3D ARMORED DIVISION ARTILLERY HISTORICAL SUMMARY ODS PHASES III

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Subject = 3D ARMORED DIVISION ARTILLERY HISTORICAL SUMMARY ODS PHASES III

Parent Organization = ARCENT

Unit = VII CORPS

Folder Title = VII CORPS ARTY-BOOK 3-COMMANDER REPT-TAB I-3D AD ARTY HIST SUMM PHASES II-VI VOL 17C

Document Number = 3

Box ID = BX000313

42 Field Artillery Brigade, R 3ADA
2-29 FA, "Path-Finders", 155mm SP, R 2-3FA
3-20 FA, "Diamond Back", 155mm SP, R 4-82 FA
1/27 FA, "Gridsmasher", MLRS, SS

Neither the 3D Armored Division Artillery, the Force Field Artillery
Headquarters nor the 42D Field Artillery Brigade were not called upon, and
did not +ire any missions in the Division zone on the second day of the
conflict.

G+2, 26 FEBRUARY 1991

At 0040 hours on the 26th of February, 3-20 FA reported that they had
completed refuel operations.

At 0315 hours Divarty received a new FSCL and BCL with effective DTG
of 260400 hours local. The FSCL plotted -From grids PU9050 to PT 9067 and
the BCL plotted from grid PT 6380 to PT 7074 to PT 5549.

Divarty received a Corps SITREP at 0325 hours: 1AD continues attack
vicinity Objective Purple, will continue through Objective Collins to
Objective Bonn. IID will attack 0430 hours along the southern flank of 3
AD to Objective Norfolk.

Preparation +or movement in the Division zone started early. At 0500
hours the Divarty Jump TOC became operational, and the main TOC prepared
to march order. The 42D FAB moved at 0655 hours. At 0700 hours, the 2-3
FA repositioned their 0-36 radar with 2-29 FA. And at 0730 hours, 4-82 FA
and the 2D Brigade continued forward to lead the Division attack.

At 01300 the Division passed new graphics on the Division Command net.
The Divarty monitored the new coordinates for boundaries, objectives, and
phase lines and posted them accordingly. North boundary grids PU 400280
to PU 590290 to PU 390245 to DU 250100. South boundary grids PU 400070 to
PU 430090 to PU 580080 to PU 770070 to PU 880040 to DU 140915. The
objectives were as -Follows: 3 AD Objective Dorsett; grid PU 9615, and
3AD Objective Minden, grid DU 130000. Phase Line Tangerine grids PU
590290 to PU 580080, PL Malta PU 4002BO to 400070, PL Bullet PU 750270 to
PU 750075, PL Lime PU 905250 to PU 770070, and PL Kiwi DU 260100 to PU
140910. These graphics represented the zone in which the 3D Armored
Division would execute VII Corps FRAS Plan 7 which called for the
destruction of the RGFC.

HHB, Divarty moved at 0839 hours. The Division continued the movement
to contact. The Division intermediate objective was to reach Phase Line
Tangerine. While enroute to PL Tangerine, in the vicinity of PL Malta,
the 2D ACR moved to the southeast out of the Division zone and in front of
the I ID to the east. The 2D ACR then continued eastward to fix enemy
forces at Objective Norfolk. The CB, 3 AD directed all MLRS to stay well
forward and occupy +iring positions along the 57 North/South grid line.
Once the Division closed on Phase Line Tangerine, the IST Brigade moved
forward and came on line with the 2D Brigade. 4-82 FA re-Fueled at PL
Tangerine at approximately 1430 hours and then occupied -Firing positions
along with 3-20 FA. The Division then continued the attack east towards
PL Bullet with two brigades abreast, and the 3D Brigade following. The
Division was later ordere?d to continue the attack to PL Lime. At this
point the CG, 3AD wanted to exploit the situation, and directed the units
to move.