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    CMP FH2 Campaign #13: Operation Avalanche Battle #11 History "During the last week in August, U.S. II Corps and British XIII Corps started to move into the mountains to take up positions for the main assault on the main Gothic Line defences. Some fierce resistance was met from outposts but at the end of the first week in September, once reorganisation had taken place following the withdrawal of three divisions to reinforce the pressured Adriatic front, the Germans withdrew to the main Gothic Line defences. After an artillery bombardment, the Fifth Army's main assault began at dusk on 12 September. Keyes tried to flank the II Giogo Pass by attacking both the peaks of Monticello and Monte Altuzzo using the 91st Infantry Division (nicknamed the "Wild West Division") in a bold attempt to bounce the Germans off the positions, but this failed. Progress at the II Giogo Pass was slow, but on II Corps' right British XIII Corps were making better progress. Clark grasped this opportunity to divert part of II Corps reserve (the 337th Infantry Regiment, part of the 85th Infantry Division) to exploit XIII Corps success. Attacking on 17 September, supported by both American and British artillery, the infantry fought their way onto Monte Pratone, some 2–3 mi (3.2–4.8 km) east of the Il Giogo pass and a key position on the Gothic Line. Meanwhile, U.S. II Corps renewed their assault on Monte Altuzzo, dominating the east side of the Il Giogo Pass. The Altuzzo positions fell on the morning of 17 September, after five days of fighting. The capture of Altuzzo and Pratone as well as Monte Verruca between them caused the formidable Futa Pass defences to be outflanked, and Lemelsen was forced to pull back, leaving the pass to be taken after only light fighting on 22 September." --- --- --- ---
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    CMP FH2 Campaign #13: Operation Avalanche Battle #10 History "On January 22 the Allied VI Corps landed on the beaches near Anzio, 33 miles (53 km) south of Rome. The assault force included the U.S. 3rd Division, British 1st Division, and U.S. Rangers. In 24 hours the Allies landed 36,000 troops and 3,000 vehicles and took control of Anzio and the neighbouring town of Nettuno. Only two German battalions were present in the area, and a swift dash inland could have seized the Alban Hills—covering the immediate approach to Rome—or even Rome itself. However, the Allies’ plan had been based on the calculation that the Germans would immediately counter the landing. Thus, they were primarily concerned with consolidating the beachhead, while the main forces in the south were to take advantage of the anticipated weakening of the enemy’s resistance there. The Germans did not react in the way expected. When the lack of opposition near Anzio became clear, Gen. Harold Alexander, head of the Anglo-American Fifteenth Army Group, wished to quicken the move inland. VI Corps commander Gen. John P. Lucas opted for a more cautious approach, however, and no serious advance was attempted for more than a week. This allowed Kesselring ample time to switch his reserves to the scene, while he also held in check the forward drive of the main Allied forces on the Cassino sector. By the end of January, the VI Corps had been sealed in. On February 3, the 12th day after the landing, the Germans developed a powerful counteroffensive against the Allied position at Anzio. This in turn was checked, but the Allied force was left in an awkwardly shallow and narrow bridgehead." --- --- ---
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    CMP FH2 Campaign #13: Operation Avalanche Battle #9 History "Operation Diadem, also referred to as the Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino or, in Canada, the Battle of the Liri Valley, was an offensive operation undertaken by the Allies of World War II (U.S. Fifth Army and British Eighth Army) in May 1944, as part of the Italian Campaign of World War II. Diadem was supported by air attacks called Operation Strangle. The opposing force was the German 10th Army. The object of Diadem was to break the German defenses on the Gustav Line (the western half of the Winter Line) and open up the Liri Valley, the main route to Rome. General Sir Harold Alexander, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies in Italy, planned Diadem to coordinate roughly with the invasion of Normandy, so that German forces would be tied down in Italy, and could not be redeployed to France. Four corps were employed in the attack. From right to left these were the Polish II Corps and the British XIII Corps, of the Eighth Army, and the French Corps (including Moroccan Goumiers) and the U.S. II Corps, of the Fifth Army. The Fifth Army also controlled the U.S. VI Corps in the Anzio beachhead, some 60 miles northwest." --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
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    CMP FH2 Campaign #13: Operation Avalanche Battle #8 History "The final battle of Monte Cassino would be launched months later, known as Operation Diadem. The lessons of rushed attacks and poor weather had finally convinced the Allies that nothing short of a large-scale, coordinated offensive across a wide front would break the Gustav Line. In order to accomplish this, more divisions were moved up, including American, Polish, and Indian forces along with a division of Canadian tanks. The Allies prepared this offensive over the span of two months, with small troop numbers moving and building along the front to avoid arousing German suspicion. This, along with fabricated training and communications, suggested to the Germans that a second naval landing would occur north of Rome, drawing away their reserves. Finally, after months of failed offensives, the Allies conducted a final, massive push on May 11th, reaching all the way from the mountains of the Rapido River to the coast. A number of factors helped the Allies in this fourth attempt, including far better weather and ground conditions, which allowed their troops to more easily advance. Furthermore, a large detachment of French colonial mountain troops was able to cross a section of the undefended mountain, believed to be impassable by the Germans, allowing them to threaten German supply lines and the flanks. Finally, by holding a bridgehead at the town of Cassino long enough, Canadian armor was able to push over the Rapido River and exploit the beachhead made by the infantry. Ultimately, it would be the Polish who reached the abbey first through brutal up-hill fighting, to the point where only a few men were left fit enough to climb the last stretch into the abandoned monastery to raise the Polish flag on May 17th." --- --- --- ---
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    CMP FH2 Campaign #13: Operation Avalanche Battle #7 History "The assault began at 2100 hours on January 18. A small red ball floated across the still, star‑spangled sky and landed gently as thistledown on a German post over the river. That was the signal. Five hundred guns of all calibres thundered a terrific bombardment. Under cover of a smoke‑screen and with covering fire by men of the London Irish and other supporting troops, the Queen’s Brigade and 167 Brigade swept across, some of the latter in assault boats manned by men of the battalion. As the British troops neared the opposite bank, German eighty‑eight’s spat viciously overhead or in the river. On the south bank mortars kept up a bombardment in close support; the three‑inch mortar platoon of the London Irish, under Lieutenant DA Hardy, alone fired over six hundred rounds in less than sixty minutes. The river was fifty to one hundred yards wide, and was running strongly and fast, owing to the winter rains. It was far too swift on the right, where the banks were precipitous, so that the 46th Division was unable to land. The crossings by the 56th (London) Division and the 5th Division, farther down the river, went according to plan. By dawn on the 19th, a bridgehead had been forced, including the small town of San Lorenzo which guarded the approaches to Castelforte and the valley beyond. On the evening of that day, German reaction developed and the London Irish were suddenly sent across to help make 167 Brigade’s landing secure, to occupy San Lorenzo, and to prepare to attack Castelforte at once." --- --- ---
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    CMP FH2 Campaign #13: Operation Avalanche Battle #6 History " By December 1943, the British Commonwealth's advance had broken through the German defences along the Moro river and now prepared to assault the area surrounding the seaside town of Ortona. General Montgomery believed that the Germans would retreat north of Ortona, in an area where the terrain provided good natural defence positions and that the coastal city would therefore be an easy prey. Things did not turn out that way… On December 20th, the 2nd Brigade arrived near Ortona. The following day the Loyal Edmonton Regiment got as far as Piazza Vittoria at the entrance of the town. In front of them, the corso Vittorio Emanuele leading to the Piazza Municipale, the heart of the city. Narrow side streets were blocked by barricades and rubble left by the Germans. The wide-open corso, the only street that tanks could use was booby-trapped. The Canadian infantry had to clear its way through houses on the side before moving forward, a dangerous and difficult task. The Canadians were first engaged by the 2nd Battalion of the Luftwaffe’s 3rd Parachute Regiment. This battalion bore the brunt of the defence until 24 December, by which time losses and exhaustion, added to the increasing weight of the Canadian attack, convinced General Heidrich, then commanding the 1st Parachute Division, to commit his divisional reserve, the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Parachute Regiment. The close-in nature of street fighting meant that the battle could not be controlled much above the section or squad level, and references to battalions or even companies are misleading. It is reckoned that little more than 100 paratroopers were in action in the town at any given time, with others resting in the town’s cellars and, particularly, its railway tunnels or they were re-deploying." --- --- --- ---
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    CMP FH2 Campaign #13: Operation Avalanche Battle #5 History "The direct attack on the German positions in and around San Pietro began on 8 December by Major General Geoffrey Keyes' II Corps of the Fifth Army. The positions were defended by two battalion sized elements of the 15th Panzer Grenadier Division and a battalion of the 71st Infanterie Division, all part of German Tenth Army's XIV Panzer Corps. After a week of intense attacks and counterattacks, the U.S. 36th Division's 143rd Infantry Regiment the 3rd Ranger Battalion and the 504th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (504th PRCT) commanded the heights of the Sambúcaro mass. The U.S. 36th Division, then planned a further effort for 15 December. The 143rd Infantry, assisted by the 504th PRCT, would continue to push west along the shoulders of Sambúcaro and take San Vittore del Lazio while to the south of Route 6 the 142nd Infantry, supported by the Italian 1st Motorized Group, were to capture Mount Lungo. In the center, the 141st Infantry would attack San Pietro itself. The main attack of the 36th Division started at 12:00 on 15 December. In an effort to break the German defenses in the town, two platoons from the 753rd Tank Battalion attacked with 16 Sherman tank and tank destroyers. The armored attack failed due to mines and anti-tank fire. Four of the 16 tanks survived. After four successive Allied attacks and German counterattacks, the Germans pulled back from San Pietro since the dominating ground on both flanks, Mount Lungo and the Sambúcaro peaks, was now in II Corps' possession. The Germans launched a counterattack on 16 December to cover their withdrawal as they retreated to positions farther north at Cedro Hill, Mount Porchia, San Vittore, and the western spurs of Sambcaro. " --- --- --- ---
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    CMP FH2 Campaign #13: Operation Avalanche Battle #4 History "The Moro River Campaign was an important battle of the Italian Campaign during the Second World War, fought between elements of the British Eighth Army and LXXVI Panzer Corps (LXXVI Panzerkorps) of the German 10th Army (10. Armee). Lasting from 4 December 1943 to 4 January 1944, the campaign occurred primarily in the vicinity of the Moro River in eastern Italy. The campaign was designed as part of an offensive launched by General Sir Harold Alexander's Allied 15th Army Group, with the intention of breaching the German Army's Winter Line defensive system and advancing to Pescara—and eventually Rome. Beginning on 4 December, four infantry divisions—one British, one Canadian, one Indian and one New Zealand (which included an armoured brigade)—and two armoured brigades (one British and one Canadian) of V Corps and XIII Corps attacked heavily defended German positions along the Moro River, achieving several exploitable bridgeheads by 8 December. Throughout the next week, nearly continuous combat operations by both sides—designed to keep one another pinned down—created stagnated defensive positions near Orsogna and a narrow pit known as "The Gully". After being held at the Gully for 10 days, the Canadians succeeded in outflanking German defences, and forcing a German withdrawal to the Ortona–Orsogna Line. On 20 December, the line was attacked by both corps. By 26 December, strong German defences had stalled Canadian forces during the Battle of Ortona and British and New Zealand forces in Orsogna. Although both Ortona and Villa Grande were captured by the end of December, general exhaustion among the Allied forces prevented the capture of Orsogna and an advance to Pescara. When harsh winter weather set in, it became clear to the Allied commanders that no further progress would be made and General Alexander called off the offensive."
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    CMP FH2 Campaign #13: Operation Avalanche Battle #3 History "The action was the first combat in the Italian theatre for the US-Canadian commando unit 1st Special Service Force. They were attached to the U.S. 36th Infantry Division. The 1st SSF used the special training that they had received in winter and mountain warfare to scale the mountain and overcome the Germans atop the stronghold. The cost for both sides was high though. The 1st Special Service Forces suffered a 77% casualty rate, but distinguished themselves by doing the seemingly impossible. With the rest of 36th Division on 1st SSF's right attacking Monte Maggiore and British 56th Infantry Division (attacking Monte Camino) and British 46th Infantry Division on their left, it took 5 days heavy fighting for the Camino hill mass to be cleared. Casualties were high. After a pause to regroup the U.S. Fifth Army renewed its offensive but it took until mid-January to advance the 10 miles (16 km) to Cassino at the mouth of the Liri valley and the formidable Gustav Line defenses, where the Allies were halted by stubborn German defense until May 1944."
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    CMP FH2 Campaign #13: Operation Avalanche Battle #2 History " During the last week in July, General Montgomery gathered his forces to renew the attack on 1 August. His immediate objective was Adrano, the capture of which would split the German forces on either side of Mount Etna. During the week, the Canadians and Brigadier Roy Urquhart's 231st Brigade Group continued their eastward push from Leonforte, and on 29 July had taken Agira, some 15 miles (24 km) west of Adrano. On the night of 29 July, the British 78th Division with the 3rd Canadian Brigade under command, took Catenanuova and made a bridgehead across the river Dittaino. On the night of 1 August, they resumed their attack to the northwest toward Centuripe, an isolated pinnacle of rock, which was the main southern outpost of the Adrano defences. After heavy fighting against the Hermann Göring Division and the 3rd Parachute Regiment all day on 2 August, the town was finally cleared of defenders on the morning of 3 August. The capture of Centuripe proved critical, in that the growing threat to Adrano made the position covering Catania untenable "
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    CMP FH2 Campaign #13: Operation Avalanche Battle #1 History "The amphibious Battle of Gela was the opening engagement of the United States portion of the Allied Invasion of Sicily. United States Navy ships landed United States Army troops along the eastern end of the south coast of Sicily; and withstood attacks by Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica aircraft while defending the beachhead against German tanks and Italian tanks of the Livorno Division until the Army captured the Ponte Olivo Airfield for use by United States Army Air Forces planes The battle convinced United States Army officers of the value of naval artillery support, and revealed problems coordinating air support from autonomous air forces during amphibious operations."
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    Axis Training For FH2 Campaign TeamSpeak Server: ts.cmp-gaming.com You will need to be on Teamspeak for both training and for the battles. If you are not on Teamspeak, you will be kicked from the server! FH2 Campaigns - What You Need To Know
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    Allied Training For FH2 Campaign TeamSpeak Server: ts.cmp-gaming.com You will need to be on Teamspeak for both training and for the battles. If you are not on Teamspeak, you will be kicked from the server! FH2 Campaigns - What You Need To Know
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    CMP FH2 Campaign #13: Operation Avalanche Scrimmage
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    CMP MAZDA RX-7 CUP "Emperor's Finest" Round 7: Donnington Park @ 19:00UTC Register at https://cmp-gaming.com/topic/4576-cmp-japanese-domestic-model-mazda-rx-7-cup/
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    CMP MAZDA RX-7 CUP "Emperor's Finest" Round 6: Valencia @ 19:00UTC Register at https://cmp-gaming.com/topic/4576-cmp-japanese-domestic-model-mazda-rx-7-cup/
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    CMP MAZDA RX-7 CUP "Emperor's Finest" Round 5: Miami Bayside @ 19:00UTC Register at https://cmp-gaming.com/topic/4576-cmp-japanese-domestic-model-mazda-rx-7-cup/
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    CMP MAZDA RX-7 CUP "Emperor's Finest" Round 4: Singapore @ 19:00UTC Register at https://cmp-gaming.com/topic/4576-cmp-japanese-domestic-model-mazda-rx-7-cup/
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    CMP MAZDA RX-7 CUP "Emperor's Finest" Round 3: Autopolis Oita @ 19:00UTC Register at https://cmp-gaming.com/topic/4576-cmp-japanese-domestic-model-mazda-rx-7-cup/
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    CMP MAZDA RX-7 CUP "Emperor's Finest" Round 2: Suzuka @ 19:00UTC Register at https://cmp-gaming.com/topic/4576-cmp-japanese-domestic-model-mazda-rx-7-cup/
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    CMP MAZDA RX-7 CUP "Emperor's Finest" Round 1: Silverstone @ 19:00UTC Register at https://cmp-gaming.com/topic/4576-cmp-japanese-domestic-model-mazda-rx-7-cup/
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    From all of the Committee, Admins and Moderators we want to wish all of the CMP community a wonderful holiday. As we look to leave 2022 behind and speed-run our way through the last few days into 2023, we reflect on a year that has seen anger, fear, financial worries and the darker side of humanity. But, I like to think that the CMP community shines like a beacon of hope for those looking to find a place that is welcoming to all, and offers a caring group who will support each other no matter the geographical, religious, or cultural boundaries. With any multi-national group, there are always minor arguments and banter between individuals, however, what makes CMP one of the best gaming communities out there, is that when someone needs help, advice, or just a person to talk to (and game with!), they can count on community members to step up and be there for them. This year saw CMP launch another two FH2 campaigns using custom maps, including a number never played before - we know there is always excitement when playing in the Pacific theatre and this was magnified by some amazing new maps. It's so great to see these 12-week events bring together so many people from all over the world to forge new bonds of friendship and camaraderie, as they throw everything into playing competitive, but fun battles. And every year there is a core group of CMP members who tirelessly give their all to set up these FH2 tournaments to play. They work long hours, using their free time to bring our FH2 community two custom campaigns each year, and they deserve a heartfelt thank you from us all. Without the dedication from those listed below, there would be no FH2 campaigns for us all to enjoy: Website, Game Servers, Discord, Teamspeak and All Things Technical kummitus Mapping and Mapping Support Papillon Geopat Pr0z4c Watchtower Harmonikater Stubbfan Forums, Graphics, Social Media and Community Support RAnDOOm Sir_Kowskoskey Hawk RayderPSG Ronid Erwin Map Balancing and Feedback Hawk RayderPSG There are undoubtedly many others in the community that aren't on this list and we thank them all for their help. Donations A huge thank you must also go out to those who have donated throughout 2022 and continue to donate monthly, or offer one-off amounts to keep the forums, Teamspeak, Discord channels and game server up and running. With the help of the CMP members listed below, we managed to reach just over 70% of our target goal for this year! € 776,96 Raised! Thank you to: Heia Safari! Incognito dumbbPunk ShadowNick AL-SAHAD Pepinio 0utlaw Anguita36 eXHaLe turbomursu SgtAlex Johonas Blaze RayderPSG BelleAndSebastian ZZZkam1kadzeZZZ turbomursu Without the generous donations from these 14 community members out of the 2,000+ registered on the forums, we would not be able to continue with the custom FH2 campaigns, and the expansion of the CMP community to look at supporting more games and events during 2023. If you donated to CMP, but are not on the list above, PM @Quicksilver and receive your 2022 Donators Medal! If you'd like to donate, you can see how, by going here. CMP 2022 Recap Over the past 12 months we have: Hosted both our In Memoriam and Pacific FH2 campaigns. Well done to the Axis forces as they continue their winning streak, but we can definitely say that players on both teams enjoyed the amazing custom and never-seen-before maps in the Pacific campaign! We want to thank the HQ's, Officers and Squad Leaders for taking the time to lead and help players in these campaigns, attending trainings, meetings and battles. Without you, these campaigns would not have been possible! Also, to the players who may be old veterans, or brand new to FH2 and playing in CMP campaigns - Thank You! It's been amazing to see the server hitting max capacity during both campaigns. We hope you will keep coming back for more in the future. Set up a dedicate world server for Valheim so that CMP players can play, build and explore together; Ran a 12-week DiRT Rally 2.0 championship with players racing all over the world in special events on tarmac, gravel, mud and snow. Congratulations to @turbomursu for his 1st place finish! Continued to increase the number of players in our other community games such as: Assetto Corsa CS:GO Hell Let Loose Post Scriptum Star Citizen Come and join them if you play these games! Christmas Holiday Break With the 12th FH2 campaign now over, the campaign planners and mappers will be taking well deserved break over Christmas and the New Year, but plans are already being made for Campaign #13! We expect the next FH2 campaign to start sometime in March 2023. Keep checking the forums and CMP emails to find out when the new campaign will start and to get signed up! We welcome all new players to join us in upcoming FH2 campaigns, and if you have played in at least one of our campaigns and would like to volunteer for a role as a Squad Leader, Regimental Commanding Officer or even as HQ then please let @Quicksilver or @RayderPSG know by Private Message in the forums and we'll see if we can find a place for you. CMP In 2023 We are looking to increase support for existing gaming groups and the number of games we support over the next year: Continuing our FH2 campaigns; More DiRT Rally 2.0 events; A new Assetto Corsa event beginning in the New Year; As Star Citizen increases in scope and activities we will be hosting more events - come and join us at ANTCORP! Continue to host our own world server for Valheim; To continue arranging scrims with other communities and clans playing Post Scriptum; Supporting the expanding community of Hell Let Loose players in the CMP community and arranging events with other communities; Arranging events to play Squad with those who play within CMP. Are there other multiplayer and co-operative games you are interested in that you think the CMP community would enjoy too? If you do, then please post here and also vote in our poll! Donating To CMP In 2022 our donators helped us to get close to our target goal for the year. Without donations to help cover the costs for servers and software we cannot continue to create and host FH2 campaigns, support new games when possible; as well as run the forums, Teamspeak and Discord channels. As we begin a new year we will again need members to step up and donate whatever they can afford to help cover the monthly community costs - even a few Euros will help. You can use the button below to make a single or monthly donation to CMP, or use the buttons on the side bar of the Home page.
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    @malek.mrz and @monsterhunter the password for the battle server is only provided by your officers on Teamspeak on Battle Day. You must be registered for the campaign, have your correct regiment tags on display in-game and be connected to Teamspeak with your regiment tags showing to be able to request access to the game server. You'll find all the information you need in the https://cmp-gaming.com/forum/395-fh2-campaigns-what-you-need-to-know/ section of the forums.
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    Share your opinions about the battle. Replies are ok, but no flaming, keep it clean! Any posts containing complaints about map balance, assets, or other complaints will be removed and the person posting will have their posting privileges removed. Copy and paste below: Best: - Worst: - Funniest: - Most hated player: - Most loved/liked player: - Other: -
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    Share your opinions about the battle. Replies are ok, but no flaming, keep it clean! Any posts containing complaints about map balance, assets, or other complaints will be removed and the person posting will have their posting privileges removed. Copy and paste below: Best: - Worst: - Funniest: - Most hated player: - Most loved/liked player: - Other: -
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