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近几日发现一只盟军巡洋舰队在锡兰以西海域游荡。了解大统领喜欢在KB附近玩火的性格,前几日在卡拉奇附近游猎的KB假意向索科特拉岛前进后急转向南,在孟买外海8格距离抓住了该舰队,重创盐湖城号。进而引发了后续孟买海空大战 M; z" J' m: V" V
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 42
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7 `9 _' s( e1 {: D, C6 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Goa at 28,24" \0 g, A! @: b0 r2 @( E0 C
6 D3 ]/ _& V. t8 R' ~7 q7 x2 PWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. i& |' ^# m+ J! Z3 U
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" }7 k, P! u1 [) `/ D$ ] A6M2 Zero x 79
/ ]* e7 E/ ^) S5 } B5N2 Kate x 624 a1 J; J& J0 Z4 Z
$ n# J& |& T$ d& |2 X4 I9 cJapanese aircraft losses% x" n& ]2 v* O2 _* |* c5 Y L, R
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships1 I Y! A$ V4 @* d
CA Minneapolis
9 V! k. @% l1 a DD Patterson* n: M# M1 e4 @0 x# I2 Z# L6 b
CL Phoenix% K% R& H. L' x: t% i% L9 E$ g
CL Trenton
" g b1 O2 w6 O( @/ h+ J CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 `9 X7 f" `+ k9 j
CA Astoria
4 x! H( k/ K" k3 p* y5 S CL Caledon# ` t8 v* b/ ^# L- e& R/ f
DD Blue
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 L( M& Q8 B6 ^ O& @# u2 M 15 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
6 k( v# m t% W+ v Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb8 I+ p& J0 d- ?( c# I0 ]( `- O" j% h$ ~
21 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
# y" ~7 t8 S4 \! k" ` Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
' }0 b7 H; \* e5 A# } 26 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
6 q' M; M# M: m5 D6 e1 q! Q Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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) [2 d2 _4 C1 [/ t" XHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Salt Lake City) r9 U+ Y7 D' _1 n- c2 u$ X S
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第二日,天皇准确判断出该巡洋舰队可能会躲入孟买港,在路基CAP诱奸日军舰载攻击机。派出了大量陆航凖对进行了扫场,而后KB发起了对该只舰队的打击:
- Y- r, O% U( ^: T2 ]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 26, 421 ^, {$ w2 S/ ]
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 / I$ d) ^* ?# w& i* i. }! @5 X" z, u
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
0 h3 b$ e( s/ _8 A f# M- S# dEstimated time to target is 3 minutes! `5 z+ U6 ]* S4 [: j
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Japanese aircraft
* ^% P' A+ q' F Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 276 r' E+ w: L' E* f4 l4 k
9 |) V C; P' c7 k- OAllied aircraft
) a. i; e& Y- j* I: x" }, n9 H7 | P-40E Warhawk x 162
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Japanese aircraft losses e1 r. ]* W9 T; q3 \0 N
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed" N+ `1 e5 F- c `1 \
b1 C. ~6 x9 m" z2 _/ a$ @# }# EAllied aircraft losses
3 @) Z1 M( F6 b1 d7 r4 C7 } P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 7 _6 F) M6 G1 L9 ]- Q- J; w, H& E
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain @- t2 d8 d& r7 \
; j! u+ F& i- S: X0 O9 @Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
) G+ b! U0 S, L! i3 q5 `Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 _& _' z+ [& J) d# {
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Japanese aircraft% x2 U- K7 z8 ?' [9 ~! x0 u5 K( w
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10! L8 E) a4 U$ Q, P
- P; I' q8 x! W$ \Allied aircraft
& O( W% k: I' E8 W6 T1 C4 f p P-40E Warhawk x 139/ W* J8 s& u4 J \5 [
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Japanese aircraft losses
) h4 J) s# S$ w Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed0 Q+ W6 {3 y$ Z$ h. @) a
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' @) F6 H- Z }. s9 c" E" x& H5 ^ P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 h7 N8 p! k ]) H
Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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* ]2 N8 D0 b7 q* V! PWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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) c) o( X# U0 I3 v/ s& ]; t) }Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
# K& V: {0 c2 fEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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, w( [- m8 X, s1 s" W, ^+ R3 @Japanese aircraft7 F s* ?7 F6 C# i" F ~4 ^' G
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
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Allied aircraft: L+ G/ Z) ^. ?
P-40E Warhawk x 126
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0 s( [: s4 b1 r6 ]& V1 H+ G Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed5 _7 O% D C* w1 e
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Allied aircraft losses2 S5 r9 {6 O1 q+ P$ G. q! }
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed3 r+ w! h; M' v, H/ I
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. S3 v# B* a! u* N# r+ YMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.% J4 o! `. H: `9 F0 y3 ~
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9& T6 \5 }! @" o
7 B7 E( V1 i9 DAllied aircraft
6 D. u/ ]. f- w& a1 i) D P-40E Warhawk x 102
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3 d) p1 q' L9 X3 c' c! N* B' ~0 PJapanese aircraft losses. R. l9 _$ w" d; B6 d
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 1 @: W: z9 J7 u2 Y$ j
" Q, O7 B5 Q' i# a9 ]Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 n8 ]2 ~: u) s
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
# L; }% |9 O$ J% U, s7 @Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ ^+ X- o3 o1 x; t `
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Japanese aircraft8 s3 j/ m) k2 q, N" V! J
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
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P-40E Warhawk x 94
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 D0 B8 [1 }+ ^- \+ P1 } Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
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6 D- A/ z# F/ Z8 r* a# e P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed- z5 a: F' u0 O$ d5 h0 {' W
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 ; N1 V$ }7 W7 {; @
5 z! O4 r5 A" s9 p- r5 y0 [Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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! Y6 s6 P4 z% s- u1 M, v: URaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
6 c3 h& A* V: mEstimated time to target is 8 minutes4 d, `! n8 M3 V- d4 A
2 C+ T) ?# _* b. G: e4 w* GJapanese aircraft
9 u8 ^( c7 v& r) S. U Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
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; H$ G" J! C F3 ~( }; J3 E P-40E Warhawk x 85, z5 C0 p( s- Z3 h6 V
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Japanese aircraft losses
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$ n, N( z4 T- n: d* }0 r. mAllied aircraft losses
; q- V" ?+ a( o' h P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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' b S; U4 ^. B' A* e* `Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 1 i J3 |2 M- ?5 l, p# r' c
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ h/ B+ C' N U
1 @* Q4 ]8 |7 Y( MRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.9 A) U4 d$ j& b$ b
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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5 F- W& y6 R8 @- c MJapanese aircraft
# _! c! s& }# A Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 224 r5 z# G5 S- V4 r9 S! |% |
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Allied aircraft
' G( m1 J) H; ^( D% x# Y _ P-40E Warhawk x 53
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed9 ^4 g! T/ M% Y0 X" _4 f
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3 `5 m3 Q: L" n' d- b1 L1 N% r P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ }+ _6 |8 T5 x) u+ Y3 M/ r' @Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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: B0 V9 ]' E0 E4 A6 r9 S7 _9 r& {) J0 ZWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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" k1 |* l4 p$ j6 e1 y( J6 P6 E6 A" O: NRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.+ v9 A+ i& j+ v+ T' A0 m/ ^' ~6 ] Z% ]9 _
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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8 Q8 n! d! b2 B% m( iJapanese aircraft8 u7 g! @, y& l+ Q# j; h
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14
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Allied aircraft
) q( m m1 X0 a( h$ |" f9 X% [ f P-40E Warhawk x 37$ m( Y8 n: C- p: {
8 ` m. k2 ]6 ]( V: B9 AJapanese aircraft losses
8 ~, J5 m" \: A& z, C Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed; V5 \' B0 U3 d5 m
1 H9 q" _7 _. k' qAllied aircraft losses: }8 n! p; T+ C: {/ g
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
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+ n |7 l: H6 z* W) Q' PMorning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24" f7 G, T& R! z2 ?: q4 e
, ?1 K9 _. ^3 g: X3 OWeather in hex: Moderate rain/ S9 j4 k* e6 l; O/ g/ y
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." W w ^9 R1 S1 V
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes* E9 P5 z5 }% R* Q$ B
$ ]# k* y+ t, |' FJapanese aircraft! F' v) U* M4 Z: N9 E' ? S8 l
A6M2 Zero x 786 E5 b" M/ e$ Q
B5N2 Kate x 40
6 v P& M# [3 H0 b D3A1 Val x 503 U) W" f5 r$ R) p1 o
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Allied aircraft) R' R( \& V6 \+ E% w3 W( N
P-40E Warhawk x 77( s% h. y: z/ z- K
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 }# u, l% b0 G) E7 @# X* \4 v- u A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
4 E y" D, Y6 Z, v) @4 _ B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 5 damaged8 Q& F4 ?8 E5 r E' k# {+ W
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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/ c7 H; ~0 P* H/ ~* }% lAllied aircraft losses0 q h& `# U* Q, n$ f' ~3 R) U
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
2 T8 K6 S" V; O# P CL Phoenix
6 F, _: C g4 G# s CL Concord
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: B/ f) _" k b2 X" C CL Capetown
( o" R' r% z% I- O CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1( k6 R( P$ W# h. D
CL Raleigh
/ W* R( V& N% U5 \8 s& [4 H$ p m DD Henley
7 q W! B7 N2 b! g& ~ CA Minneapolis3 @. d! U1 h, B0 ^# T- E" G1 | I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,24# |: ?, f; ?3 k9 T; Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 _% j. r! J3 O( i5 ~* M1 P
. t" i" M2 e' r+ Q$ d- sRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 c3 Y. {0 c# A' X9 N
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 t _6 f/ O; @' @" g$ S/ d
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Japanese aircraft. X! q$ k: M! `, s) V7 x
A6M2 Zero x 7* Z$ b+ P8 s( s N0 @0 y! C
D3A1 Val x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses$ Q9 y' A+ y4 Q) q; e; B
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
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CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 c* f. Y7 P9 h& s: K DD Napier, Bomb hits 1, on fire( H/ H0 h8 q$ C4 {" t% c
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' ^& d- }6 D+ M+ g I( k% ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,247 [/ `- [) f8 ^
9 d3 z* e# ?* yWeather in hex: Light cloud6 [9 _7 s& R/ j! x+ l; y
7 q7 H8 g6 Y/ NRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 p, O r8 ^6 e+ N0 H
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes; O. K2 X. e9 x/ v% o* @- _3 z e
: l) W. n4 r6 N9 ZJapanese aircraft
7 t6 f# v: N! A; I! m. v+ R8 @ A6M2 Zero x 58: C+ X% E' ]' Q7 q/ X
B5N2 Kate x 143 h. k6 y2 v) q: s2 g2 r7 g
D3A1 Val x 51
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P-40E Warhawk x 507 B3 d+ C1 ?: e3 V
0 o& l, A5 _5 z4 i! B# u% @; ZJapanese aircraft losses
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B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed3 Z/ x1 ?0 X5 U
D3A1 Val: 9 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ `6 H/ n% i$ }7 n2 ~
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires* q$ T' z/ |* h2 }
CL Concord, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
, U8 [5 P3 ], o CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
: ~# `* B' g0 S3 { CA Astoria, heavy fires, heavy damage% d- g% ^& \) N6 P" }
CL Capetown, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,24
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Weather in hex: Light rain5 x3 o# d; h# B' K
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ q" [; s5 o+ T2 M5 i+ W2 F
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 9, d% y4 f. x$ \9 K( e+ U" R$ @) ^
D3A1 Val x 12
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No Japanese losses5 M- m+ x. G9 F3 v1 n
5 v: S$ T' b5 H% O' k$ RAllied Ships
* o: v4 C9 ]8 \5 s6 ]8 [ DD Napier, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk0 F' ^1 t4 ?7 X) j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24' `" E: L2 T T
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 a' O H- G: T$ R) k8 cEstimated time to target is 11 minutes. W1 Q/ Q6 w/ g: w9 }# h6 F
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Japanese aircraft
: s% i l0 |: l# a: _) T$ d4 w- b5 N A6M2 Zero x 24
& O7 r I1 z! ` D3A1 Val x 35! T' d' {: |( U+ h+ n3 n7 V; J
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P-40E Warhawk x 39+ I* o/ p3 I) k$ r& o1 Z+ s
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Japanese aircraft losses) I( p/ H1 d- G' F
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
* Y9 x4 S8 ^# U5 i3 t* H" T% V D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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% {6 |, A9 F8 E3 u2 ?1 ]Allied Ships
' U( P; ^4 p1 p2 s$ s CL Capetown, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" e! a$ ]' M0 R; \4 L
CL Phoenix7 \! y. Q+ I! o$ [8 o
CL Colombo, Bomb hits 5, on fire
; n a/ V1 }2 c4 k# T CA Minneapolis, heavy fires |