24TH MECH INF DIV OPERATION DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT

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Subject: 24TH MECH INF DIV OPERATION DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT    

Box  ID: BX001437

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Folder Title: 24 MECH INF DIV AFTER ACTION REPORT                                                             

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Parent Organzation: XVIII CORPS 






                                          UNCLASSIFIED
                                                                              05/3-
                                        @S LONG REPORT

             1. (U) JULLS NUMBER: 52060-08766 (00014), submitted by FIRE
             SUPPORT OFF, 24 ID, 870-5516, (912)767-5516.

             2. (U) No type OPN DESERT STORM NOTES conducted by 24 IN DIV (I
             on 05/20/91.

             3. (U) KEYWORDS: REFUEL OPERATIONS, ARTILLERY,

             4. (U) TITLE: REFUEL OPERATIONS FOR ARTILLERY BATTALIONS

             S. (U) OBSERVATION: DIVARTY / artillery battalions do not have
             enough fuel tankers for sustained refuel operations.

             6. (U) DISCUSSION: Each artillery battalion has only three
             RE24TT tankers, while HHB uses a 5-ton with trailer carrying fuel
             pods. This provides enough fuel to top off all vehicles in the
             DS battalions only once. (HHB cannot even fuel all its vehicles
             with its 5-ton). No fuel reserve is left while the tankers are
             in the rear refilling. In fast-paced offensive operations, the
             likelihood of vehicles running out of fuel before the tankers
             return is very good.

             7. (U) LESSON LEARNED: The current fuel haul capability is
             .insufficient for sustained refuel operations, especially if
             tanker resupply sites are not readily available.

             S. (U) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Add three additional HEMTT tankers
             to the TO&Eis of the DS battalions (for a total of six), and one
             to the TO&E of a DIVARTY FM.



                 (U) SUBJECT: LOGISTICS

                 (U) INTEROPERABILITY: STRUCTURE

                 (Ti) Lesson distributed by: 24TH IN DIV.
















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