tSS S-38 is sighted by escort
^; }( B: i R+ U+ MS-38 bottoming out .... V1 |3 F, p+ J4 V b
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Z' H) ]9 q. G) l8 cPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...6 J5 w" Y" c1 R- P0 w+ e
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
; s; V- ~. N/ }" l: H" ePB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...2 g+ J/ |9 h5 G1 k9 S5 A
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 v# Y, ^# S& p/ CEscort abandons search for sub
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