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- lC)IC), Report 0+ larger armor +orce coming +rom west.
- lC)12, Noti+ied Division Forward CF under attack.
- 1019, HO company, TOW platoon enroute to assist Division Forward CF.
- 1020, Directed TOW platoon to come up on division T~C NET/report to
  call sign coach.
- 1045, Fride directs change to time 0+ attack +rom 1100 to 0/0.       This
  due to attack on Division Forward CF.
- 1108, Division report enemy tank heading northeast side 0+ ~l
  Wa+ra/tank concentrations due east 15 to 20 kilometers/another tank
  concentration due north.
- 11 IC),  d TkBn engaging T-~2's/seven out 0+ nine destroyed/tank company
  surrenders.
- 1204, From division:     temporary boundary change with 2d MarDiv at grid
  OT 7t:)C)144 at FL Red to grid OT 778229 +ollow road northeast to grid OT
  esorse so 2d MarDiv can move north.
- 1254, TF Ripper reports +ull     colonel EF~,  says not many +orces around
  r:~ ~, they a~e aro~nd ~l   ~hamdi , most T-72 `S removed +rom k:u~ai t to
  Iraq.
- Ir-a, Undergroijnd +ield hospital     +ound vicinity grid 749)52.
- 1T..8, Bo~~ndary change +or 1st arid 2n MarDiv +rom grid 70.140 to 745D29
  to ssar-.ss in e~+ect  17.
- 1800, Go~ ng to MOFF'-4.
- 180, ~l 1   clear sounded.
- 1908, Fox vehicles detected and identi+ied Lewicite agent.       Ripper ~
  believes that chemi cal    weapons were u~ed,  but not sure i + Ripper ~a=
  the target.    These chemical   munitions could have been exploded Ly- our
  own artillery j~re, thL     causing secondary e'.'.plos~ons.
- 1910, Going to rlOFF-4.
- 1920, ~ll cle~     =ci'~rded.

T~9r  FORCE F~F~ F?E~F'.
- OSTO, TF stand-to.     Yisibility less than lOOM in heavy +og
- 07T.0,  1/1 commenced sweep 0+ Burqan Oil+ield north to Gathering Center
  4  (vic Os 885980).
- 0800, approximately 20 Iraqi's, accompanied by I T-55 tank and 2
  surrender at TF CF.      Interrogation 0+  Iraqi o++icer indicates major
  counterattack may be expected.
- 080., TF CF came under tank main gun and automatic weapons +ire.        HqCo
  Marines engaged enemy with ~T-4, L~~W's and automatic weapons.       One
  tank and several other vehicles were destroyed and enemy withdrew into
  the +og.
- 0805,   1st Tanks engaged counterattacking enemy armor and ~FC in wide
  area south 0+ E(urqan Oil+ield.      Unit identi+ied as 22d Bde, 5th
  Mechanized Division.
- C)8T.0, ~ Co 1/1 and B Co 1/1 engaged several units 0+ 15th Brigade, T.d
  ~rmored Di vi =ion during their movement north.
- ;~Q90,~ 1st T~nks?battle.still~~underway as +og~clears enough +or Cobra's
  .t~½~j(?~n battle.  t)Y-16'T~C  (~) also controlled ~V-8B's on enemy +urther
  to south wi th excellent results.
- 1020, D Co 1/1 engaged several units 0+ 22d Brigade, 5th Mechanized
  Division e~st 0+ the Burqan Oil+ield.
- 1100,   1st Tanks battle over.     1st Tanks accounted +or SC) tanks, 25

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