本帖最后由 galex 于 2012-12-8 12:22 编辑 0 c! |; Y9 f. z9 t/ h( W
g& j0 ~6 F& e+ Y* @% w孟买海空大战-印度铁底湾
1 e( e3 v6 o+ M; l
. ^7 x* H8 Y% v- K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% \2 O9 m5 x8 P; m" T' o
; V f+ o$ N6 ^% p0 @( f5 V
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 42
6 J! b h9 \5 @; M4 L+ x2 i--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
M: M* b$ N& U8 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Goa at 28,24
6 ]/ e+ j( y" C0 B, Q
% J$ d/ n2 k+ Z# _; p& d6 _6 NWeather in hex: Partial cloud8 o$ R3 Z5 K5 `, C( d: Y
' W: O+ N" x9 q* _# y8 i7 f& g0 U9 HRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 [, r- ]: x3 x( nEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
" Q1 }. h7 a6 b8 T. J& {3 Z/ {% l0 _# D2 Z& T: C: y* M
Japanese aircraft$ q( \' _. G& ^7 _
A6M2 Zero x 79. G3 v. m0 S& B2 R
B5N2 Kate x 62" C8 X7 b8 w( G7 g3 W" c1 l
% F9 p$ [# v- R3 J3 ~, E
Japanese aircraft losses
2 E% x/ f* f3 @: {' H B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
; \; _% ^& {& d7 G: q
- B1 ~; B& ]# q$ `Allied Ships+ n" K8 N) p6 Z% `/ c5 D; ^5 v/ A
CA Minneapolis
5 X9 C5 |8 D5 ]! Z9 ~* [ DD Patterson
* K) D6 b: _% ~* T1 P9 V8 w CL Phoenix
% e2 V" u9 Q6 v* K$ m. i: p CL Trenton
* h, `6 Z& O% @9 j0 M CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; O% g9 W' T3 {# q5 @ CA Astoria9 D4 d z6 `$ s8 b0 s
CL Caledon
( X! ~2 Z* F- y6 s DD Blue0 p" v) y, T0 Z l7 L. z
CL Concord0 g1 X' i2 f5 [. Z* E
# l1 O% r ?8 _4 IAircraft Attacking:; b7 G; U$ [9 s2 k3 y2 i3 h
15 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
) F0 r0 }9 i1 `8 U+ L- h7 D$ ] Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb2 r( f/ M0 ^2 n+ M* U4 B
21 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet * 6 F0 P; J3 V/ e b
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
# m' w8 F1 S# G 26 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet * , j5 y1 X! K5 K
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb% }- L1 k: N& S. w0 y, J
% x/ H/ Z9 z. L7 d
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Salt Lake City; k- k; V9 i6 o% |9 m8 ]4 S
q0 |6 M5 d/ S0 E7 u6 w, T
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:
* a, Z b/ k; _2 o6 ~) EAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 26, 42
! q% F- Y3 |6 Z: e9 l1 }--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 ~" j- C# P. x2 Y6 _
Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 9 Y8 `# n3 M) ^ t
" m- ~( z, f% S
Weather in hex: Moderate rain; Z9 ]; X9 b1 B; \
5 s$ d8 C& O$ F# }. _Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.0 R% P% k3 q3 m5 Y+ F. ~2 X
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
3 X0 W. F: ^. v6 w: y; A
3 p, G& T; F2 `; P, aJapanese aircraft" D: d/ z! Y8 }
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27
4 X' T4 Q- V# d/ v9 t! g0 ?2 @: [# V2 x
Allied aircraft& c% a: y Z9 f1 ]2 ^
P-40E Warhawk x 1623 P' \9 L* L% N5 @( A% c a+ @$ U* _
8 a7 }& }- c7 ?& P* o4 B; ZJapanese aircraft losses7 t( @7 g# p; R5 I1 s- Y: D x" V/ j
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed
% _9 W, J1 ^2 h% b! z% h/ M# Z6 o, g) r! m; @/ v7 X: t/ P
Allied aircraft losses% c7 S- s3 N( p, Z, W8 n1 g! a' J
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
9 r# ^: Y7 z3 _-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F {5 W; D0 I) G- ~5 N0 p
Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
1 ?& a" _2 j' }! e8 M) \7 x! s. I6 G; V
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
, m* f0 \5 T+ N7 t) [) g1 J
+ c5 @+ i$ U' D( n1 f* eRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
2 L. l$ J8 `( `6 `Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
* c% E7 l5 \( p; @, v7 [
|4 m! @5 Z" J5 S5 QJapanese aircraft/ r1 F i# P! P' g. E- ^
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
3 ~; d0 y6 J' r7 V
2 E- }4 X) z0 B: S; b3 k/ tAllied aircraft
" g. [% d' ^' i* a$ y: R# { \" c P-40E Warhawk x 139
2 F0 W3 [8 v, B' z6 b& Q: k# H: D. O2 c' y
Japanese aircraft losses! Q+ p9 v; J' K# P: W3 y
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
% L, j5 S' I3 e4 I: ^; ?; }9 x& X2 M: W
Allied aircraft losses- N1 h8 B8 ]+ O/ y( v( t1 n+ F
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 J& H$ m K! y1 p# h' M
Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
! _- g# [; d5 @$ T# ^. Y0 R
( Z) ~* b2 Y; ?* FWeather in hex: Moderate rain
! G2 z% q8 p2 e6 `, a' j; Y3 O k) S* f( Q* w1 Y/ U
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.1 k% b4 a0 e$ `# p; E5 T
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes& X1 V5 r, y" [$ q% o
3 w# a. A7 t9 K. s T9 n# k6 O
Japanese aircraft8 E- t1 t4 j; y
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
9 a1 y. W/ y" _. P9 e3 q( k3 |/ n9 T* N% M$ i0 t3 _' @
Allied aircraft
$ h7 k7 |0 ~% ?: r, j: Y4 ^4 I) T P-40E Warhawk x 1266 V0 B5 a1 J9 g+ G6 y% T. ^
1 B7 K$ O5 m4 |Japanese aircraft losses, p$ N* t/ Q& y- t* l. D
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
) a( n+ @3 N) T
0 w4 @+ w; q( k2 CAllied aircraft losses
# u- Y) B9 O2 M' P' y% ^: B: W1 S { P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed( K5 S1 c5 a! j3 C7 v# Z
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" ]# i; c- y0 h, T* Q( x
Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
% I" n" p6 P/ K# k; K. _
2 e1 T" v$ J# K/ [- h, w& {Weather in hex: Moderate rain
{+ F9 [6 x$ V5 a& e4 |" @" |# o: F) q" g: _
Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
5 u: O% c" I- J* L7 l. ^Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
3 ]- }+ J, e, R3 |3 j, {- Y# N8 X1 |( G! G
Japanese aircraft* K; |$ V1 B9 Y8 c
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 91 \9 Z$ D% T' E+ h0 n1 @
2 }9 P! r4 S8 v- |
Allied aircraft
f3 E: j4 b h; R P8 x2 u# g P-40E Warhawk x 1023 z. z" s( C7 J1 y5 A) c
; { a8 W) d! n0 R! \. ~0 T: S
Japanese aircraft losses0 v4 d" Q3 U4 Q) o7 v
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed' W" Y5 q! q! u! h6 Y b! N
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------, U v1 G, t% H, v. I# a, K2 Y$ o8 B
Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
* }; u* r7 E4 A! N7 l. i$ T' Z! x
! n( o( k% \ T+ ?5 JWeather in hex: Moderate rain
: P. e6 x2 u3 ?% ^/ m) _
9 H* x. L9 L; ~* m" o2 g) K7 ]Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.4 e V8 _# n/ u m# k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes: }0 t" R; H5 o& n$ T. ]
f9 a2 x2 Z$ M
Japanese aircraft
; ~) n$ l7 q; g' v) o8 E Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
! n) A+ m$ P3 o8 |: b$ ~! i
% w I3 t6 B5 \4 P% u% fAllied aircraft
. O; }- ]& b+ t& I+ L% c1 U2 E P-40E Warhawk x 94
7 Z) ~: j) t/ L, ]1 d6 c, j2 d
0 k5 f# F* G' t, o6 f+ n% V) QJapanese aircraft losses
( i; D- k9 m& a2 X1 r9 J Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed+ i% ?- U% G- e# G9 H; {
4 T5 {' \* G) Y1 p7 kAllied aircraft losses
+ i2 e( I+ d; u6 u3 W) P P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed. J' f8 k$ c) j" ?% w' L& w3 R
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------% [- T$ ^7 n. |* x. q; K+ ]! b2 `" o
Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
8 B" N/ G2 u, \. I U& p% {3 M) v, H. v0 w; L* v
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
- u, s5 i+ k' ]) Z, g
2 E) M$ K) V# pRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
, Y/ D+ M) V( }/ U2 [Estimated time to target is 8 minutes1 L7 a0 h# Q9 t& U$ ?' g/ a
) Q; P$ b. a# p1 cJapanese aircraft
/ K& U1 M1 m. J Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
2 x% S# Y6 F$ q& M
) [4 U, q- \ b" K7 @Allied aircraft0 K i8 t% J+ o' G P: y7 v Z( R
P-40E Warhawk x 851 S, I5 R# R- [) M) Y
6 p: C+ N) B$ P) O2 @) h
Japanese aircraft losses% \6 m8 {. e1 b4 R0 L' ` \
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed9 ]9 t [9 r( y C% s/ H
8 c# }' C. g2 W$ S, F% K1 N0 XAllied aircraft losses& t5 J$ D* M0 A) @& ]' A
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
1 Z/ P, ]* O) s--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 O6 ^) v* _" @5 [* F5 GMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 0 r2 v. r2 L" C; Y7 Q; s( M
2 J8 t4 d! H5 E3 p" u
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
" D1 c. v9 N$ N4 ^( Z( Q4 }& B& b, E T9 a+ j$ l$ D. W
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.( Q! B* ?( S) Y9 ^# ~; K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
9 r! V0 U$ `% E" D, e8 U7 T0 y$ [& U0 B( G: ]- q
Japanese aircraft
3 ]6 r6 X1 E0 p' u Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22
$ r# B$ r8 N: x: s+ A
: D. U7 |2 e) }; u; ZAllied aircraft( J; ?9 l* m+ t0 O" f
P-40E Warhawk x 53; P6 y* G+ v) Q( }
9 x* t& C. D, A5 m' E5 f, C( {. [; f
Japanese aircraft losses% `; j7 F$ C9 L7 E8 F
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
$ @' A$ Y- u" q( ]6 F
- K6 t( o. | \Allied aircraft losses) {* Y& c+ s/ |
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed--------------------------------------------------------------------------------& A& K! o ^$ D$ K) ]/ y$ i7 Y6 v1 U0 i
Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 , [& w$ j `, N6 D$ ~
3 z+ J/ ]! M+ z5 H4 T; ] }
Weather in hex: Moderate rain' {* S- B1 h3 L3 ]( H7 M) r1 u
$ l0 s `2 d0 u9 h) e% j5 S p- \
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet./ z# k' G1 D, u2 g" r
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
9 A- P, Q) m& w. |( x0 y% D. O
- f( J8 F6 W$ g: B; b0 N! ^2 @) eJapanese aircraft
Q# l1 K. U1 V' G Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14
& y+ P/ X$ G" M, _1 ~6 g# u' G. L3 L4 k1 `9 N
Allied aircraft
6 o0 J/ ^/ Z0 _1 M' v4 w6 ~- F P-40E Warhawk x 37
6 ~9 y0 i$ U8 X$ k5 b8 _* s3 T) k- P$ c
Japanese aircraft losses
( V, r0 A, R3 o) D Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed9 X) ]; O8 ~( [% p: T% l# r
e& C' b! a9 ^7 l8 O$ H
Allied aircraft losses: Q& h4 p @" y. }
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed: E8 _; ~" Q% R8 D0 t: p: `6 c
: F: j: h. s# x& }
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------! F5 X7 T5 ^8 [! r
Morning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24
% e5 e4 h2 i" y2 k8 L$ D2 @0 o
Weather in hex: Moderate rain. ~' g! p( O: ?, G7 f% V
' M" B) M9 E3 m6 m+ O" d6 T zRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 A: j4 Z7 c% C$ b8 ~Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
" G) k2 l' I t r+ {, T* \1 p2 {) u! i
Japanese aircraft
" D- p: i8 m7 I A6M2 Zero x 78
7 n/ o8 y' m# V$ x/ [$ }4 A; P B5N2 Kate x 40
/ F) h* D, l1 q& y D3A1 Val x 507 D+ D/ C' g/ s; V
) r5 a" N3 \; y0 U9 Q: n; mAllied aircraft9 e3 y# A6 A! h! A! e& R. m. B2 H
P-40E Warhawk x 775 x) P0 a' C0 \- B8 p) ]& d; }
" o8 ]! w/ o+ Q( A/ vJapanese aircraft losses
+ V. ~0 a4 J. D% p( T2 v% N" n/ Y A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
- K4 g8 M$ t! q+ u, F2 W! t B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 P6 i( [/ Y* u: O' Y1 T5 ~6 A2 j D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
: v. X$ b" ?9 v, m. s1 w& e" L2 G* Q o! K
Allied aircraft losses; c+ _3 i; C" ]$ h ?+ D
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
/ b$ z0 S3 {( b2 y, [
1 G- P( S: Z. h. b7 C7 f+ eAllied Ships1 S8 E( K( {. Z2 @. c
CL Phoenix
3 V$ H/ A5 z7 s CL Concord4 P1 ?1 v' k; P8 ~1 V, ~9 O0 c
CL Caledon. s, d, b8 D* q% [$ g
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* M- ]' j' @. u& K CL Capetown" W$ P& C" j' E/ w* z
CL Trenton, Bomb hits 16 H( V) z# ~; P+ z' L
CL Raleigh8 V2 B' i0 }) v# G
DD Henley) N9 o0 ~2 e% U; }8 s6 Z
CA Minneapolis$ W5 F2 U, E$ h. |! S
2 K3 ^; x4 N0 u* W; D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 [2 D3 ~. b' Z D$ h0 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,249 C3 _& J7 l0 q5 |1 g
% O6 }4 s1 @, i$ W. u- F& SWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
' I5 \, ~$ M8 [1 G0 e! f$ E. A/ }3 [# W$ e& p! l7 n+ a& N, V
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& I' K7 I& L, d+ c+ ]7 A- bEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, Y+ A- a* L7 a( t& e
* S# p5 p1 g4 f" V
Japanese aircraft# J# G! T; U/ {( e( H) K- Q, z
A6M2 Zero x 7/ s' ~, ]2 W# F8 a" C
D3A1 Val x 13" y0 T& W& S# z& C1 k% h3 M
/ g. i' x0 w$ T9 _4 Q! p7 Y- P3 LJapanese aircraft losses5 F) n+ q3 g; Q$ i# q
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
2 A S6 ~% m6 `/ _9 T3 Q: e1 x) C; E( k& ^' f
Allied Ships
+ h: [/ n7 T9 R CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) P# A, E& B9 x0 K6 u
DD Napier, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" J% d# |8 l* ?7 q$ E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, V" t% a1 p! s) mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24* h: _# n: t1 G
' w/ H0 c! S6 {+ A! XWeather in hex: Light cloud
5 M, N8 i0 Y' G" h. i+ t6 L h
% q* T$ I8 _8 n5 {3 ~Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, e) g( Q# b3 PEstimated time to target is 13 minutes9 B' _/ L. N; D6 s6 R* e- x& @, M
# V; i. d" `8 p
Japanese aircraft9 c6 N" _, S. z) B0 O! y! b" Z
A6M2 Zero x 58
$ S: U/ j, Z+ h1 X0 d- n, J) Y B5N2 Kate x 14
7 i) k, K$ m4 d0 h U" \8 K$ r D3A1 Val x 51 U. x* K" r: {" M
0 g8 [9 q5 G9 f- Y# M
Allied aircraft
$ [. ~5 i5 p- M: T+ D P-40E Warhawk x 50
2 ?1 z2 [1 w5 t9 o
- I* m* ^* S( h, w+ [! NJapanese aircraft losses
& ], u& @4 A7 c9 }7 O( U: F$ c% q A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed* L# B8 W% h; o
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed
: ^9 O$ B& D* K( I$ H1 q, s D3A1 Val: 9 destroyed, 6 damaged
) }2 {' i9 ~9 ^& |, J) |) J) w
" S, c* B! {" s9 ]Allied aircraft losses ^4 F1 N: S0 a5 ~3 M) G
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
- [/ M( {, t' \1 M( P. ^
u& X2 a; k% B; w5 MAllied Ships
# x/ ]) n2 l% m CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires9 h# q* G; L* @" n) ^0 M9 u
CL Concord, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage; e2 o: P4 d: V. s7 A7 E7 c
CL Caledon9 V8 s4 m- P& u+ L( w6 ?
CL Phoenix, q+ k" {! e- C- s3 K, b2 S
CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 A/ F$ B7 x( q9 Y, }+ r/ k' v CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage7 I# o. E$ E. K4 [4 y, g6 ~3 A
CA Astoria, heavy fires, heavy damage$ \0 ]6 D' I7 f5 I N1 M, d
CL Capetown, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires P( U/ ~2 `" N* p0 j
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: p( k! Y7 i4 g1 PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,24
: g, K+ i8 n0 u: b3 j/ G/ x
6 h9 J: P2 y# _% [ FWeather in hex: Light rain
( l, s, h, [6 U0 z/ o3 ^& |* u0 n q* S! } I- H8 D" Z8 \: d: a( [9 q
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) D) C7 s9 b& R: k& p* ~Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
4 M/ ?: ]0 {. R8 m! r/ p) v! X! n; j9 C5 U! z
Japanese aircraft8 h& [6 n0 A# a' n; [/ a; k
A6M2 Zero x 9) C; L1 `. @( x/ @3 m$ y
D3A1 Val x 12
) |* i, t, v ^% J: o3 K1 @' Z1 A2 N! V `
No Japanese losses' D# M1 x! D+ B& W- N
7 r) H, s- K) f, E. l' W2 mAllied Ships. ] ^. V5 L5 w5 W6 b
DD Napier, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
& E& p, W7 a- ^, i) h- Y% L
; x# h* N- F3 z, R! f--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: H3 d1 Q/ p) M' z7 b" K" m, jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24
: a }3 C4 Z& i# p- j1 ^
, K v9 B. J4 A- XWeather in hex: Light cloud0 e* T' L8 R4 V; s" a: f- e* V1 o
! A2 F4 l# C* k' BRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& u' a; _+ r6 sEstimated time to target is 11 minutes- s' @+ e. F; D( |
; \7 d( O7 p+ e3 @, f: f: ]: x
Japanese aircraft
' s$ p$ u$ M3 A, u A6M2 Zero x 24- |1 g" {- w2 I
D3A1 Val x 35/ m9 l0 ?, }8 l# u3 V# |* B$ |
9 r( H3 J$ S, [8 ]0 u
Allied aircraft* [. U |! U- Z9 f
P-40E Warhawk x 39
( T U$ K( H9 w$ I9 S! m& @' c* u3 }4 _( _* d. O. }6 h) l
Japanese aircraft losses+ b: n. {! g0 x$ s
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed! c8 I9 |% p3 W, p* K' D7 R/ e
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged% R1 x2 m* `: L) T+ R+ _ }
) J$ U7 o, j1 \Allied aircraft losses
6 \# Q4 G& Y$ L# ^ P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed/ b# [3 t9 O5 ]) X; C* j
' H* d) o5 L# F: Z4 i* ~
Allied Ships
1 o; K& Y4 q$ {* T4 i( K CL Capetown, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
z; W @3 Z$ R; @7 v CL Phoenix! }* e2 K5 s# O
CL Colombo, Bomb hits 5, on fire% w" t' s; k4 Y; I# D3 ]* W2 Z
CA Minneapolis, heavy fires |