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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3 c" p2 L, \5 K% U
2 O$ ^% }5 u1 I, g, g5 rAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 42' l% _( D( _4 O! L2 L& r
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; y+ Q2 m& _4 p6 @7 I t$ x" T% ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Goa at 28,24
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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1 o3 I7 ?. x7 N) s5 J4 ?' xRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. v5 T8 I" r' A K
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 79
6 k1 e8 Y9 ?2 r6 V B5N2 Kate x 628 [& L+ n* ~2 `2 N3 Q* [6 i
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B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged! H9 w& Z1 @4 m0 [9 ~: {- i h
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Allied Ships
: H, j1 M* {9 O3 ] CA Minneapolis5 D! \$ \- \, y3 ]: K- C
DD Patterson' r. {& {+ p0 N) T; l* A
CL Phoenix8 ~+ [4 }+ u, F9 G1 r1 A
CL Trenton, c: N& E. h9 w" _
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
y) K, K9 K( c) O" x; ^ CA Astoria; f! W0 Z% P: \! F1 c
CL Caledon, g- x }: e" P G( R
DD Blue9 R" A+ V2 j# N1 ~2 j
CL Concord, E# n/ d# S% }1 x b" F
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15 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet * # ~% Y# g$ s! K
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb( k; l. u& X$ `; f
21 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet * 6 S( T7 {0 h* O3 g, ~
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb5 z$ C3 A: \/ r* d V
26 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet * - p: D; F6 p8 [, R. E; p4 H; c
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Salt Lake City
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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:; h$ q1 n( I+ V6 k S8 s
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 26, 42/ `1 I3 d/ H+ s9 U- M6 ~4 {: S
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0 X1 M7 G/ k6 A% U# m: @9 k' u( t- r+ f, \4 GMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
6 }: j7 M3 P& f6 L2 YEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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* _5 {" J- ^& ?$ L0 @Japanese aircraft
7 c- B8 ^$ H0 j! P( D Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27
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P-40E Warhawk x 162* ^+ q- _ `% J( C# w% k) u( b/ I f
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
5 k# T9 [" {+ Z6 |& J8 O# `6 r P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed& l; G( _# B2 D# l
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 / c: b H% }. j
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain t- G( J+ W M
4 F( ^+ G/ @: ^" c/ g: L- eRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
H. `5 E5 j# e6 REstimated time to target is 7 minutes, ?! X9 R1 ?9 s
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Japanese aircraft5 D+ Q1 }- S, i2 G, z. V
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
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P-40E Warhawk x 139
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Japanese aircraft losses
, h/ ?) I7 T' h" p) _+ j Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed- }$ g& F, Z: S h: v; d5 w' f
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Allied aircraft losses
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; q, j7 S2 C- v/ e4 t0 rMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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1 A+ B9 b0 J& ]. {1 n. vWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.. V5 M7 h% o' \/ }( Z
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes! J5 y' K" X. G. L+ }5 a; k. H$ k7 {
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft$ k' m! g, w* a$ ^
P-40E Warhawk x 126
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 |+ s; j0 |) H- z+ f0 F2 N4 u Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
4 Z+ N6 D/ {; w( E/ G0 I P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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$ D# L6 ?7 k, J; H# Z) EMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ }& ~: b- s) h, n. U y/ n" S
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Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.) C6 w& @2 ]1 {2 ?
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 S6 F& F t! z0 M1 {6 ^- A
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
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Allied aircraft
C9 `( `- q) Y9 F( ~" M. r" J P-40E Warhawk x 102% W3 f% D1 p4 J* f) O
, I) g0 J$ t$ K4 ~1 ]1 H5 wJapanese aircraft losses+ t. t9 s2 `& L1 T5 i4 B
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed, [$ A% a( {" @- p/ B) [5 q
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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' e, R6 P y* F$ J1 W! h' IRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
2 s) s/ S& Q. `# O' TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 78 d( V' _8 k; f+ S7 I
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Allied aircraft
3 {, v" I2 a' P# \9 X) u P-40E Warhawk x 94# g {! s! X r) v+ a5 S
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Japanese aircraft losses( `: Y6 w0 g+ ~
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed& A. z( l! w D9 d& I8 [/ k
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g7 L. h! ~! F6 N6 z8 n P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed2 ^$ ^8 m* S/ \0 F7 ]! N
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5 I$ D, h2 t: \' K3 C' h A% `Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 6 _6 C' M( e6 ?0 V- h: H: \ u
7 I: I4 h7 v/ o4 eWeather in hex: Moderate rain# l' g1 e6 u- E% o
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
2 x5 J0 d7 W. B, j' {0 B# lEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 a/ a0 T9 v- p$ }7 M: v
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
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Allied aircraft* g7 }# o }+ b1 v( u
P-40E Warhawk x 85
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5 n. W U [- b9 G# y4 Y5 ~, yJapanese aircraft losses
( d* W' e- C9 ^3 F1 X& j Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed) F& ]5 |7 y1 D9 H, K% W5 ?
+ r' w7 f% L# XAllied aircraft losses) i. Q/ s. O+ u" Y) D, u( [
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 _9 J. |# v& r5 \9 o. z
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
" r' I/ a6 Z3 C4 [5 v# [ uEstimated time to target is 7 minutes% B. E/ o) @" w# d. u5 w
) t; a# k/ v$ x. [, ~" mJapanese aircraft* D1 J8 B6 E" g' u& \
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22
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Allied aircraft- e7 k3 Y( s* P7 {& j% M4 g t8 ~/ W
P-40E Warhawk x 53
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Japanese aircraft losses
. j% i* y) j/ E- X Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed q. v! p) i2 W. F$ B
% U5 Q4 e; ~6 X# P- h0 JAllied aircraft losses
, i1 b- j. Y# L% h( Q7 X' I P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, C, i9 _" w6 u! J1 W+ o. tMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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# N1 ]0 W. @( \1 g6 ARaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.( b& }8 g: \4 Y- t3 Z5 L& Y3 O
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 S) T8 A7 L" F2 N2 E& ] Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14& L% y- x% C9 T3 M
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses5 t1 }* A3 R* f( A
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses& c# X: f3 ^: B- D& \
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed) `( o+ l7 z" Y6 B( \0 d7 ~1 s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,243 C& V% `) ?6 ^
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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( Z$ {6 s5 ?2 X( g1 C' rRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 z4 b- Y7 M7 R; Z! f6 Q
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# N& E! O E1 l _9 |, r
A6M2 Zero x 78
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* s# e. a0 r+ l, j' U6 z D3A1 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft2 l$ G4 y; T0 k) t2 Y% _
P-40E Warhawk x 77
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Japanese aircraft losses
) R3 F& A$ Q% `5 D& q" D5 r A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
6 r4 u# v8 V5 r7 B/ P5 \ B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 5 damaged+ [. \ n1 H" l6 n. [4 w
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged' {' f9 V- k. R x7 Q+ i6 V# l
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Allied aircraft losses: a7 K* x! H- d$ o. t5 o
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
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+ O5 T9 D. P( V+ h* P3 iAllied Ships1 C$ R* L) c4 N- x' W" `, k( _
CL Phoenix8 E" Z$ [0 V; U& t P% ]
CL Concord: t* G: t3 E+ _0 T4 b
CL Caledon
) H$ O% N, E6 W; V7 O+ D CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& u2 b! I3 y8 G5 g E1 e
CL Capetown
4 U3 S2 p' |/ U% r9 {! b" x% L CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1. g5 Q1 b/ s5 m+ w
CL Raleigh: J3 R% T/ t& X9 t; e
DD Henley
h. ^" L# i; X4 a* i/ Q CA Minneapolis2 ^+ M1 @2 W1 X. f) l
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; a9 |8 |/ S7 t6 M: T% uMorning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,24$ S/ u1 r6 W. g7 M
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 a1 @ A! y9 p( y
+ a2 c7 M% Q/ ~% [Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 I8 {4 C C' i1 h
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 i6 |: p J1 J4 J A6M2 Zero x 7
% A( G& y; |* I& z D3A1 Val x 131 ^0 G. o/ [( |/ g1 d
- T9 V! r. H( u) \/ N; r; X$ AJapanese aircraft losses; u3 ?7 D4 `, s& n5 n6 T% s
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships( J+ ~# ~- M* O+ n3 L; R3 P& T) k
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 D" `, a, k% Y" K$ b7 V- e
DD Napier, Bomb hits 1, on fire" l g9 Q" E2 S5 v' F
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+ L. t5 E" @' ?. h# zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24" I4 D% G" Z' ? I. A8 q. T
& W4 ~. N- [, R+ N) K8 ZWeather in hex: Light cloud
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8 ^) o& Q" X% @. yRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." |6 t% Q" D4 g& K# Z+ q
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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6 k6 ]+ z+ r% w: qJapanese aircraft- U. T+ K6 G1 l @5 {
A6M2 Zero x 58
- J0 h9 n j6 }1 O: E B5N2 Kate x 14
# Q5 h1 J/ i; m9 U/ b$ i D3A1 Val x 510 V/ h8 m( |, G' m) M4 ]
4 ^( f9 I0 J. v: g" o/ R" VAllied aircraft
3 n' g! U: x! H5 @ P-40E Warhawk x 50
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, S) y& s2 y' k) u' g/ QJapanese aircraft losses
9 N0 q- b3 ?& D5 d( l6 }- j A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
2 ^( J( H* Q2 {8 Y& @3 T0 G% n9 X$ i B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed
6 t1 V# B' y$ t A5 b D3A1 Val: 9 destroyed, 6 damaged6 A& @" T; i2 ~! F+ H
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Allied aircraft losses7 u* a8 ~8 g9 P& y, y
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
% H/ Q, @# s6 A CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
9 T# M n$ ]# n CL Concord, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 c0 q+ D$ z# e2 ~8 c& J( \ CL Caledon: Y( d( r3 `+ g' p: D# z0 o
CL Phoenix" x6 d ^% K: R6 Y8 ~/ {- F
CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 z& e2 h+ [. [1 {, Y CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage! q8 k# }; ^4 a/ {
CA Astoria, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ]. h' b1 @9 d. p# J+ p$ H
CL Capetown, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
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. {; b0 C, ~8 L8 d7 [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,24
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ v$ O: q4 Q2 F% T6 g# A' X: s' ^3 rEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 9
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No Japanese losses
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DD Napier, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24& {' d; |+ Z2 X0 j
4 _; D7 v1 R8 U, G) E" QWeather in hex: Light cloud5 m4 W0 M* G6 V% h' p: i% j! j
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 e" ]2 @! L) O- n* b- y6 ^Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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, g) | e) E$ b. |1 LJapanese aircraft
/ h) i- A5 C! } A6M2 Zero x 24
) R# z) Z6 @$ _6 l* ]1 B; M D3A1 Val x 357 F% A( s. `; R5 t1 p, c, _
2 f- O1 u, Y$ nAllied aircraft6 V0 h! ? c; [2 _) s
P-40E Warhawk x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses' `) }( l2 X9 x- M) |& }$ u
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed* {$ _# I& w' [' Q4 d
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
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/ N, O! B0 r; ~# o9 N8 |3 rAllied aircraft losses
: o4 Z. r% W5 T7 P' p' n P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed% U6 X3 E5 {8 N6 y0 k* e4 G& C# y i( i
' h7 [, [+ j3 E' o QAllied Ships
4 z. u c, D) e0 `% Z& ]7 Y CL Capetown, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- ?/ E: p, A9 F5 H3 m7 K% } CL Phoenix7 S9 b: E/ e2 w6 n9 `' W
CL Colombo, Bomb hits 5, on fire
# T5 Y4 ~: }& F- a$ B7 L, R$ ~ CA Minneapolis, heavy fires |