AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42
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萍乡大火鸡
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5 F/ S% Z( Q& n. l+ c, ZMorning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang): O& N# ?; e' k
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.1 J8 B$ g+ R* p, O
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Y$ p* Z& h* d3 v9 w2 S- w6 N8 `
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) Y; ?) X9 ~. F0 c0 j: RJapanese aircraft losses
! g, T8 m; G1 U+ p+ d- Z G3M2 Nell: 20 destroyed% Q/ j, ~0 O" ?4 d% Q- a( {
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No Allied losses
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0 b0 U. @+ M5 i% g8 qMorning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)% V* R, J( @4 E- G0 A& h9 m( U3 j
8 H; V; r- P4 w. l4 d; u6 _Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* t ]- l9 d5 cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes4 P3 V2 O; v1 \# V
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
: b# L8 {1 ]4 Y9 J G4M1 Betty: 17 destroyed
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/ M* N9 V3 n' T' GNo Allied losses
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! _1 N9 @( w$ f- ?5 X/ R6 RMorning Air attack on 73rd Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)/ \% H2 O( G7 h! }+ E/ h2 M# }
/ r1 U/ d9 ]& rWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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& Q6 z/ C$ \8 n7 B* l3 IRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* p% p5 Y+ Z6 Z. ]/ r. a' AEstimated time to target is 5 minutes9 H7 {5 \! m& M7 ?
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Japanese aircraft- R- i7 l2 Y) Z) G; e* Z& G$ _
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 180 i) f# ?0 ^" B; q8 Q7 Y! n5 D
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 345 `: r9 `. E$ u" |, W
Ki-30 Ann x 17' u5 `! P# s: ?' h
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Allied aircraft
1 x, p& X* ~ F$ J P-40E Warhawk x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses" [7 y( i$ u8 _% r; w& g H# E& [! g
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 destroyed: Y/ x7 H' t8 F5 K, ^# H% c
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed
1 t4 E$ I0 n9 b# {: ?9 } Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
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9 C+ _, @( t3 E: Y5 f" ^. ?Afternoon Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang): k3 q- m9 f8 u+ f U( P3 ~
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0 o% ?' x$ f8 j3 xRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
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2 m& @ ?/ P0 o0 M S. q. E& ?& |Japanese aircraft
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% k1 h% m. v/ {* z Ki-51 Sonia x 4
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P-40E Warhawk x 27; q9 N- f% H- I
0 `7 U/ X* Q. C; jJapanese aircraft losses$ V6 w+ `5 P4 Z7 n, z
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 7 destroyed
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No Allied losses |