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Subject: TASK FORCE TARO 23 FEB 91 Unit: 3D AA BN Parent Organization: 1ST MARDIV Box ID: BX600016 Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD ASSAULT AMPHIBAN BATTALION JAN - JUN 1991 Document Number: 5 Folder SEQ #: 15 -1010, Report of larger armor force coming from west. -1012, Notified Division Forward CP under attack. -1019, HO company, TOW platoon enroute to assist Division Forward Cp. -1020, Directed TOW platoon to come up on division TAC NET/report to call sign coach. -1045, Pride directt change to time of attac,k from 1100 to 0/0. This due to attack on Division Forward CP. -1108, Division report'enemy tank heading northeast side of Al Wafra/tank concentrations due east 15 to 20 kilometers/another tank concentration due north. -1110, 3d TkBn 'engaging T-62's/seven out of nine destroyed/tank company surrenders. -1204, From division: temporary boundary change i4ith 2d IlarDiv.at grid QT 700144, at PL Red to grid QT 778229 follow road northeast,to grid OT 850388 so 2d MarDiv can move north., -1254, TF Ripper reports full colonel EPW, says not:many forces around KIA, they are'around Al Ahamdi, most T772's removed from Kuwait to Iraq. -1330, 'Undergro6nd field hospital found vicinity grid 749052. -1338; Boundary change for ist and 2n MarDiv from grid 763140 to 748229 to 850388 in effect 1337. -1800 Going to MOPP.-4.:@ -1830: All clear sounded. -1908,@Fox,vehicler,2detected and identified Lewicite agent. @Ripper 6 believes that chemical weapons were used, but not sure if Ripper was the target. These chemical munitions could have been exploded by our own artillery fire, thus causing secondary explosions. -1910, Going to MOPP-4. -1920, All clear sounded. TASK FORCE PAPA BEAR -0530, TF stand-to. Visibility less than 7@OOM in heavy fog. -0730, 1/1 commenced sweep of Burqan Oilfield north to Gathering Center 4 (vic OS 885980). -0800, approximately 20 Iraqi's, accompanied by I T-55 tank and 2 APC's surrender at TF CP. Interrogation of Iraqi officer indicates major ttack may be expected. -0803, TF CP came under tank main gun and automatic weapons fire. Hc,,Co Marines engaged enemy with@AT-4, LAAW's and automatic weapons. One tank and several' other vehicles were destroyed and enemy withdrew into the fog. -0805, lst Tanks engaged counterattacking enemy armor and APC in wide area south of Burqan Oilfield. Unit identified as 22d Bde, 5th Mechanized Division. -0830, A Co 1/1 and B Co 1/1 engaged several units of 15th Brigade; 3d Armored Division during their movement north., -1000, Ist Tanks@",battle-sti23 underway,@as fog-c,lears-enough.,,for,Cobra@s to join@b@tti@@.-@@@6v-IO-TAC::(A) a d AV-8B 8 on@enemy further to sou @.,@excellen@- th