AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42
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/ d* c8 p& L/ I& V! T结束南洋战役后,南方军开始向缅甸用兵,陆航首先展开空袭,飞虎队迎战( m, f) l7 h/ ~+ i
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# W2 V8 G6 G; L. m% |1 _! W2 b
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Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.! Y# `* a' w4 {! w8 z% y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" p. a' L# @# C) t/ E% h Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17# f' `1 M) u) L8 V! S
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Allied aircraft
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& q' F- d3 a+ f$ O; Y Blenheim IF x 22 D3 y% `5 s3 f, }' @+ u
Buffalo I x 259 b9 O! y, `- v& w6 I
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 R; L9 _) j; ?( J Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 5 destroyed
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H81-A3: 1 destroyed0 N2 U1 g# Q4 ]5 q
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 B, r6 j. m0 S |0 Q* D
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 A9 w# g& [, O
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes$ ?& @6 _, F6 F- M# w& J
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Japanese aircraft% M. K5 J6 x/ p
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 117 b7 O: J' x: [/ J7 N, ]
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Allied aircraft
0 k4 V3 r& A0 _, @; E% H, h8 P9 Y* ` H81-A3 x 56
, B4 b: D; f- m4 l5 S' g- @4 F Buffalo I x 25
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) P4 E' d6 e/ x; g) EJapanese aircraft losses
% G8 Q* A! w, C. y' P5 o Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed* B4 X+ f, }# @4 W, V; a
3 `6 Y3 v0 |# H/ d; f$ OAllied aircraft losses
) q, E1 `- Q, ?8 m H81-A3: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 3 E1 ~2 V1 h" c6 A
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain0 n) ] a' w% e: }
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.! s: J$ O+ ]& z' C9 J
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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3 N( h c5 Y9 s# e( UJapanese aircraft
3 P( x. \$ r& X" V7 O( ~3 G0 n Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 28
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Allied aircraft1 b8 r( I. e, {- _0 Q+ C" r8 e* w
H81-A3 x 48
7 h3 O# C. t, k1 Z9 }/ \2 f Buffalo I x 25
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# G; V3 f5 D1 p/ ^+ U+ oJapanese aircraft losses
. q+ Q6 G# h8 O; _4 m8 C' N% _9 o Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses/ x% X! _7 [1 V6 k/ A
H81-A3: 3 destroyed
8 h% t& V7 l. c; |! ~; S Buffalo I: 1 destroyed w" g1 ?" K) M0 `; k: ~
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 8 ^4 f, [ k8 f2 v8 t
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Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' D ~& K. i, X4 T: c* I/ \
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 g P6 T5 o5 V; S; D! M
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6
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Allied aircraft2 f$ V4 a3 S7 l+ k
H81-A3 x 35% r/ `8 U4 b; ~6 @# }6 H
Buffalo I x 23
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: r% m9 ?# w5 Z7 _5 ^. nJapanese aircraft losses
: V! u' V) ^ L# s* _ Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed# x7 q; H7 I$ m. Z9 f
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H81-A3: 1 destroyed
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- |& f# M& ]- YMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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3 U. e7 y1 W n5 K8 u# RWeather in hex: Moderate rain$ Y: Y% t5 k1 x3 Z5 O3 J' w7 r
# U, U# ]. j' }/ F: D. mRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% c5 j0 _! w2 ]# O4 s: {Estimated time to target is 8 minutes2 `9 T. |$ |/ b
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Japanese aircraft
; J) Q5 V/ T" q0 s$ \" U Ki-30 Ann x 26
+ F# }! d b' ], M' \- Z' Y' c Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 26! p' `6 @$ S1 n4 `& H* N
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 40
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H81-A3 x 316 \# L6 a# L. {! ^% m1 n j3 ? r
Buffalo I x 213 ]/ j8 Q) h' x
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Japanese aircraft losses
: }5 O) d$ h7 f6 k Ki-30 Ann: 12 destroyed, 1 damaged
# R3 r) Y& r9 k J) [ Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed by flak
+ s3 z) Z* G- p/ I7 Z, T2 G! G6 H$ B Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed
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% `: D" t8 d- f" H, E( x; O Buffalo I: 1 destroyed |