AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42
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Morning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)6 G; W% y0 z5 A+ ^* d# m# v
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
( n: `3 V! B3 K) J" H8 t( P4 }Estimated time to target is 4 minutes/ k3 F6 ?7 Z8 I+ B& B: u, _
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G3M2 Nell x 27$ q! l) e, _" A2 h
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: X$ A) f/ Y, `/ e5 x% w ^ P-40E Warhawk x 29
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Japanese aircraft losses. G3 g. T) Y' }2 w
G3M2 Nell: 20 destroyed( R6 k; ~* T5 J+ P
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No Allied losses2 n; D7 T& _/ {6 W5 x8 l
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Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)5 c5 ]* K# @' D' ? B& ^0 H
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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. q" Y% c/ B+ b( M* bRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ M+ W7 D! x5 |3 e$ e, p
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' C6 w# W2 a Z; J, I5 ^, \/ U
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G4M1 Betty x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses
; ]5 k; v4 K# c8 ~9 W& J) q- C G4M1 Betty: 17 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on 73rd Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)
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; l+ r' x* c" ZWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! e v' v0 ]- x7 eEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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- J: ~- g( Q% `6 | Ki-21-IIa Sally x 34
, J8 ~" M1 T& ]' | Ki-30 Ann x 17
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P-40E Warhawk x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses, X, q# ~& |; k
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 destroyed" e6 x, L& B: a' t2 H6 s, s6 _
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed1 C4 R3 Q: f' w8 j9 X; ]
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
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( N5 q0 x7 T4 pNo Allied losses% {: f+ `' H* T: e5 V' J1 N0 q
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9 s* O' W; C* Z* ]. ^6 A# j1 a; rAfternoon Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)' S" m1 U; _" R4 M
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 N4 |6 W5 D) E
- y+ Z( \$ {+ d3 C' s. F1 _+ ?Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
1 F, b5 `( m0 Q8 A+ @! G- FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! i0 h9 U4 B( H; Y" Q- R9 Z
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10
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Allied aircraft3 p/ `2 h7 p* h, d8 D* D
P-40E Warhawk x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
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7 x1 O# w' z, r' x Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed* s- K6 O3 y. O, n! O, T& Q
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No Allied losses |