AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42
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3 D+ B6 }+ o5 S4 v8 d. k) R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5 ^# t2 H0 S# E. h$ J( S) O1 z
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3 Z- A2 J# ?1 Z! `, qMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 6 i2 H2 N) y, Y9 c! C% y/ J7 Q
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( [$ L6 ?/ r7 Q8 f8 v+ TEstimated time to target is 12 minutes+ U# i$ l- R' [3 [ K9 l! J0 b
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Japanese aircraft0 d2 i% |& a2 E# P# s% y
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17
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H81-A3 x 59
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, x, J. S/ l; L Buffalo I x 25
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( _4 A. V2 Q. A# s( u4 Q& n) RJapanese aircraft losses; P" _8 P6 f- m3 P
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 5 destroyed
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H81-A3: 1 destroyed
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- d- X$ Z7 P6 [% IMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain" n! n' U+ q. F% s5 u" K3 Z
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* \! m1 M7 ?5 I9 J) P, s; Y
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 D/ U' k/ m/ G0 d
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
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Allied aircraft
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Buffalo I x 25
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Japanese aircraft losses' X" v1 K% h) ]4 M* a
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses+ q; `7 ~8 K' g$ P
H81-A3: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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( p" h( n+ @0 z8 }& OWeather in hex: Moderate rain* T% e' l( E' B4 B9 u
- R. S, M @- c; n- n/ [& e5 P0 h9 z" fRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 n0 q: U5 s" [( m7 c
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes8 p; e2 i$ |/ P+ ~6 Q
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 28 t' `) z# Y9 s% F# P
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Allied aircraft
4 O* s. y5 ^ d H81-A3 x 48- K4 s: i, W( M! p, O* y
Buffalo I x 252 K7 J# e+ |+ H. `' X! Y. A9 w4 j0 F
2 l: o Y: u6 j( C9 pJapanese aircraft losses
# o U! V& _4 Y: D$ d: Q6 n( | Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 6 destroyed5 [% g, \8 I6 j" I( u( s
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Allied aircraft losses
2 P$ C7 K9 O8 d0 Q- ]/ d H81-A3: 3 destroyed2 X, s* f4 r) M7 R: S/ s
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed; j; j7 ~; w5 ?' M
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& y7 t* M# \3 Q: c( `3 O' QMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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! y8 ~( ~3 J" x% t5 y6 n; |8 R) o; nRaid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 N0 k; n1 m) I' LEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6* G3 z6 ]+ @0 h" i1 T
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H81-A3 x 35) }$ i1 x8 _ A; ?
Buffalo I x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses1 z) g/ Z. a! A9 a+ B' l9 r
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
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H81-A3: 1 destroyed
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6 f: N* f: W: K) u3 ^Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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4 ?$ v# W& V; ~$ U6 pWeather in hex: Moderate rain' d4 h7 n4 X2 ~5 J9 U
5 [7 F5 F' Z; J) E' h6 Z& QRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ L( h4 W4 i, YEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ F9 ^6 [) l" t- u1 c1 X* e+ ?
Ki-30 Ann x 26! U# \4 T7 W5 }8 M
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 26( A1 @# h0 I9 R7 R- f/ B0 R, J
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 40
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Buffalo I x 21
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7 a' J1 i, H8 _. Q( H Ki-30 Ann: 12 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 }* p: P$ c% y* _ Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed by flak* B, w0 @# ?( Q+ n) }
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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