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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           0753:   DIVISION FSCC REQUESTED THAT IITH MARINES ATTACK AN ARMOR/MECHANIZED
                   BRIGADE FORMING AT QT 893 023 AND AN ARMORED BRIGADE FORMING AT
                   UT 874 097. Al' THIS TIME, ONLY      ONE BATTERY-WAS ORIENTED ON THIS AREA.
                   THE REGIMENTAL FDC DIRECTED ALL      BATTALIONS TO ORIENT ON THESE
                   COUNTERATTACK FORCES AND ISSUED      A FIRE ORDER "REGIMENT 4 ROUNDS DPICM
                   OR RAP AS RANGE APPROPRIATE TOT      0817" FOR TARGET AY1003 THE
                   ARMORED/MECHANIZED BRIGADE, AND      "REGIMENT 4 ROUNDS DPICM OR RAP AS
                   RANGE APPROPRIATE TOT 0820" FOR      TARGET AY 1004, THE ARMORED BRIGADE.

           0817:   IITH MARINES MASSED 11 BATTERIES FROM FOUR BATTALIONS FIRING
                   ROUNDS OF RAP AND        ROUNDS OF DPICM ON TARGET AY1003, THE
                   ARMOR/MECHANIZED BRIGADE FORMING AT GRID UT 893 023.


           0320:   IITH MARINES MASSED 13 BATTERIES FROM ALL FIVE BATTALION FIRING
                   ROUNDS OF RAP AND        ROUNDS OF DPICM ON TARGET AY 1004, THE ARMORED
                   BRIGADE FORMING AT GRID QT 874 097.


           0830:   1/11 REORIENTED ON AZIMUTH OF FIRE 2700 AIMPOINT GRID QS 91 90 TO
                   SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQI COUNTERATTACK FORCE.


           0910:   A/l/11 DISPLACED FORWARD THROUGH SECOND BREACH AND CLOSED ON 1/11
                   NEAR GRID QT 83 00.


           0930:   5/11 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT FORWARD THROUGH SECOND BREACH AND OCCUPIED
                   FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID UT SZ 95 WITH THE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT
                   1130.


           1011:   IRAQI ARMOR FORCE REPORTED AT GRID QS 88 98.

           1015:   DIVISION CP ENGAGED ELEMENTS OF IRAQI ARMOR FORCE WITH AT-4'S NEAR
                   GRID QS 85 98. COBRAS AND LAI'S BEGAN ENGAGING IRAQI FORCE.

           1030:   1/11 RECEIVED INCOMING MORTAR FIRE AT GRID QS 810 995; 1 WIA REPORTED
                   FROM H/3/14.


           1114:   DURING OCCUPATION OF FIRING POSITION AT UT 844 014, 1/11 JUMP CP AND
                   A/l/il ADVANCE PARTY RECEIVED INCOMING AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE FROM
                   IRAQI VEHICLES TO THE NORTHEAST. 1/11 FORCES RETURNED FIRE AND ONP
                   A/l/11 HOWITZER ENGAGED IRAQI FORCES WITH DIRECT FIRE DESTROYING TWO
                   VEHICLES AND DISPERSING THE REMAINDER OF THE FORCE.


           1201:   5/11 DISPLACED FURTHER FORWARD TO BETTER RANGE AL JABER AIRFIELD AND
                   OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID QT 79 97, FIRECAP READY AT 1250.

           1216:   H/3/14 ENGAGED TWO IRAQI MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHERS (MRL) PREPARING TO
                   FIRE AT GRID QT 855 012 WITH AUTOMATIC WEAPONS AND HOWITZER DIRECT FIRE
                   DESTROYING ONE MRL AND NEUTRALIZING THE OTHER.


           1218:   3/11 DISPLACED BATTERIES FORWARD BY ECHELON WITH A PLATOON FROM EACH
                   BATTERY OCCUPYING FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID QT 77 03, FIRECAP READY AT
                   1351.


           1345:   1/11 COMPLETED OCCUPATION OF FIRING POSITIONS AND WERE FIRECAP