AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 429 [- L q! [+ H2 c! q+ z( [% F
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+ e) _$ y) r1 G+ r( s- UMorning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)
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( ~) }, V2 q( F1 f6 o( a0 v5 KWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.! y. a6 Q- J5 i" u* t Y
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes* c% z8 w: B2 y0 H0 w+ A& s
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Japanese aircraft
, @$ ]8 u0 c1 r: }/ v0 v' D G3M2 Nell x 270 }$ L3 D- x6 Z2 n; N i
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Allied aircraft
# w! `% p- |0 j, c5 U* K' c m P-40E Warhawk x 29# u/ V6 y+ H1 ]7 y
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Japanese aircraft losses- x, j) U4 B" X5 j
G3M2 Nell: 20 destroyed# P) r! ^1 A3 _7 f4 h
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Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)+ t+ X' ~7 m& M- E7 n# w3 G
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# j, Y. M8 L ^0 M2 L
5 A+ w# q8 @. D- ^ n% y ?( ^- xRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 r9 W5 F* k& x4 U+ }2 m w8 H" j
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ x) u. p5 l9 u# g5 j
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 17 destroyed# B8 o4 {0 | `
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. d6 {. P0 w r9 ^Morning Air attack on 73rd Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)' B p% @8 B7 r( _
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain _1 c+ |. F# \% e" P! l
. `/ k3 o3 s0 p6 k: R) R& cRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 S! b" C4 `$ G" B7 n+ r- o2 N
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Ki-21-Ic Sally x 18
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Ki-30 Ann x 17
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P-40E Warhawk x 8
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% t) v% \" T& C4 N( SJapanese aircraft losses
& b+ j, L# v+ U. h; k Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 destroyed
8 |. ~: a3 \3 ^' I8 D1 o8 |, O Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed
% t, w( [+ r9 j) N+ g, \; L! m Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)% i4 r" ]% Z# }& u
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.+ v0 W$ K) I! d' o8 t6 ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! F7 z0 e" A) _8 N: }' B* S
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Japanese aircraft
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Ki-51 Sonia x 4
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Allied aircraft
8 A+ C& A I+ D' T3 ^ P-40E Warhawk x 27* I% _# [8 G9 ^# }6 h1 ^& I
6 Z7 J. E' I4 Z. O, ~* P, ZJapanese aircraft losses& C+ I1 M! C6 u7 [
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 7 destroyed
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