AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42
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4 e/ e* h2 A4 `) |Morning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)4 j5 a& D' B1 c H
. b4 B; \3 D$ w" D" gWeather in hex: Moderate rain& }+ R, a% [' Z" c; _
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.# _6 |8 N( f/ P5 V
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes; e# F/ @+ y! c
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Japanese aircraft8 M6 m7 k: E4 s& O/ I) C2 t
G3M2 Nell x 27/ A9 W+ j8 J& E8 j4 e! \
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Allied aircraft
( z9 Y7 E+ U$ e- ?1 n P-40E Warhawk x 299 [1 S% r& i3 m" _3 |5 _
4 `2 x3 ^0 q2 G# {, aJapanese aircraft losses
, J( x4 }7 K% _/ B! T+ }# V G3M2 Nell: 20 destroyed
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No Allied losses. n9 K1 ]8 D8 N6 ]8 P0 N, H
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Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)
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% _" n6 v) j0 bWeather in hex: Moderate rain" p; h |1 i) y" v$ Q4 Z8 G
; K9 C( j# h( `. V2 \4 [Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* ?8 q/ @ a; P5 G, ^' g5 [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# w3 l; S# Z: D; P
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft5 x% [, a$ D3 m. i/ B
P-40E Warhawk x 218 y: L5 M. S! i7 Q) h6 `/ F8 e/ `
- Q* i8 y9 ]8 M d* Z. x; RJapanese aircraft losses' x1 L6 m+ q) d8 S! B3 H5 _1 W
G4M1 Betty: 17 destroyed
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X! ?$ z/ Q* {. g0 }No Allied losses
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1 d5 T( [: W8 r& s' l' JMorning Air attack on 73rd 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 13,000 feet.
$ M8 J. O P3 m3 b4 p4 w, T3 cEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 S% n# E2 O, W/ r1 i
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 18
/ P" p$ S& M- D Ki-21-IIa Sally x 34+ P! v1 S9 G( L/ M
Ki-30 Ann x 178 C( ~/ X: x7 y$ t6 \( i9 V4 }# C
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P-40E Warhawk x 8: t& g. Y% P( [; I5 k* x: t$ k; x
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Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 destroyed
6 G: V1 Z Q" A" g1 Z Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed. J2 F0 X8 o; u6 W9 e
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
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{7 s- R5 m) Z/ g4 p! f/ f; RAfternoon Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)
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" M* B2 i4 a- C% j- H/ {Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 q+ W* w- D+ g/ V) j
3 W5 Q {. {1 \7 ]. aRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
# x* A% V( a" UEstimated time to target is 6 minutes2 T/ O W) e! ]# _' f! \; j9 Q( W: `
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Japanese aircraft8 s; j9 R$ e7 B. M8 H3 O" B2 j
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10
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Allied aircraft. r8 O0 s4 o1 l
P-40E Warhawk x 27
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Ki-48-Ib Lily: 7 destroyed; J3 b) b4 }# ]/ A
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed
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