11TH MARIES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

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Subject = 11TH MARIES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

Parent Organization = 1ST MARDIV

Unit = 11TH MARINES

Folder Title = 5TH BN-11TH MARINES- COMMAND CHRONOLOGY JAN-FEB 91

Document Number = 4

Box ID = BX600180

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1/12 destroyed one BMP and turned this force to the
northwest. The engineer effort to improve firing position
areas near the border continued. Ilth Marines engineers
also participated in cutting numerous holes in the bermline
just south of the border in order to allow the ground forces
to move unhindered into Kuwait. Battery "El' 2/12 continued
operations with TF Troy firing four missions destroying
several vehicles and observation posts. As the regiment
occupied final position areas short of the border, the
organization for combat was:.

1/11: OS, Priority Calls for Fire TF Shepherd/TF Taro.
3/11: DS TF Ripper.
5/11: BS, Priority Calls for Fire TF Shepherd/TF Brizzly.
1/12: DS TF Taro.
3/12: DS TF Grizzly.

Just before midnight as TF Grizzly prepared to begin
clearing across the border, 3/12 and 5/11 fired several long
range missions on the first obstacle belt to destroy some
Iraqi bunkers and psychologically harass the Iraqi
defenders. Because of the large expenditure of Rocket
Assisted Projectiles (RAP) required to support all the TF
Grizzly requests for fire and the extensive anticipated
requirement for RAP during the ground offensive, Ilth
Marines instructed battalions to conserve RAP and requested
that Division impose RAP limitations on maneuver units. The
Assistant Division Commander (ADC) concurred, and just after
midnight limited the expenditure of RAP for the remainder of
the night to counterfire and emergency fire missions.
Specific noteworthy events included:

0004: 3/12 AND 5/11 MASS FIRES ON ENEMY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS IN SUPPORT OF TF
GRIZZLY.

1000: 1/11 DISPLACED AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID QS 74 57;
MISSION OS, PRIORITY CALLS FOR FIRE TF SHEPHERD AND TF TARO.

0848: 1/12 ENGAGED TWO TANKS AND THREE BMP'S AT GRID QS 654 384; ONE BMP
DESTROYED AND REMAINDER OF THE FORCE TURNED TO THE NORTHWEST.

0900: JITH MARINES JUMP CP DISPLACED NORTH NEAR KUWAITI BORDER AT GRID
QS 581 627 ASSUMING CONTROL OF THE REGT AT 1226.

1540: E/2/12 OCCUPIED FIRING POSITION AT GRID TM 102 506 AND FIRED 4 MISSIONS
IN SUPPORT OF TF TROY. ENEMY OP'S, BUNKERS AND VEHICLES WERE ATTACKED
WITH VEHICLES AND BUILDINGS REPORTED DESTROYED AND NUMEROUS SECONDARY
EXPLOSIONS REPORTED. FROM 1640 TO 1801, 85 ROUNDS OF HE, 6 ROUNDS OF
WP, AND 12 ROUNDS OF DPICM WERE EXPENDED ON THE FOUR MISSIONS. THE
BATTERY DISPLACED AT 1810 AND RETURNED TO ITS ASSEMBLY AREA POSITION.

2300: 5/11 AND 3/12 FIRED SERIES WHITE IN SUPPORT OF TF BRIZZLY.

2400: 5/11 AND 3/12 FIRED SERIES RED IN SUPPORT OF TF GRIZZLY.