ANALYSIS OF 4 66 ARMORS BATTLE DAMAGE INCIDENT

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Subject = ANALYSIS OF 4 66 ARMORS BATTLE DAMAGE INCIDENT                  

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Folder title = INFORMAL INVES OF NIGHT ATTACK CONDUCTED BY 2D BDE 26-27 FEB 91                                 

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Parent = TRADOC      


              Analysis of 4-66 A=or's Battle Damage Incident   :t
                  a. At approximately 1200 hours, 27 February.1991, Task PO ce
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              4-66 (AR Evy) (lst Bde) conducted an attack on an Iraqi theater
              reserve ammunition holding areas that was being defended
                                                                         by an
              Iraqi Armor Battalion. The attack was part of a coordinated
              brigade attack that had 1-35 AR (3d Bde) on the left and 4-66   AR
              on the right. TF 4-66's Scout Platoon had the mission of
              maintaining contact with 1-35 AR on the task force's left flank.

                  b. Weather at the time of the attack consisted of light rain
              and dense smoke from the burning ammunition dump. Visibility was
              generally fair. The Division had excellent intelligence
              pertaining to this position, as exact numbers and locations of
              enemy positions had been derived from imagery, and validated by
              earlier pre-planned CAS and APACHE strikes.

                  c. As TP 4-66 attacked, the lead company moved into an anti-
              armor minefield causing the entire't!Wsk Force to momentarily
              halt. 1-35 AR continued to move forward on the left, and 4-66
              AR's Scout Platoon moved along with them in an effort to keep the
              two units tied-in. At this point, the Scout Platoon became
              engaged in a direct fire by the enemy's BMPs and dismounted RPG
              Teams.







































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