AFTER ACTION REPORT: Raven 42 action in Salman Pak

BLACKFIVE ^ | 617th MP CO

[FreedomCalls]

Awesome!

Here's a link to the video they captured from the other side.

[sinanju]

Just one question: Where were the Apaches? Where was the rotary-winged air support while all this was going on?

[FreedomCalls]

Just one question: Where were the Apaches? Where was the rotary-winged air support while all this was going on?

Dunno. I thought the rules were that no convoy would go out without air cover.

[Musket]

Damn. Glad they're all dead now. Prayers for our wounded.

[FreedomCalls]

Those seven Americans (with the three wounded) killed in total 24 heavily armed enemy, wounded 6 (two later died), and captured one unwounded, who feigned injury to escape the fight.

And two of the MPs were women!

More here and here.

[satchmodog9]

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[Spktyr]

I'm guessing that if they fight as well as they film, they're idiots.

[Spktyr]

After reading this, it's a "just *damn*" situation. These people could give pointers to Hammer's Slammers. looks like.

And they're *Reservists*. That's going to make the terrs think. A lot.

[MEG33]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1370142/posts
Kentucky guardsmen recall firefight with Iraqi insurgents
Associated Press ^ | 3/24/2005 | Bruce Schreiner


Posted on 03/24/2005 6:30:30 PM CST by Mount Athos


The Kentucky National Guardsmen were outnumbered and under heavy gunfire when they counterattacked Iraqi insurgents who ambushed a coalition convoy southeast of Baghdad
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[rip033]

Americans throughout history are always outnumbered and out-gunned. Their warrior spirit and brave hearts have always triumphed in the end. Yorktown, Little Round Top, The Ardenns, Pusan Perimeter, Ia Drang Valley. They value life and liberty and don't give up.

[csvset]

A job well done soldiers! There's no mistaking the sound of a .50 cal. I'm sure the terrorists realized that they were in deep doodoo when the MP's opened up on them.

[uglybiker]

Bummer. It stops just when it's getting good.

[topher]

Just one question: Where were the Apaches? Where was the rotary-winged air support while all this was going on?

Good question. One along the same lines is if a predator was sent aloof to check the route. I think anything capable of detecting IR signatures would have exposed the terrorists...

[Chieftain]

Freedom call - thanks for the awesome report. REH, Taxman, MikeInIraq, nwazgranny - this is really a great story we won't hear about from the lamestream media! This is how women in combat is supposed to work - they kicked ass!! I wish we could see more stories like this - teamwork!!

[Chieftain]

Gotta check this story out - Oooooraaahh!!!

[OXENinFLA]

Sweet...

[Peach]

I'd seen that; isn't it great?

[nw_arizona_granny]

So well trained, it is like dancing.

I feel great pride in our troops.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping

[Calpernia]

On Sunday afternoon, in a very bad section of scrub-land called Salman Pak, on the southeastern outskirts of Baghdad, 40 to 50 heavily-armed Iraqi insurgents attacked a convoy of 30 civilian tractor trailer trucks that were moving supplies for the coalition forces, along an Alternate Supply Route. These tractor trailers, driven by third country nationals (primarily Turkish), were escorted by 3 armored Hummers from the COSCOM*. When the insurgents attacked, one of the Hummers was in their kill zone and the three soldiers aboard were immediately wounded, and the platform taken under heavy machinegun and RPG** fire