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Originally Posted by LUKNER
From the base in Guam, this is quite possible, but from Pearl Harbor or Midway is unlikely.
С базы в Гуаме такое вполне возможно, но с Перл-Харбора или Мидуэя маловероятно.
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Actually, it was quite possible and was pretty normal for Gato and Balao. Fleetboats were designed to have "long sea legs", it was the basis of their design evolution in pre war period. There were strategically placed bases like Midway, Johnston Island etc. as well as others for Australia based boats. Again it depended also on distance, assigned time on station etc. but based on words of actual commanding officers of the subs from memoirs and countless patrol reports have read, it was the norm.