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- 1 4~5, --/9 moved LtP to its attack position +or the 2d obstacle belt amid
sporadic artillery and mortar shell+ire.
- 15C)O, 1/11 and TF SiMM mortars initiate planned ne~ttrali=ation +ires on
2d obstacle belt.
- 152C), /9 began breach 0+ 2d obstacle belt OS 89O8~O. Same typ~ 0+
obstacles. Red lanes line charge didn't detonate.
- 1600, Only one lane was open and operational, the other being +o~tled by
disabled mine-roller tank; work was ~~nderway on a back-up lane.
- 1610, -/9 engaged 5 T-55 tanks on-north side 0+ 2d breach, killing two.
/9 engaged enemy with Cobra~s, tank main gL~s, artillery (1/11) and
SiMM mortars, as well as integral in+antry direct +ire weapons.
- 1615, /9 inc~irred IC) cas~alties +rom enemy mortar +ire during the
breachhead expansi on.
- 1615, Enemy +orces +acing TF at 2d obstacle belt identi+ied a= ~t~d
E(rigade, 5th Mechani=ed Division. 1~t: Tanks passed through the only
operational 1 are and engaged enemy bunkers and trenchworks.
- TOW Co, 1st Tank= accounted +or 6 T-55/62 kills on the north side o+
the 2d obstacle belt.
- 16.0, 1 Cc r../c attached to 1st Tanks became inudated with literally
hundreds 0+ E~V''s
- 1700, 1/I moved through breach in 2d belt. During breachhead expansi on
I/i accounted +or r-. tanks, 7 ~FC's and many enemy F:fI~.
- D Co 1/1, tasked to a=sist 1st Tanks with EPW handling.
- TF ~~ Command +ollowed 1/1 through breach and established CF (vic ES
57.595).
- 17T-O, TF "~` Command mcv-d thrciLgh breach. Received +ire +rom T-55 tan~
enr~~'te tc: TF CF.
- 1750, breachhead line was est -500 m 5C)C)C m.
- 1500, TF Xray helicopters observed in area and departed without
landing.
2100, Con=-ol i dat~ on o+ De+ense Fo~iti ons. ~pprox 1.00 EFW `5 escorted
to collection point.
2.0, TF received new mi ssi on, would not move till 1000 on 6+1 (25 Feb)
5-4 brought re+uelers +orward and re+ueled the TF.
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- 0001, -/11 departed assembly area in trace o+ TF Ripper crossing
kuwaiti border at 0205 and arriving in attack positions grid OS 6765 at
0r.r~.1: mission DS TF Ripper.
- 0.55, 5/11 mission changed to general support rein+orcing (GSR) /11.
5/il 155mm ~atteries answer calls +or +ire +or /11 llsistera? batteries.
- 0507, /11 in trace 0+ TF Ripper, crossed LOD.
- 0507, TF Ripper crossed line o+ departure enroute to 1st obstacle belt
with -/11 in trace.
- 0659, CFL 2 in e++ect.
- 0504. `/11 began moving through 1st obstacle belt breach.
- 08.0, 5/il Recon, Survey and advance parties displaced through TF
Eri==ly breach site.
- 0900, /12 began displacement by echelon displacing I /14 through
breach in order to provide continuous direct support to TF 6rizzly.
I /14 occupied +iring position grid OS 710840, +irecap ready at
1 1 C)0
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