VII CORPS COMMANDERS GUIDE 22

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Subject: VII CORPS COMMANDERS GUIDE 22                                   

Unit: VII CORPS   

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   IMMEDIATE            RHSDBBD CDR VII CORPS 6--3 PLANS FWD

   SIZE) WITH ABOUT 24 HOURS PREP@RATIONO IRAQ WILL LIKELY WAIT



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   UNTIL LATER IN THE MONTH WHEN ILLUMINATION EXCEEDS 70% BEFORE
   REINITIATING ANY OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS. SSM ATTACKS ON CITIES
   WILL CONTINUE. THE IRAQIS COULD EMPLOY CHEMICALS AT ANY TIME
   4AIR, SSM, ARTILLERY DELIVERED); HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT LIKELY
   UNTIL AFTER OUR GROUND OFFENSIVE HAS BEGUN. IN RESF'ONSE TO A
   VII CORPS ATTACK, THE !RAD.IS WILL PROBABLY ATTEMPT TO DELAY AND
   ATI-RI'TE rHE CORF'S WITH ECONOMY OF FORCE OPERATIONS IN THE WEST,
   CONVENTIONAL AND CHEMICAL FIRES DELIVERED BY ARTILLERY AND
   POSSIBLY AIR, AND BY POSITIONAL DEFENSES ARRAYED IN DEPTH.
   2.  'kS) FRIENDLY SITUATION.
       A.    (S) ARCENT. UNCHANGED.
       B.    (S) XVIII ABN CORPS. UNCHANSED.
       C.    (S) FORCES COMMAND NORTH. UNCHANGED.
       D.    (S) CENTAF. TODAY'S ATO TARGETS THE RGFC WITH 24
   FIGHTER   AND 13 B52 SORTIES. THE 12AD/2BID WILL SEE :@'6
   FIGHTER/AIO  AND 6 B52 SORTIES. THE 25/31ID AND 27ID WILL BE
   STRUCK WITH  16 AND 6 AIO SORTIES RESPECTIVELY. THE 17AD WILL
   BE ATTACKED  BY 120 FIGHTER SORTIES. 20 FIGHTER/AIO SORTIES ARE
   TARGETED ON  THE 4SID, WHILE 36 FIGHTERS ATTACK THE 261D. 1,11)
   FIGHTERS WILL ATTACK TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY IN THE VII (US)



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   CORPS SECTOR, WHILE f-2 FIGHTERS FLY TAN@-l-KIL'"ING MISSIONS IN
   THE i,,'TO. 258 ADDITIONAL SORTIES ARE PLANNED IN THE [:.'.'TO.
   3. (S) INTEN     IONS.
       A. (S) LESS THAN 72 HOURS. THE FOCUS OF INTELLIGENCE
TY, ARTILLERY AND AIR HAS SHIFTED TO THE
   IID(M) BREACH SECTOR.
       D. (S) BEYOND 72 HOURS. THE FOLLOWINS GUIDANCE WAS
   PUBLISHED 171601;17 FEB 91 AND APPLIES TO ALL F,HASE II
   BATTLEFIELD F,REPARATION OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY VII CORPS MS'@S:
             (1) RECONNAISSANCE/@CURITY OPERATIONS NORTH 0,@HE LD
   ARE AUTHORIZED, BU-1 UNITS Mt,- RETURN SOUTH OF THE LD UF-...4
   COMF'LETION OF MISSIONS.

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