ANALYSIS OF 4 66 ARMORS BATTLE DAMAGE INCIDENT

File: 980717_aug97_decls1_0008.txt
Page: 0008
Total Pages: 14
Subject = ANALYSIS OF 4 66 ARMORS BATTLE DAMAGE INCIDENT                  

Box ID = BX002451

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

Unit = TRADOC      

Parent = TRADOC      





                       of 4!z6.6,A=or's Battle Damage Incident:

                                                   27 February 1991, Task Force
                o@.4a.. At approx-imaltelv 1200 hourst
                                      conducted an attack on an Iraqi theater
              reserve ammunition holding areas that was being defended by an
              Iraqi A=or Battalion. Tfii,attack was part of a coordinated
              bricade attack that had.1-35'AR (3d Bde) on the left and 4-66 AR
              on ae right. TF'4-@66's Sco'u"t Platoon had the mission of
              nAintAining 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 a=unition 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 TF 4-66 attacked, the lead company moved into an anti-
              Armor minefield causing the entire Task Force to momentarily
              halt. 1-35 AR continued to move forward on the lefts 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

































         Now