FRAGO 1 91

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Subject = FRAGO 1 91                                                      

Folder Title = RLT 24 - OPORDERS   PART 1 OF 2                                                                 

Parent Organization = VARIOUS MC  

Unit  = RLT 24      

Box ID = BX600116

File Cabinet = Week-62 

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           from small arms, 3/7 reports 1 KIA from tank main gun fire. 2/5 tons
           damaged, I AAV damaged, TF Grizzly (Fwd) receives incoming (un left
           flank of TF Ripper).
         - 0615, TF Ripper engages 3/7 log train with tank main gun and .50 cal.
           Lost I Engineer AAV, 2 trucks and 1 friendly KIA.
         - 0730, 3/7 Scout team screens 500m in front of Co K while moving north
           to hill 191 (OT 689884). Conducted recon by fire on suspected enemy
           position OT 657881 with .50 Cal. No enemy damage; target was a decoy.
         - 0930, 3/7 calls in artillery fires on suspected enemy tower retrans
           site at OT 705915.
         - 1130, 2/7 reports captured documents in safe.
         - 1650, 3/7 Scout team engages 5 vehicles, 15 personnel in open at QS
           691946 with artillery fire.

         TASK FORCE TARO
         - Pride directs TF to provide one company to TF Ripper for EPW
           processing.
         - 0230, 3/3 reports a gap in the minefield at first obstacle belt vic QS
           813743.
         - 0325, 3/3 I Co infiltrates through minefield.
         - 0500, 3/3 reports lead elements successfully infiltrated the breach
           with three companies moving in trace.
         - 0550, 3/3 reports all companies through breach.
         - 0615, 1/12 engages 5 BMP's vic QS 822775 in support of K Co 3/3. No
           BDA.
         - 0629, TF reports 3/3 engaging enemy, 2 tanks, 4 BMP's at 8476, 3/3
           using Arty to counter.
         - 0856, Pride orders TF Taro to open another breach lane in its sector.
           1020, 1/12 assumes MOPP-2 by order of llth Marines.
           1140, C Co, LAI reports workers camp vic OS 8679 secured.
           1205, 1/12 conducts fire mission on enemy armor vic OS 885984.
           1300, 3/3 reports two additional lanes proofed, cleared, and marked.
           1430, 1/12 displaces forward north of workers camp.
           1434, 1/12 conducted counter-fire mission at enemy mortar position
           north of workers camp. Enemy mortar plat surrendered.
           1500, TF Taro orders LAI chopped back to Shepherd and mine plows back
           to Papa Bear.
           1539, TF Taro 'A' Cmd at new position in workers camp. Fourteen
           trucks from regimental truck platoon chopped to Bravo Cmd Group and 1/3
           for EPW transportation operations in support of division EPW ops.

         TASK FORCE RIPPER
           0001, Execute code word 'Coors", move to attack position.
           0125, TF reports  crossi ng PL  Blacks; U.S.C. 5520(@)Q@
           e155,              = Battery at grid OS 847930/f             ks at grid
           837908/six BMP's  at grid OS 901910/CP at grid OS 854916.
           0258, TF reports  HAMMS in atk position.
           0505, Avalanched  approved for TF.
           0517, TF crosses  LOD.
           0530, A-6 run on  four tanks at grid OS 835908.
           0600, Three enemy tanks withdrawing to northwest. 3d Tanks calls for
           CAS.
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Box ID = BX600116
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Subject = FRAGO 1 91
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Document Date =
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 24-MAR-1997