AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42# h6 P, z/ [ {
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Morning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)" J% n; d. w B. C; I
+ C* e) u e. `+ vWeather in hex: Moderate rain# I" |1 L2 f: W! ~, V: I
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
a2 l: `7 q8 u" N& B6 _Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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+ d" L' G7 ^/ c( r" g5 IJapanese aircraft
: {0 m6 ^$ n6 X+ a( Z1 G$ O G3M2 Nell x 27! l& S4 C* V5 F2 v+ |/ `; b7 r
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Allied aircraft- Y% w, D6 J3 D4 e+ F' V
P-40E Warhawk x 29
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G3M2 Nell: 20 destroyed' ?0 B- E0 p& o8 `- K
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No Allied losses
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0 W. {4 q U3 M C- c' k5 GMorning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang); c6 _) k6 }- S! r& _# `
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 `1 ^7 e2 [- Y+ a
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, p) c" ]/ N/ b) L) IEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 23$ d. c7 ?, I' p2 I+ ~% E. |% d) N
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Allied aircraft7 a# B- z9 O) r3 u# \/ S6 M! q1 ^
P-40E Warhawk x 21
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Morning Air attack on 73rd Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)$ q4 e- L6 H# }; M
7 X# q9 x# [3 w7 F8 ~! N6 s1 Q5 a" uWeather in hex: Moderate rain& t. U5 x* B. k F5 m; _
8 R# T) W+ |: q$ T9 _9 _# @. R' |: cRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) W% f6 e2 `! [4 _5 z
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes6 z$ [# W9 C, R/ S r
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Ki-21-IIa Sally x 34
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses7 p: |, S% I' K8 h
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 destroyed( F7 t1 c9 e( O0 p
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed* _; {6 ?' ?6 J2 `7 h. g3 R- Y1 }
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged% c+ O( ]" i6 V: z
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No Allied losses1 \, y6 v9 h- U3 E' A: A( _+ t
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Afternoon Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)# b6 R) F" B2 T
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.* I1 n3 H! b7 A+ I4 i' n& X
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10' \6 @. N* {0 R) @7 s$ |! [
Ki-51 Sonia x 4
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P-40E Warhawk x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ `$ |1 A$ l, N$ \2 h; O. _' b; [: { Ki-48-Ib Lily: 7 destroyed g3 t" z& e( } L( `4 W
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed
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