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- C)C)O9, C/l/12 reported 6~ EFW~s capt~red.
- OO~t), 6//Il and E/2/12 received incoming indirect +ire; no casLtalties.
- C)7..O, D~~ring occLtpation o+ +iring position at OT 844C)14, i/Il JLmp CF
  and ~ i/il advance party (wi'h 2 howitzers) received incoming mortar
  +ire and exchanged a~tomatic weapons +ire +rom Iraqi vehicles to the
  northeast.
- 0745,    1/11 displaced by echelon with H/r./14 and I/~/il.   Displacment
  was delayed at second breach site~d~~e to T~ Fapa Bear engagement to
  East.     Batteries occ~tpied +iring positions near grid OT SOC).
- 075, Division FSCC req~ested that 11th Marines attack an
  armor/mechanized brigade +orming at QT 89.02. and an armored brigade
  +orming at OT 874O~7.     ~t this time, only one battery was oriented on
  this area.     The Regt FDC directed all battalions to orient on these
  co~tnterattack +orces and iss~ted a +ire?order 11Regt 4 ro~~nds DFIOM or
  R~F a     range appropri-te tot 0817" +or target ~yooir. the
  armored/mechanized brigade and "Regt 4 roL~nds DFICM or R~F as range
  appropriate TOT 0820" +or target ~Y 1004 the armored brigade.
- 0817,    11th Ma~in~s massed 11 Batteries +rom 4 Battalions +iring ro~tnd=~
  0+ F~~F. and ro~nds 0+ bFICM on target ~Y 100., the armor/mechanized
  bricade +orm~n~ at grid CIT 89'.02T., 244 ro~tnds 0+ ~~~F and DFICM
  expended.
- 0820,    11th Marine  massed 1: batteries +rom all +ive battalion +iring
  round= 0+ R~F arid ro~nds 0+ DFICM on target ~Y1004, the armored brigade
  +orming at grid OT 874097.     49~ ro~nds 0+ F~F and DFICM expended.
- OST.:),  1/il recrient=d on aimuth 0+ +ire 2700 aimpoint grid OS 9i~) t~
  suprort TF Fa~a B'=~~ `=ngagement with Iraqi  co~~nterattack +orce.
- 0910, ~/i/11 displaced +or~ard throL~gh second breach and closed on iji
  nea~ gr2' d CIT STO).
- 09T.0, 5/li began displace~ent +orward throLLgh second breach an~
  occ~~pied +iring po~itions near grid OT 8.95 with the battalion FireCap
  ready at ilTO.
- 1015, Fride F~JD CF engages elements 0+ Iraqi armor +orce with ~T-4~s,
- Cobra=, arid L~I's at OS 8598, began engaging the Iraqi +orce.
  lOTO,    1/il received incoming mortar +ire at grid OS 810995;   1 ~JI~
  reported +rom H     /14.
- 1I14,During occ~Lpation 0+ +iring position at OT 844014, 1/11 J~imp CF
  and ~/1/11 advance party received incoming automatic weapons +ire +rom
  Iraqi vehicles to the Northeast.     One ~/1/11 howitzer engaged Iraqi
  +orces with direct +ire destroying one vehicle and dispersing the
  remainder 0+ the +orce.
- 1201, 5/11 displaced +~wther +orward to better range ~l Jaber ~ir+ield
  and occupied +iring positions near grid OT 7999 FireCap ready at 1250.
- 1216, H/T./14 engaged two Iraqi Multiple ~ocket La~~chers (MFL)
  preparing to +ire at grid OT 855012 with automatic weapons and howitzer
  direct +ire destroying one MRL and neutralizing the other.
- 1218,     /11 displaced batteries +orward by echelon with a platoon +ror.
  each battery occupying +iring posiiton near grid OT 770T. FireCap ready
  at 1T.51.
- lT45,    1/11 completed occupation 0+ +iring positions and were +irecap
  ready near grid OT 8T.00.
-           /1  disp'aced remaiThing platoons +orward to close on lead

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