VII CORPS SITREP 32

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Subject: VII CORPS SITREP 32                                             

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent  Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000224

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Document Number:          4


            CORPS                              CQ
                                   UNCLASSIFIED

         REPORTING PERIOD   17210OZ TO 18210OZ FEB 91
         1. @ OPERATIONS SUMMARY.
            A.        CORPS OVERVIEW:
                 (1)       OPERATIONS CONTINUE IN FAA. TWO EPW-S WERE
         CAPTURED BY ICD IN SECTOR. ICD ZONE RECON UP TO FSCL UNCO      D
         NUMEROUS B     S WITH A VARIETY OF      ITION TO INCLUDE ITALIAN
         ANTI-TANK MINES. IN ADDITION THEY DESTROYED AN OP TOWER AND TWO
         WHEELED RECON VEHICLES. 1ID CONDUCTED AN ARTILLERY RAID WITH
         L(UK)AD DIVARTY FROM 1400C TO 1600C HOURS TARGETING SUSPECTED
         ENEKY ARTILLERY UNITS AND CO      POSTS. IN FLIGHT A-10 REPORTED
         ARTILLERY WAS ON TARGET AND TO KEEP FIRING. FIRING UNIT
         RESPONDED WITH RESULT OF 13 ARTILLERY PIECES AND I ARMORED
         VEHICLE DESTROYED VIC NT 845365. THIS SYNERGISM BETWEEN GROUND
         AND AIR IS PRECIOUSLY THE T    ORK NECESSARY TO DESTROY ENEKY
         UNITS. NO RETURN FIRE RECEIVED. VII CORPS UNITS CONTINUE FIRES,
         COUNTER-RECONNAISSANCE, AND OTHER ACTIONS TO SHAPE THE
         BATTLEFIELD. THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE WAS PUBLISHED AND APPLIES TO
         ALL PHASE II BATTLEFIELD PREPARATION OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY
         mscfs: 1) RECONNAISSANCE/SECURITY OPERATIONS NORTH OF THE LD
         ARE AUTHORIZED UP TO THE FSCL, BUT UNITS MUST RETURN SOUTH OF THE
         LD UPON COMPLETION OF THE MISSION. 2) ARTILLERY RAIDS MAY BE
         CONDUCTED, BUT ARTILLERY ASSETS WILL NOT BE DISPLACED FORWARD OF
         THE LD. 3) ATTACK HELICOPTER CROSS-PLOT OPERATIONS REQUIRE
         PRIOR APPROVAL BY THE CORPS COMMANDER.
                 (2)       PIONEER UAV FLEW MISSION FORWARD OF 1ID AT
         0315C-0530C, ENCOUNTERED CLOUDS IN TARGET AREA, NO SUBSTANTIAL
         TARGETS DETECTED. SECOND MISSION FLEW FORWARD OF IID AT 084SC-
         1000C AND RETURNED     Y DUE TO DATALINK PROBLEM. NO TARGETS
         WERE DETECTED. NEED TO CONTINUE TO LASH THIS SIGNIFICANT
     CAPABILITY TOGETHER WITH AIR.
                 (3)       CORPS MAIN EFFORT IS PREPARATION FOR COMBAT AND
         SHAPING THE BATTLEFIELD IN FAA WHILE CONTINUING TO ACCOMPLISH
         SOLVING WAR STOPPERS BETWEEN NOW AND G-DAY. WITH MOVEMENT INTO
         PHASE II FAA'S/SECTORS COMPLETE CORPS WILL BE CONSCIOUS OF
         INCREASED VULNERABILITY TO ENEt4Y SIGINT, RSTA AND RAID/COMMANDO
         ATTACK. UNITS WILL MAINTAIN A HEIGHTENED SENSITIVITY TO THESE
         THREATS AS WE CONDUCT FINAL PREPARATION TO EXECUTE PHASE IV OF
         OPERATION DESERT STORM. LOW RISK HIGH PAY-OFF OPERATIONS TO
         CONTINUE ACROSS SECTOR. PHASE II BATTLEFIELD PREPARATION WILL
         CONTINUE, WHILE THE MAJORITY OF CORPS UNITS CONDUCT FINAL
         PREPARATION FOR COMBAT, WITH MAXIMUM EFFORT TO SURGE OR RATES AND
         BRING LONG RANGE TANK KILLING SYSTEMS TO PEAK READINESS.
                 (4)       PROBABLE COURSES OF ACTION FOR IRAQI FORCES IN
         SECTOR: IRAQI FORCES CONTINUE TO DEFEND IN DEPTH FROM CURRENT
         POSITIONS, WITH MAIN EFFORT IN EAST, ECONOMY OF FORCE IN WEST,
         AND POSSIBLE DIVISION MOBILE RESERVES. TWO POSSIBLE EXCEPTIONS
         THEIR PLAN: FIRST, BDETS FROM SOME HEAVY DIVISIONS COULD
         GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTH TO BOLSTER FIRST ECHELON DEFENSES AND TO
         REPLACE LOSSES RESULTING FROM THE AIR CAMPAIGN AND DESERTIONS;
         AND SECOND, OTHER MOBILE RESERVES WILL LIKELY CONDUCT LOCAL
         REPOSITIONING IN ORDER TO AVOID AIR STRIKES. THESE RESERVES WILL
         ONLY INITIATE 14AJOR REDEPLOYMENTS IF THEY     ABLE TO READ VII
         CORPS MOVE TO FAA. CURRENTLY THEIR ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT THIS
         IS THE CASE. EXPECT CONTINUAL RECON AND PROBING ATTACKS IN WEST
         AS IRAQIS ATTEMPT TO DISCEAN SIZE AND DISPOSITION OF OUR FORCES.
         IN RESPONSE TO A VII CORPS ATTACK, THE IRAQIS WILL PROBABLY
                                                       DECLASSIFIED
                           UNCLASSIFIED                ON: 05 JUL 96
                                 BY: SEC ARMY (DAMH) UNDER SEC
                                                       3.4 EO 12958

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