Subject: BREACHING OPERATIONS 7TH MARINES LOG 24 FEB 91 Unit: MCCDC Parent Organization: CMC Box ID: BX600039 Folder Title: FOLDER MESSAGE FILES VARIOUS SOURCES DT 040 Document Number: 3 Folder Seq #: 24 UNCLASSIFIED 0137 - RADBN REPORTS SRBM LAUNCH 0210 - ARTILLERY ORDER OF BATTLE: 3/11 DS, 3/12 REINFORCE 3/11, 5/11 AND 1/11 GS 0215 -POSSIBLE CHEMICAL ATTACK DID NOT GO TO MOPP-4 0400 -POSSIBLE CHEMICAL ATTACK DID NOT GO TO MOPP-4 0500 -TIME OF ATTACK DELAYED TO 0630 BECAUSE OF VISIBILITY 0545 -PASSED TO BDA FOR TFR TO DIVISION 0630 -TFR COMMENCED ATTACK 0631 -NEW DIVISION BOUNDARY AT GRID QT700147, 700364, 238508 0635 -ZSU-23/4 LOCATED AT 29'12'N 47'57'E BY FAST FAC 0635 -3D TNKBN REPORTS ATTACKING AT FIVE MPH BECAUSE OF VISIBILITY 0640 - PASSED HOLD AT PH MARK TO AWAIT ASSURANCE THAT 1/8 AND 2D LAI BN ARE CLEAR OF OUR ZONE 1640 - FAST FAC WORKING EIGHT TARGETS FOR TFR 0650 - DIVISION DIRECTS TFR CONDUCT DIRECT LIAISON WITH 8TH MARINES AND 2D LAI BN/FREQUENCIES ARE IN AKAU 0654 - FROM DIVISION TO TFR: CONTINUE ATTACK 0710 - LEAD ELEMENTS OF 3D TNKBN ENGAGED WITH SMALL ARMS FIRE TO THE FRONT 0711 - 1/5 REPORTS NUMEROUS BUNKERS AND TRENCHES/ONE EPW AT GRID QT709138 0711 - SEVEN EPW AT GRID QT703144 0712 - 3D TNKBN REPORTS ABANDONED APC'S AND T-55'S AT GRID QT765139 0719 - 1/5 CENTER COMPANY REPORTS LARGE NUMBERS OF EPW'S AT GRID QT728157 0719 - 3D TNKBN REPORTS NUMEROUS T-55'S AND APC'S 0721 - 3D TNKBN REPORTS BUNKER COMPLEX AT GRID QT766142 0721 - ALL UNITS BYPASSING NUMEROUS TANK, APC'S AND PERSONNEL/NO RESISTANCE 0722 - SEVEN T-55'S DUG IN AT GRID QT762163/NO MOVEMENT NOTED 0722 - RPV LOITERING OVER KIA 0722 - REQUESTED NAVAL GUNFIRE ON TARGETS AROUND KIA 0722 - UNITS TO FIRE WHITE STAR CLUSTER TO MARK POSITION UPON NKING UNIT 0730 - SUSPECTED MINE FIELD AT GRIDS QT725182 AND 692220, GOT FROM CAPTURED ENEMY MAP FROM 8TH MARINES 0736 - DEAD T-72 AT GRID QT705162 0740 - 3D TNKBN LEAD ELEMENT AT 16 EAST/WEST GRID LINE 0743 - 1/7 REPORTS FORTIFIED UNOCCUPIED BUNKER COMPLEX ORIENTED SOUTH TO NORTH AT GRID QT780189 0745 -RECON CHECKING OUT TRENCHES AT GRID QT747134 0747 -1ST CEB AT PL MARK 0748 -1/5 ENGAGING INFANTRY IN TRENCHES 0748 -3D TNKBN ENGAGING INFANTRY TO DIRECT FRONT 0749 -3D TNKBN AND 1/7 AT PL RED 0756 -FROM DIVISION: COBRAS AVAILABLE FOR TFR 0759 -14TH INFANTRY DIVISION CP AT GRID 720195 0800 -REQUEST TO DIVISION FOR ALL INFO AVAILABLE ON KIA 0810 -RPV TAPE FROM KIA BEING READ OUT 0815 -FAST FAC REPORTS ACTIVE AAA AT GRID QT449529 0815 -1/7 REPORTS TOW PLATOON (-) BACK FROM DIVISION/CHOPS TO 3D TNKBN, TOW PLATOON BACK TO 3D TNKBN 0820 - TFS REPORTS ENGAGED FROM REAR BY TFR AT GRID QT851165 8 UNCLASSIFIED