AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42. i( g( ~, U, p* ^! A. O
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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9 u4 T: P- q1 y1 W F% f
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: l9 U9 v9 ]% } U: u! DMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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# O$ E R- E' w+ T; u0 LWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 y: B1 c' ?! A# @( |* H% Z9 Z/ G* ]! e$ `Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 o! f/ m6 Q: o4 A4 g, fEstimated time to target is 12 minutes, D6 k X, ^! P/ {/ D5 `' B
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Japanese aircraft
8 _* c% ^ K' l5 [7 ^ Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17
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H81-A3 x 59
3 E) B, |3 ^" L5 N4 v( _) }% B. _ Blenheim IF x 2# U& A F l m( b R. G S
Buffalo I x 25
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Japanese aircraft losses! a) l3 P D# e. a& e( x; Y
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 5 destroyed
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- ?; \% Q& N @& I/ D/ }2 lAllied aircraft losses
/ S% e& D7 k# e6 B8 P H81-A3: 1 destroyed
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* `; G3 [! z6 A/ h' E6 [Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 5 d- H: a$ y3 C( p, w! A9 ?! G$ R A4 w# L
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% k1 C/ B1 e- A) [: v7 ~
" } W3 `+ Z, W0 N7 \2 U0 ?Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; L/ F7 o5 d$ R6 Y6 k: gEstimated time to target is 9 minutes" Y; l9 f6 P( q5 z0 [& \( B. k
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11) R6 S' H9 k0 g' O {
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Allied aircraft
$ D/ [- V& N' G; O, g' C8 x- `% y. ~ H81-A3 x 56
3 f9 o i- f0 @, y8 P Buffalo I x 25
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/ C1 @2 U" N3 }Japanese aircraft losses
# \: z/ p. N, V' O Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed' T }' u. X$ |9 V2 S4 Q& B
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Allied aircraft losses
' r% W* E3 D9 g j H81-A3: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ z% {2 [' B6 {. [1 F8 z# f6 \
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes K5 Z4 F- g$ [0 q x( h
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Japanese aircraft) k& ^9 E: s: d. o+ O9 _" j, x
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 284 \0 J( L' B: ~: ^
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Allied aircraft
1 c6 t7 {9 n9 Z! e0 h H81-A3 x 48; Z/ ]% I' h6 a9 g: h8 j. p
Buffalo I x 252 r c8 Y* C$ V6 d
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Japanese aircraft losses
O8 K# J- V5 V& M+ i2 Y- \ Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 6 destroyed* e6 h# R Q3 Y8 D& y
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H81-A3: 3 destroyed
' z' f+ Z5 c& w2 G5 a% {: c Buffalo I: 1 destroyed# u X- R7 m$ s' \% x4 r4 I$ m
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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/ C G$ X. X3 i/ mWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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: I2 E6 Y" k' k, @- i2 sRaid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. V7 |! |9 S. {! H/ ]8 EEstimated time to target is 8 minutes* z% W& u% k$ O- [. L, j
* n4 a% j# \* @( N! t4 ]: d& s! yJapanese aircraft
- w3 x8 T/ m- ?, |( A0 _1 ~ Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6& H2 _, G# e$ M5 Y# a3 J
4 |2 Z: @, x* c4 E/ g3 G5 D+ ^# U8 GAllied aircraft3 Q4 V% U! \( N
H81-A3 x 35
q5 C6 Q" Q3 r" W4 P r& z9 S Buffalo I x 234 ?/ L5 G. B: K, W/ T
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
h* V% C: h- C; W4 L* R H81-A3: 1 destroyed
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, _3 S5 i: L& F9 K- _Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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6 E' p$ v6 i4 I, s. F! w4 sRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 \4 E- n/ u1 w7 Y
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ }0 G9 H, _& T9 I5 I Ki-30 Ann x 26
, n. {; ^- R Z$ A8 q Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 26
9 \, s# f/ d- [% B$ G: X, E Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 40. a+ F) Q* L5 Z- v, V( o
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" a8 S; X X( A! o- a H81-A3 x 31
4 ~; E, k' N% A M- d5 h6 f0 g Buffalo I x 21; e5 \+ O4 R a: q' T; d+ p5 f
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* ]8 R$ T, r' F3 u# n, Y Ki-30 Ann: 12 destroyed, 1 damaged
* u( o8 D% Q# b/ A8 W& W Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed by flak7 f2 ~. G; p; C A' E/ X( Q1 R
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed$ s, n# p( r9 V A& M" w- g/ O
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Buffalo I: 1 destroyed |