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3rd Infantry unit prevails in 30-hour firefight
Army Times ^
| March 26, 2003
| Sean D. Naylor
Posted on 03/26/2003 9:34:56 AM PST by Leisler
Edited on 05/07/2004 10:06:20 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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EAST BANK OF THE EUPHRATES RIVER, Iraq (March 26, 2003)
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: 3rdid; abramstanks; ak47assaultrifles; army; bradley; deadiraqisoldiers; embeddedreport; gasmask; iraq; republicanguard; seandnaylor; technicals
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posted on
03/26/2003 9:34:56 AM PST
by
Leisler
To: Leisler
Hoo ah.
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posted on
03/26/2003 9:36:50 AM PST
by
zerosix
To: Leisler
Thank you for this post.
To: Leisler
Powder..Patch..Ball FIRE!
“We didn’t take any prisoners"
New Marine standing order after the atocities put upon the 507th.
To: Leisler
If we have no casualties and they have 150 or 600...wow! Good news !
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posted on
03/26/2003 9:38:10 AM PST
by
Mihalis
To: Leisler
If they're taking out our tanks with pickup trucks, we could be in for a long fight.
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posted on
03/26/2003 9:39:03 AM PST
by
Paraclete
To: Leisler
“We didn’t take any prisoners,” James said. No Quarters.
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posted on
03/26/2003 9:39:53 AM PST
by
demlosers
To: Leisler
Get Some!
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posted on
03/26/2003 9:40:07 AM PST
by
TADSLOS
(Sua Sponte)
To: Paraclete
Presumably had ATGMs mounted on them.
Have been an effective weapon before, in the "Toyota War" when Libya tried to take over Northern Chad in the 1980s, the Chadians got a buch of Toyota 4x4s and put French MILAN missle launchers in the bed. With a little bit of French Air support, the Chadians zoomed around at high speed and destroyed over a thousand Libyan tanks.
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posted on
03/26/2003 9:41:33 AM PST
by
John H K
To: Leisler
"We didn’t take any prisoners,”
Now THAT's what I call Politically Correct!
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posted on
03/26/2003 9:46:20 AM PST
by
smiley
To: Leisler
Just shows you can't believe the maps. Every map I've seen has shown 7th Cav well to the east and slightly to the South of 3ID. I had presumed it was acting as an independent Armored Cav. unit since its parent is 1st Cav Div., but this report has it moving within the 3ID's advance.
To: Paraclete
If they're taking out our tanks with pickup trucks, we could be in for a long fight. Agreed. There is something strange about this story. Did the engagement with the pickup trunks above take 30hrs, or is the text above just describing a minor episode within the 30hr long engagement.
To: John H K
However, without friendly air support...
A Toyota ATGM is dead meat.
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posted on
03/26/2003 9:48:26 AM PST
by
Poohbah
(Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
To: Leisler
No quarter asked, none given..
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posted on
03/26/2003 9:49:57 AM PST
by
ewing
To: Poohbah
True, but it's obvious the weather has exposed us to this vulnerability. Let's hope things clear up so we can apply our air power.
To: Leisler
“We didn’t take any prisoners,” James said. Clearly general officer material.
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posted on
03/26/2003 9:50:34 AM PST
by
CholeraJoe
(OO-OOH Can't anybody see? We've got a war to fight.)
To: John H K
Presumably had ATGMs mounted on them. I seem to remember reading elswhere that it is believed they were using MILAN missles and were able to hit the heavies from behind. It is intrestin to note that none of the crews in these "destroyed" vehicles was killed leaving one to wonder how badly damaged they are.
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posted on
03/26/2003 9:50:59 AM PST
by
mole
To: Paraclete
Weather's also a problem for ATGMs.
This has been a possibility since Day One.
Some folks don't seem to understand that this is a WAR, not a game of Command and Conquer on "Easy" mode.
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posted on
03/26/2003 9:51:41 AM PST
by
Poohbah
(Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
To: Leisler
No Americans were reported killed, although two Abrams tanks and a Bradley fighting vehicle were destroyed by enemy fire. Remarkable and curious. The author's use of the word "destroyed" strikes me as inaccurate. Disabled, perhaps, lost function, perhaps- either of these can be accomplished with no fatalities. "Destroyed" suggests a catastrophic, high order kill on the vehicle which would certainly result in fatalities.
To: Leisler
and killed all the Republican Guard soldiers. “We didn’t take any prisoners,” James said Well I love hearing that.
Especially after learning how the ba$tids are treating our troops.
I say "No quarter given".
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posted on
03/26/2003 9:52:31 AM PST
by
Johnny Gage
(We will not tire, We will not falter, We will not fail. - President George W. Bush)
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