172nd Stryker Soldiers discover huge weapons cache

Blackanthem Military News ^ | Aug 20, 2006 | Multi-National Division

[mdittmar]

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Soldiers from 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, detained two suspected terrorists and seized a large weapons cache in a warehouse during a search of Nur and Ghazalyia Friday in support of Operation Together Forward.

The weapons and munitions seized included more than 580 mortar rounds, about 39,000 rounds of small-arms ammunition, more than 100 rocket-propelled grenades, more than 270 rockets, two landmines, a shape charge, a crater charge, 11 fragmentation grenades, several machine guns, ammunition drums, 5,000 feet of detonation cord, mortar tubes and bipods, land mines, more than 50 rocket motors and various other bomb-making materials and ordnance.

Five hundred buildings were searched during the operation.

Operations have taken place in Doura, Shula, Ghazaliyah and Ameriyah from Aug. 7-16. During this time, Iraqi Army, Iraqi Police and MND-B Soldiers have cleared more than 23,000 buildings, 21 mosques, detained 54 suspected terrorists, seized 326 weapons, registered 341 weapons, found 10 weapons and munitions caches and removed 900 tons of trash.

[DariusBane]

Anybody know what a "crater charge" is?

[Dustbunny]

Sending huge ATTA BOY.

[Hazcat]

I'm more interested in the 900 tons of trash. Let's see 900 x 2000 / 140 (average weight of an islomofascist) = 12000 pieces of "trash" :)

[mosquewatch.com]

And still there is no peace. Do you realize what we are facing? Great ya' got some ammo, and some guns. Wonderful, thousands more will come across the border ? I HOPE YOU ARE READY TO OCCUPY IRAQ FOR MANY YEARS, THIS IS NOT GOING TO STOP.

But it could , if the USA showed enough backbone.

[mdittmar]

It makes a crater.

[Boundless]

Posted earlier as:

172nd Stryker Soldiers discover huge cache
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1686943/posts

[mdittmar]

Do you realize what we are facing?

I have since 9-11.

What did you think we were facing?

[cf_river_rat]

Five hundred buildings were searched during the operation.

Man, these guys have a tough job.

[mdittmar]

Darn it,I did a search too.

[mosquewatch.com]

Muslims that will rip arms off of people with cars, saw heads off, shoot kids in the head, make them drink their own urine, impale people, all while screaming...

Allahu Ackbar!!

[Boundless]

>> Posted earlier as:

> Darn it,I did a search too.

Since when does FR have a search that works ?

:-)

[mdittmar]

And kamikazes would fly their planes into ships.

We been through this before,the majority of our guys will come home when the job is done,we're winning,buck up.

P.S. we still have troops in Japan and Germany

[SoldierDad]

The occupation of Iraq will become all the more transparent as the world sees what Iran is really up to. Thankfully, the U.S. has a front row seat for when the real fireworks go off.

[Cobra64]

But it could , if the USA showed enough backbone.

We lost it years ago.

[wildwood]

go, TIM!!

[patton]

Shape charge designed to crater a road. Used to create hasty tank obstacles.

Also used to create a hole, that one then fills with demo, and touches off with a klacker from a safe distance. a long distance.

Reported to create a nice mushroom cloud, over the green hills of Virginia.

Or so I heard. When my hearing came back. LOL.

[Parley Baer]

I wonder if the munitions say "Made In Iran".

[donmeaker]

A crater charge is a low explosive (say .7 times the explosive speed of TNT) that is used to make a hole in a road. We used to use 5 to make a hasty crater and 7 or so to make a deliberate road crater.

Oh, and if you happen to be parked too close when it goes off, it throws vehicles around like so much kindling.

[Adrastus]

Damn shame we can't get some of the brilliant ideas you are hiding. Planning on a book? or maybe a power seat on the Buchannan team?