Posted on 12/31/2004 4:09:36 AM PST by Clive
Press Release
Public Affairs Office
I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
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Release # 1230-04-0612
U.S. Army soldiers discover, seize multiple weapons caches
Dec 30, 2004
AR RAMADI, Iraq -- U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 44th Engineer Battalion, attached to 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force discovered 18 separate weapons caches during sweeping operations Tuesday and Wednesday in Ramadi.
The 44th Engineer Battalion, which has been serving in Iraq since August, discovered complete mortar systems, mortar and artillery rounds, rockets, explosive material used in roadside bombs and various types of small arms and ammunition.
The number of discovered caches demonstrates the brigade's successes in decreasing the enemy's inventory of weapons and munitions. The following weapons and munitions were discovered:
1 x pipe bomb (6 ft long, 3 in dia.) w/ blasting cap
15 x RPG launchers
2 x homemade RPG launcher
97 x RPG rounds
9 x HE RPG rounds
4 x RPG rockets
19 x RPG fuses/boosters
30 x RPG boosters
2 x complete 60mm mortar system
1 x 60mm mortar tube
2 x mortar sight
2x mortar bipod
180 x 60mm mortar rounds
4 x 60mm mortar fuses
16 x 60mm mortar primers
83 x 82mm mortar rounds
5 x 105mm artillery rounds
1 x 107mm mortar round
9 x 107mm rockets
4 x 120mm smoke rounds
2 x 120mm HE rounds
20 x 120mm mortar rounds
5 x 120mm artillery rounds
2 x 122mm artillery shell
1 x 125mm mortar round
8 x 155mm artillery rounds
12 x mortar primers
19 x rockets of various sizes
4 x assorted arty shells of various sizes
1 x unknown rocket
4 x 9 ft. rockets
1 x rocket (3.5” in dia.)
14 x unknown type of 120mm fuses
1 x rocket propellant tube
3 x propellant canisters
19 x cans of propellant
11 x AK-47 assault rifles
1 x RPK machine gun
1 x AKM machine gun
1 x rifle (type unknown)
1 x Draganov sniper rifle
4 x PKM Machine Guns
5 x short barrels for an RPK
2 x sets of body armor
1 x IED battery
1 x white case
16 x black masks
25 x grenades
30 x MG fuses
1 x grenade launcher
1 x empty can of 38mm rubber bullets
8 x blocks of TNT
4 x electric blasting caps
1 x bag of PE4
33 x canisters of PE 4
1 x bag of crushed PE4
200 x 14.5mm rounds
5x boxes of 14.5mm rounds
5,500 x 7.62mm rounds (linked)
2,800+ loose 7.62mm rounds
1500 x 7.62 AP rounds
10 x full AK magazines
3 x cans of twelve grenade fuses
7 x Italian anti-tank mines
1 x Anti-Tank mine
121 x Anti-Personnel landmines 39 x primed anti-tank mines
1 x canteen
13 x Boxes .50 Cal (480 rounds loose, 40 rounds per box)
4 x cell phone receiver units, and 4x cell phones and batteries
4 x rolls of yellow detonation cord
1 x small spool of detonation cord
4 x cases for electrical detonation cord
1500 ft. of red detonation cord
55 x seismic electric blasting caps
1 x SA-7 rocket launcher
86 x 73mm rockets
80 x rocket propellants
1 x RPG-7
1 x RPG Sabot round
1 x Box 20mm rounds (50 rounds)
11 x AK-47 magazines
6 x Sticks PE-4
500 ft detonation cord
1 x Russian binoculars
The discovery, seizure and subsequent destruction of the weapons caches, greatly reduces anti-Iraqi forces' ability to launch attacks against multinational forces and innocent Iraqis.
The 1st Marine Division is committed to assisting Iraqi Security Forces in enhancing a secure environment for the citizens of Al Anbar Province in advance of the upcoming Iraqi elections.
Isn't it a violation of the Geneva Convention or something to seize items of worship from the religion of peace?
Awesome!........
woohoo!!
Somebody help me out here. Did the Soviets have an RPG-7 giveaway program or something? Like "Open a checking account, get a free RPG"? There must be billions of those things laying around the Middle East.
The Russian's are in bed with Iran at this point, so as things heat up in Iran this will get very interesting.
There are probably huge amounts of weapons and ordnance still sitting in specially prepeared places all over Iraq. I think by the time this is all over, that 600,000 estimate is going to increase quite a bit. Hope I am wrong. One thing anyone following this stuff will notice, is that the Army and Marines can "clean a town" out supposedly, cordon and search door to door, building by building, find caches, remove them, then come back around a few weeks later, and bingo. Yet more stuff is conviscated. All our Army and Marine personel should start to write letters to the UN, and thank them for their carefully policed UN controlled "oil for peace" program over all those years. /sarcasim.
Meanwhile the coffee man returns from his vacation yesterday and takes control of the far east disaster. Wonder how much he will receive in hidden kickbacks from this deal.
Whoa.
And THANK YOU FOR SERVING!!! YOU ARE TRULY AN HONORABLE HERO.
Outstanding!
Cripes... that's quite a list.
Wow!! Thanks for the ping SunkenCiv.
They found my shopping list!!!!
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