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- Battle_of_73_Easting abstract "The Battle of 73 Easting was a decisive tank battle fought on 26 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between United States armored forces of the 7th Corps and those of the Iraqi Republican Guard and its Tawakalna Division. It was named for a UTM north-south coordinate line (an \"Easting\", measured in kilometers and readable on GPS receivers) in the featureless desert that was used as a phase line to measure progress of the offensive. The battle was later described in a documentary of the battle as \"the last great tank battle of the 20th century.\" This battle took place several hours after another key tank battle known as the Battle of Al Busayyah. The main U.S. unit in the battle was the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (2nd ACR), a 4,500 man reconnaissance and security element assigned to VII Corps. It consisted of three ground squadrons (1st, 2nd and 3rd), an aviation (attack helicopter) squadron (4th), and a support squadron. Each ground squadron was made up of three cavalry troops, a tank company, a self-propelled howitzer battery, and a headquarters troop. Each troop comprised 120 soldiers, 12–13 M3 Bradley fighting vehicles and nine M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks. Task Force 1-41 Infantry performed counter reconnaissance missions prior to the 2nd ACR's actions. This generally includes destroying or repelling the Iraqi's reconnaissance elements and denying their commander any observation of friendly forces. The corps' main body consisted of the American 3rd Armored Division (3rd AD) and 1st Infantry Division (1st ID) and 2nd Armored Division (Forward) and 1st Armored Division (1st AD), and the British 1st Armoured Division (1 AD).The job of the 2nd ACR was to advance east as a forward scouting element, led by cavalry scouts in M3A1 Bradleys with highly advanced thermals to detect enemy positions. Following closely behind were M1A1 Abrams tanks covering them from the rear, ready at a moment's notice to move forward and engage the enemy. Originally advancing ahead of the 3rd Armored Division until late on February 25th, they would shift to the east and be ahead of the advancing 1st Infantry Division as it moved north from its initial objectives. The Regiment's mission was to strip away enemy security forces, clear the way of significant defenses and locate the Republican Guard's defensive positions so they could be engaged by the full weight of the armored forces and artillery of the 1st Infantry Division.On the night of 23/24 February, in accordance with General Norman Schwarzkopf's plan for the ground assault called \"Operation Desert Sabre\", VII Corps raced east from Saudi Arabia into Iraq in a maneuver later nicknamed the \"Hail Mary.\" The Corps had two goals: to cut off Iraqi retreat from Kuwait, and to destroy five Republican Guard divisions near the Iraq–Kuwait border that might attack the Arab and Marine units moving into Kuwait to the south. Initial Iraqi resistance was light and scattered and the 2nd ACR fought only minor engagements until 25 February.The primary battle was conducted by 2nd ACR's three squadrons of about 4,000 soldiers, along with the 1st Infantry Division's two leading brigades, who attacked and destroyed the Iraqi 18th Mechanized Brigade and 37th Armored Brigade of the Tawakalna Division, each consisting of between 2,500 to 3,000 personnel.".
- Battle_of_73_Easting causalties "12 KIA".
- Battle_of_73_Easting causalties "26 tanks destroyed or damaged".
- Battle_of_73_Easting causalties "3+ Bradley IFV destroyed, 3 Bradley IFV damaged".
- Battle_of_73_Easting causalties "57 wounded".
- Battle_of_73_Easting combatant "Iraq".
- Battle_of_73_Easting combatant "United Kingdom".
- Battle_of_73_Easting combatant "United States".
- Battle_of_73_Easting commander Frederick_M._Franks,_Jr..
- Battle_of_73_Easting commander H._R._McMaster.
- Battle_of_73_Easting commander Norman_Schwarzkopf,_Jr..
- Battle_of_73_Easting commander Salah_Aboud_Mahmoud.
- Battle_of_73_Easting date "1991-02-27".
- Battle_of_73_Easting isPartOfMilitaryConflict Gulf_War.
- Battle_of_73_Easting place Iraq.
- Battle_of_73_Easting result "Decisive Coalition victory".
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- Battle_of_73_Easting wikiPageWikiLinkText "73 Easting".
- Battle_of_73_Easting wikiPageWikiLinkText "Battle of 73 Easting".
- Battle_of_73_Easting caption "Destroyed Iraqi Type 69 tank.".
- Battle_of_73_Easting casualties "12".
- Battle_of_73_Easting casualties "1300".
- Battle_of_73_Easting casualties "160".
- Battle_of_73_Easting casualties "180".
- Battle_of_73_Easting casualties "26".
- Battle_of_73_Easting casualties "3".
- Battle_of_73_Easting casualties "57".
- Battle_of_73_Easting casualties "600".
- Battle_of_73_Easting casualties "80".
- Battle_of_73_Easting casualties "several anti-aircraft artillery systems".
- Battle_of_73_Easting combatant "Iraq".
- Battle_of_73_Easting combatant "United Kingdom".
- Battle_of_73_Easting combatant "United States".
- Battle_of_73_Easting commander H._R._McMaster.
- Battle_of_73_Easting commander "Ashley Haszard".