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- Provided q.~uides to in+iltration ~orces
- Pattle o+ Umm Jhui
- Ira9i armor battalion atta~k ~h.~~q~ heel
- approxi~ately 8 hour battle at ni~ht/early morn~n8
- TF Shepherd (L~Y-2='s/~T's with thermals)
- 3attle o+ kha+gi
- Ira~i mechani=ed briqade attack alorib coast road
- 2nd S~'J6/6CC relationship with Marines
- Saudi~s de+eated Iraqi's
- Lesons
- Iraqi `5 will to +iqht was ~reatly weakened
- 1+ we destroyed the +irst +ew vehicles in an Iraqi attack, the rest
ither t~trned and ran, or surrendered.
Saudi'- would +i!~ht, and win.
L--T/~-i fr~inal F.repaiation 0+ the Battl~+ield
- Position or ~orces (1st MarDiv crosses border)
- TF Gri-zly and F Taro movement +orward to the 1st obstacles
belt
- 6ri=zly recon +orc~s called and adjusted arty/air on
Iraqi iniantry'
- /7 Nt~ ;nost unit rc=ceived jncom~nq
- 2/7 observed enemy bunkers, in+antry, tanks and enSaqed
with air/artiIle~y
- /7 also worked air on enemy arty and revetted tanks
- EPW's walked throu~h mineields, identi+yin~ lanes
- ~rtillery occupied +irinq positions ~n Kuwait
- TF Fipper and TF Papa Bear occupied attack positions
- *~F Taro
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