AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42
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Morning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# { U8 ^5 a. Q: i) O4 P* h
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.0 l! y8 [* X- t
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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G3M2 Nell: 20 destroyed
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# v' }, ^6 c# q7 h( t5 uNo Allied losses
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( [5 ], \% ~* L5 JMorning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ @8 h& T+ V6 E0 J* O8 r' G9 `Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
, C/ Z" p3 l' \7 F G4M1 Betty: 17 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on 73rd Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain K% U1 D% X1 ?7 r. d1 X
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 d. R8 C3 G) L8 [
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes2 q7 ~' K9 R: y
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# U6 `0 G: r# C4 ^. Y" o) H Ki-21-Ic Sally x 187 \4 u' }/ M8 I0 M; M5 j2 o' i. ?
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 34
3 K5 n4 Q3 `+ ~: t7 j! T Ki-30 Ann x 17/ |# N, k7 z+ ?0 J# i9 k* `
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Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 destroyed
$ J" Q9 ]! n6 I Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed
7 u t! Q5 @- I6 i) t$ u Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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, s' ^( @ y1 B6 h) v+ c9 SAfternoon Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)+ k5 Q1 E2 \1 Z% z* U; i
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) p3 n2 V$ z4 }- B
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.2 n) {# \7 O/ E3 a- ]" ]6 K4 F
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 C# Y$ ]/ @* V. ?2 \- V, T
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3 e3 x; n+ [. M H Ki-51 Sonia x 4
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Allied aircraft
* j4 a' H1 e6 p8 N" S8 g P-40E Warhawk x 27( p3 M( a: p! F9 Y
. P3 F0 o$ l x3 DJapanese aircraft losses
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Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed' {4 b0 w; }& o4 m
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