MARINES UNCOVER SIGNIFICANT WEAPONS CACHE

CENTCOM ^ | April 16, 2004

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

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April 16, 2004
Release Number: 04-04-15


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MARINES UNCOVER SIGNIFICANT WEAPONS CACHE

CAMP FULLUJAH, Iraq -- Marines in Fallujah April 16 discovered a significant weapons cache and engaged enemy forces after coming under fire.

Marines discovered a large weapons cache in a two-story home in Fallujah and another on the edge of a wheat field. Marines recovered the following from the house:
One AK-47 with two full magazines
One surface-to-air missile launcher with one missile

From the wheat field, Marines found:
One surface-to-air missile launcher
Six homemade surface-to-air missile launchers
A complete 50mm mortar system, with aiming sights
One RPK machine gun
Two cans 7.62mm machine gun ammunition (200 rounds each)
Seven rockets for rocket-propelled grenades
Three 40mm high-explosive mortar rounds
Seven 82mm mortars
72 igniting charges
One base plate for a 120mm mortar
One AK-47 with a full magazine

Shortly after discovering these two weapons caches, an even larger one was found not far away containing:

Two missiles
One RPG launcher and 40 RPG rockets
47 rockets
Five 180mm rounds
Ten 155mm artillery rounds
50 120mm rounds
59 60mm rounds
One 120mm mortar complete
Two 82mm mortars complete
Seven rockets
Two improvised rocket launchers

Marines and soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, serving under the 1st Marine Division, raided a suspected meeting place for leadership among enemy forces in Ar Ramadi. Six were detained after being positively identified as targets for capture.

Marines in the western portion of Al Anbar Province near the Syrian border discovered a weapons cache in a palm grove while conducting a dismounted patrol. Marines recovered the following:
Two AK-47s with 11 magazines
Three bayonets
220 7.62mm rounds
35 feet of detonation cord
10 sticks of dynamite.

[Nachum]

Send Al Jazeera a video of the murderous scum begging for their miserable lives and converting to Scientology.

[Aeronaut]

Way to go Marines! You guys are the greatest. Lord protect them.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Marines in Fallujah April 16 discovered a significant weapons cache and engaged enemy forces after coming under fire:

 

I Marine Expeditionary Force

 

  

 

       "We are not feeling sorry for ourselves nor do we fear what tomorrow will bring.

The battalion has lived up to its reputation as Magnificent Bastards."

 

~ LTC Paul Kennedy, Fallujah, 4/8/04 

 

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[justshutupandtakeit]

I'm thinking the US military had be very careful about calling in massive strikes on some of these towns. There could be bio and chem weapons there and it would be dangerous to hit them. That may explain some of the slowness of the actions there. However, I did hear that at least one 2,000 lber was dropped on a building in Fallujah.

[KriegerGeist]

This is a gift from God. This find should prevent a lot of injury and death to our best and brightest.

Go Marines! No better friend. No worse enemy!

[last_one_standing]

I guess that depends on how fast these bozos get resupplied. Hope not at all.

[KriegerGeist]

"I guess that depends on how fast these bozos get resupplied. Hope not at all."

These mutts probably have arms hidden all over the country. You remember when they were showing off some of the stockpiles found in the early days? They said something to the effect that there were more weapons and ammo in Iraq (or around Baghdad?) than at several of our major military bases combined and that it was more weaponry than our entire forces brought with them.

Now, this may not apply to Fallujah because it's Suni and all, but what concerns me in the Shiite areas of Najaf and elsewhere is all the Iranian troops (disguised I'm sure) flooding into Iraq not being reported. I heard a little from Rush's 'Morning Update', but not much else. Iran is pouring in troops, arms and money, along with plenty of so-called 'clerics' [Imams, Mullahs, Ayatollahs et.al.] to stir up the Shiites...as if we don't have our hands full with the Baathists in Fallujah... These Iranians need to be wiped out in Iraq, hellfire the borders to wipe them out coming across, then if need be, wipe them out in Iraq... though that would be 'politically correct.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Tom Daschle is saddened, deeply saddened.

[alpha-8-25-02]

GODSPEED
SEMPER FI
may the Lord be with you,brothers!

[lancer]

Saddened? Saddened??? Nay, Tommy is "deeply troubled!" (In more ways than one...)

[Fester Chugabrew]

I just hope we have plenty of bacon grease left in OUR arsenal.

[solo gringo]

Go Gettum guys and gals show these diaper heads what real Marines are made of.God Bless All of you gods speed hurry home we miss all of you." My Hero's"

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Sounds like a H.A.T. Chapter shoot!

[Mannaggia l'America]

Six homemade surface-to-air missile launchers

I'd like to get a look at one of these. How does one make a SAM launcher at home?

Think we'll ever see Norm Abrams making one of these on PBS? :-)

[Flyer]

Sounds like a H.A.T. Chapter shoot!

Minus the BBQ and beer. . .

[blackie]

"Magnificent Bastards" ~ Bump!

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

[Thom Pain]

Holy Shi'ite! That's a lot of stuff!

[firewalk]

Thanks for the ping

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!