3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR

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Subject: 3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR                 

Box  ID: BX001301

Document Number:          3

Folder Title: OPORDS AND  COMMAND AND CONTROL                                                                 

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Unit: 3D AD       

Parent Organzation: VII  CORPS  






                  effect.   At   1653,  the tanks-engage   again with  HEAT  and destroy the
                 9 as..c-rewmembers and dismounts dive into their fighting positions.
              I    .,Wynn@ord6rdz@all scout seetions to come back on line as they

           ontinue
                        ,,indve,@e@-Iti, At 1722;,.he encounters a truck loaded, with troops
           ho are-loi@ur6l4/-di'smc3unting -into-fighting positions whoa     .gain-acannot-see
           he advancing scouts;       ILT Wynne engages first with 25mm.sabot at 1200 to
           1400m And-al@hough he::hits the@trucki-the rounds..merL-ly:punch holes in.the
           canvas tarp. Due to the expected tank and BMP threat from the Republican
           Guar'ds, the entire Scout Platoon had uploaded with 900rds of sabot and
           300rds of HE. They additionally crossloaded their ammunition (HE in the
           sabot chute, sabot in the HE), in order to have more tank and BMP killing
           rounds -in their ready chute/box. The scouts had pro-indexed sabot to fire
           on initial contact. Seeing the ineffectiveness of sabot on the truck, SFC
           Zeitlemoyer, the Platoon Sergeant, orders his gunner to index HE and fire.
           SGT Cortez, the gunner, fires I round, adjusts, and fires a 3 to 5 round
           burst into the truck, hitting th@ cab and causing the dismounts to "haul

           ass."
              SSG Clendenen on the left flank engages the truck with I round HE, an
           as he tries to fire a burst, jamms his gun. This may have been caused b
           feeding problems due to crossloading ammunition. Having given his positio
           away with -SSG Clendenen's fire, SSG FariL-llo is obliged to suppress thE

           enemy with        ntil@ contact can be broken.
                                        ne.dL-cides@to set his left and-middle sp@tion a
           the                                -SSG-Abba t and continues east-irC-:an attemp
          di@mciurits to his front; ILT---Wyjine call
           for                                  -the center of sector with    an illuminatio
           round be-F6rL- firing mortar HE.    Unf@unatL-ly thL- illum round hits 13
           ILT Wynne and his Platoon Sorgeant's Bradley, resulting in a checkfire an

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File Room = jul96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-28
Box ID = BX001301
Unit = 3D AD
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = OPORDS AND COMMAND AND CONTROL
Folder Seq # = 4
Subject = 3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR
Document Seq # = 1
Document Date =
Scan Date = 18-JUL-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 16-AUG-1996