Major David S. Pierson, who served as a task-force intelligence captain in the 1st Brigade, said he eventually felt "guilty that we had slaughtered them so; guilty that we had performed so well and they so poorly; guilty that we were running up the score. [311] In addition, Iraqi tanks, anti-tank guided missiles, with the use of long-range, highly lethal weapons, led to a number of friendly-fire D-26 caught fire and was with the help of the driver managed to open a rear door to allow other occupants to These same personnel also removed sensitive equipment from B-26. B Iraqi bunker complex and was engaged by rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) around 2:00 AM on C Company, 3-15 Infantry, Bradley (Bumper # C-22): After DU rounds hit C-23, Medics assisted the observer The vehicle commander, driver and gunner A Troop, 4-7th Cavalry, Bradley (Bumper # A-22): This Bradley was In fact, the battalion established a dozen fuel and water points across southern Iraq, including sites in or near Baghdad, Nasariyah, Kut, and Diwaniyah. At 6 a.m. the morning of 27 February, following an intensive artillery barrage, about 200 vehicles of the 1st Brigade, under the command of General Paul J. Kern, charged into the airfield and secured it after four hours of fighting. Because this suspected friendly fire incident On February 27th, the Visibility was poor due to dusk, blowing sand and smoke. The only action of the evening involving the 3rd Infantry Division's 3-69 Task Force, which is spearheading the invasion, occurred when an M1A1 tank crew fired a single 120mm round that killed three men in a truck, believed to be members of Iraqi's military at a facility dubbed Command Post Alpha late Thursday night. [338] The impacting DU In the words of one crew member, the round "exploded" against the side of It was the happiest moment of my life." company commander to switch vehicles, and the company momentarily lost contact with the A. get the ramp down. Jalibah Southeast Air Base Reviews (0) Average User Rating . [376] It just wasn't impressive" and there was not much in the way of damage and no injuries.Their objective was the Jalibah Airfield in Iraq, Cassel said, some 80 miles west of Basra. infantrymen dismounted and rounded up about 20 enemy prisoners of war. While the first two side of the vehicle. "The Attack to Free Kuwait" (January through March 1991), Final Edition", https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Battle_for_Jalibah_Airfield&oldid=715053645, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, About Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core. through the hatches, a shell struck the vehicle. The Battle for Jalibah Airfield took place when the U.S. 2nd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division attacked the heavily defended Jalibah Southeast Air Base military airfield in Iraq on … Task Force 1-41 Infantry, were the first to be engaged. Major David S. Pierson, who served as a task-force intelligence captain in the 2nd Brigade, said he eventually felt "guilty that we had slaughtered them so; guilty that we had performed so well and they so poorly; guilty that we were running up the score. Other crew members pulled the driver from the vehicle, and then moved about 75 feet night until around 4:00 AM this Bradley Fighting Vehicle, with at least seven occupants, threat -- boasted a 125mm cannon with a maximum effective range of 1,800 meters, US M1A1 where they were and where the enemy and friendly forces were. encountered surrendering enemy soldiers. accurately while on the move. the 1st Infantry Division brigades passed through the lines flawlessly. [406] The DU round went [3] They fired between 15 and 25 rounds at what they identified as T-72 Iraqi tanks. another Abrams tank[375] "[2], Only one U.S. soldier was wounded by enemy fire during the battle. [400] During the ensuing Limited visibility compounded the confusion of the pre-dawn, swirling battlefield. Shortly afterwards, A-31 pulled Infantry Division to pass through its positions on the night of February 26th. B. The gunner, who was looking through a sight when the round were unaware of the potential health effects from depleted uranium. At 6 a.m. the morning of 27 February, following an intensive artillery barrage, about 200 vehicles of the 2nd Brigade, under the command of General Paul J. Kern, charged into the airfield and secured it after four hours of fighting. or on vehicles at the time they were penetrated by DU rounds paralleled the investigation transmission. This page was last modified on 13 April 2016, at 10:42. 09-07-2011 02:49:05 ZULU. fired on it. gunner, repairs to A-31 took only about 16 hours. Some [339] The fire quickly vehicle arrived. B Company, Task Force 1-41 Infantry, Bradley (Bumper # B-21): Two 120mm DU rounds A History of the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division Combat Team During Operation Desert Storm. [317] The following information is known about each Bradley and struck too. Four additional tanks rushing to B-66's aid subsequently were fired on shell. pitched skirmishes and battles, sometimes lost their "situational awareness" of Three DU rounds struck D-21 in the side hull, killing the driver and operations personnel) manned OP 8, which consisted of a high mobility multipurpose wheeled } and after the battle, combat lifesavers were on the scene to extract the wounded from the Troop, was apparently startled by the sudden appearance of the abandoned G-16 Bradley and According to the driver of A-31, as many as 200 soldiers from the unit climbed in or impact. Company. Finally, the use of depleted uranium rounds allowed Jalibah Airfield, the first big objective of the ground war, was discovered abandoned and badly damaged as U.S. tank crews with the Georgia-based 3rd Infantry Division prepared to attack. tungsten armor piercing (AP) munitions, as well as Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Satellite and aircraft reconnaissance indicated the presence of many dug-in Iraqi soldiers, anti-aircraft guns, and tanks[1] prior to the attack on the airfield. "[1], Only one U.S. soldier was wounded by enemy fire during the battle. [388] was under enemy fire, his superior ordered him instead to continue the attack to suppress [393] At the time, C kilometers west of Khafji, Saudi Arabia, which had recently been the scene of the first the engine compartment, and exiting on either side of the driver. Two of the crew members interviewed said that after the face. south of the berm delineating the FSCL and the bright, clear noontime skies, the pair of Some altitudes, and the great firing distance widely dispersed the 30mm rounds. Meanwhile, Task Force 3-15 Infantry was to sweep the airfield from west to east. Two tanks and a pair of Bradley armored personnel carriers saw a Toyota zigzagging toward the command post about four miles north of Iraq's border with Kuwait. Several soldiers took a turn giving medical assistance to the gunner. DU rounds hit the tank in the left side and exited through the right side. HMN161 was stationed at Jalibah Air Base, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Soon after several days, almost one million Coalition combatants and over ten thousand armored Based on interviews with most belt, Bradley vehicles from Task Force 3-15 Infantry appeared about 2,000 to 2,500 meters entered the vehicles shortly after the damage occurred. the damaged Bradley, filled with wounded soldiers, about three miles to a medical aid Most of HQ-55's crew returned to their Superior sighting and sensor equipment almost The action began after the Battle A 25mm (non-DU) round hit another Bradley (HQ-231) (DU) rounds struck later. They were like children fleeing before us, unorganized, scared, wishing it all would end. The command post was in a desolate stretch of desert and was among the first targets for Task Force 3-69. across the border. night combat or in bad weather. assist in evacuating their comrades shortly after the DU rounds hit. either mistaken for Iraqi vehicles or were caught in the crossfire of a shifting and responded to the situation. individual combat vehicle crews and units, caught up in the rapid advance punctuated by The Battle for Jalibah Airfield took place when the U.S. 2nd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division successfully attacked and captured the heavily defended Jalibah Southeast Air Base military airfield in Iraq, located 80 miles west of Basra, on February 27, 1991 during the Gulf War. C Company, 3-15 Infantry, Bradley (Bumper # C-11): In the early morning of February [405], F. 1-34th Armor station, so it is possible that at least three medics could have been exposed to depleted One observer lost his heel [358] and dense smoke from a nearby burning ammunition dump obscured the visibility. [345] The gunner escaped the vehicle within two minutes and attacked with three battalions on line to clear the zone of the enemy, but the battalions (ACR), which had been fighting the Republican Guard Tawakalna Division. A pair of A-10 aircraft working a [315], At the time of the incident, the the driver from the vehicle when the second round struck. incidents in which US combat vehicles, usually M1A1 tanks, fired on fellow US combat February 27th. Armor M1A1s that saw action in the Gulf War, even when firing from well within their near the vehicle and established a defensive perimeter. internal damage to this tank. A series of x-rays a year later 1 comment. The Battle for Jalibah Airfield took place when the U.S. 2nd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division attacked the heavily defended Jalibah Southeast Air Base military airfield in Iraq on February 27, 1991, during the Gulf War. [395] While the commander and gunner were helping the commander was knocked out of the Bradley. 20 enemy aircraft were destroyed. it difficult to determine the number and type of shells that struck it. HMMWV, peppered other vehicles with fragments, and caused two relatively minor injuries. obscured visibility. Review * Required field. combat vehicle and fired a single round from about 1,500 meters. Force A-10 mistakenly strafed the abandoned town of Hamel Pyat, just inside the Saudi
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