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Topic: Battle of 73 Easting

	The RMA Debate: Information Warfare
		At 73 Easting, the Tawakalna's 18th brigade conducted a prepared positional defense on a 15-km front and was attacked frontally by a smaller force, yet the defenders destroyed only one of the attackers' 68 armored vehicles before losing essentially all of their own.
		At 73 Easting, for example, the 2nd ACR maintained a tight, efficient combat formation throughout an extended approach march, and did so in the midst of a sandstorm, in hostile territory, over unfamiliar terrain, and without significant losses to mechanical breakdown or logistical failure en route.
		The three troops that fought at 73 Easting (G or "Ghost," E or "Eagle," and I or "Iron," as their radio call signs identified them) were assigned to two different squadrons (Ghost and Eagle in 2nd Squadron and Iron in 3rd).
	www.comw.org /rma/fulltext/victory.html (14429 words)

	The Command Post - Iraq - Calm before the Storm
		The Battle of Chinese Farm was an Israeli victory commanded by Ariel Sharon over Egyptian defensive positions opposite the southern Suez Canal, a bitter three day relief battle that opened a bridgehead for the IDF.
		As for the last, I suspect it's a mindpo for the Gulf War Battle of 73 Easting, a key engagement with Iraqi Republican Guard armor that sealed the fate of the war.
		The combat at 73 Easting was essentially fought by one cavalry troop of the 2d ACR versus a brigade of Iraqi armor from the Tawakalna Division.
	www.command-post.org /archives/002738.html (444 words)

	Correcting Myths About the Persian Gulf War: The Last Stand of the Tawakalna, by Stephen A. Bourque, The Middle East ...
		In the east, in a sector that extended from the western Kuwait border to Kuwait City, was the Joint Forces Command (JFC) under HRH General Khalid bin-Sultan.
		"73 Easting" refers to the vertical line that indicates 7,300 meters east from the beginning of the 10,000 meter grid square.
		Each of these battle positions was supposed to be prepared for all-around defense, with individual soldiers and their equipment dug in into defensive bunkers and trenches.
	www.ciar.org /ttk/mbt/mbt/mbt.at-desert-storm.bourque.html (8302 words)

	Battle of Norfolk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Norfolk was a tank battle fought on 27 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between armored forces of the United States Army and those of the Iraqi Republican Guard.
		The battle took place about 60 miles east of, just 18 hours after the Battle of Al Busayyah, and several kilometers east of the Battle of 73 Easting, which had just ended two hours earlier.
		The Battle of Norfolk, in a sense a continuation of the fighting that began with the Battle of 73 Easting the day before, began at 12:30 am on 27 February.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Norfolk (376 words)

	Battle of medina ridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At the Battle of Medina Ridge, the U.S 1st Armored Division, defeated the 2nd Republican Guard Brigade in a 2 hour massive tank battle.
		A detailed description of the Battle of Rosalis in the Early Texas Republican Revolutio...
		Battle of Medina Ridge (1991) Battle of Norfolk (1991) 2.
	battle.fosor.com /index.php?kid=battle-of-medina-ridge (304 words)

	Battle of Norfolk at AllExperts
		The Battle of Norfolk was a tank battle fought on 27 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between armored forces of the United States Army and those of the Iraqi Republican Guard.
		The battle took place about 60 miles east of, just 18 hours after the Battle of Al Busayyah, and several kilometers east of the Battle of 73 Easting, which had just ended two hours earlier.
		The Battle of Norfolk, in a sense a continuation of the fighting that began with the Battle of 73 Easting the day before, began at 12:30 am on 27 February.
	en.allexperts.com /e/b/ba/battle_of_norfolk.htm (388 words)

	Battle of Khafji - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The battle was the deadliest and most intense firefight that U.S. forces had seen since the Vietnam War.
		The battle was also notable for the capture of Melissa Rathbun-Nealy, the first female U.S. prisoner of war since the Second World War.
		The only published photos of the battle were taken by two French journalists that defied U.S. press controls and entered the battlefield without official authorization.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Khafji (856 words)

	Wired 1.01: War Is Virtual Hell
		Thorpe and his colleagues first demo'd "73 Easting" in late 1991 at the Interservice/Industry Training Systems and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) #13, the premier convention for the military training, simulation, and VR industry.
		The virtual battle was the hit of the show, and it went on to tour the Senate Armed Services Committee, where it much impressed Sam Nunn and John Glenn.
		What one really sees in "73 Easting" is something new and very strange: a complete and utter triumph of chilling, analytic, cybernetic rationality over chaotic, real-life, human desperation.
	www.wired.com /wired/archive/1.01/virthell.html?pg=7&topic= (751 words)

	NDM Article - Special Operations Recreated in Afghanistan Battle Simulation
		The pair previously worked together on the reconstruction of the Battle of 73 Easting, a tank-on-tank engagement from the 1991 war against Iraq, which is hailed as an impressive learning tool for current and future soldier training, as well as historical analysis.
		The battle was a milestone in joint fighting and combined arms, but it would take an enormous data compilation and integration effort to fulfill Frank’s mandate.
		Unlike the half-hour fight in Iraq depicted in 73 Easting, the 2001 fight features mountainous terrain, changing weather and a coalition force ranging from mules to warplanes, each action of which needed to be followed and placed in exact detail.
	www.nationaldefensemagazine.org /issues/2005/feb/Special_Operations.htm (939 words)

	FileFront - The Most Gaming Files on the Web
		Thank you for downloading this map I hope you enjoy it BATTLE OF 73 EASTING II Battle of 73 Easting II is a Coop mode add on to the original Desert Combat DC Battle of 73 Easting map.
		BATTLE OF 73 EASTING II Battle of 73 Easting II is a Coop mode add-on to the original Desert Combat "DC_Battle_of_73_Easting" map.
		Battle of 73 Easting II will not effect your ability to connect to or create a server running the original map.
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	Prefuse 73 Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		73 magazine Full text of the article, 'Uberti's Winchester 73: this fast firing repeater speaks with an Italian accent, and is mighty popular with the cowboy crowd' from Guns Magazine, a publication in the field of Sports, is provided free of charge by...
		From this, I identify a number became known as the "Battle of 73 Easting." Advancing through a heavy From the S&S archives: The Battle of the 73 Easting.
		By Vince Crawley, Middle East Bureau 26, 1991 Battle of the 73 Easting.
	www.1proposition7379.info /prefuse-73/prefuse-73.shtml (550 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Military -- Varied postwar experiences of Gulf War I vets hold lessons for today's ...
		By the time Eagle halted at the 73.8 Easting, the squadron had destroyed a brigade's worth of armored vehicles in less than a half-hour: 30 tanks, 16 BMP infantry fighting vehicles, and 39 trucks.
		The Battle of 73 Easting, as it was later called, became a much-studied engagement – a textbook case of battlefield initiative.
		For him, 73 Easting amounted to a noisy 23-minute ride in the back of a Bradley, but it yielded a lifetime of dividends.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/military/20030607-0917-livingwithwar.html (2148 words)

	Of 73 easting - The FReeper Foxhole Revisits The Battle of 73 EASTING - 1991 -Jan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Of 73 easting - The FReeper Foxhole Revisits The Battle of 73 EASTING - 1991 -Jan
		Speaking of 73 Easting, HR McMaster is the Regimental Commander of 3d ACR in Iraq 73 Easting is the most famous battle of the Gulf War (one cav troop
		In what was later known as the Battle of 73 Easting, the 2nd Squadron attacked.
	weblinklist.com /?q=of-73-easting (515 words)

	Stars & Stripes: From the S&S archives: The Battle of the 73 Easting
		An Iron Troop battle veteran of the combat at 73 Easting pauses for a moment atop his vehicle in the Iraqi desert.
		The Americans who fought there are calling it the Battle of the 73 Easting, a line on a map in a nameless part of Iraq.
		He estimated that 85 to 90 percent of those vehicles were killed in the battle at the 73 tasting, but no one had yet counted the vehicles in Ghost's sector.
	www.stripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=15295&archive=true (3200 words)

	Second Cavalry Association :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		LTC Dan Miller, the RXO at the time of the filming, is interviewed regarding the Battle of 73 Easting.
		They are also interested in anyone that was involved in the 73'rd easting battle.
		east and southeast to guard the Regiment's flank.
	www.dragoons.org /interactive/Topic52.html (2534 words)

	Kevin Kelly -- Chapter 13: God Games
		The Army was going to recreate the entire 73 Easting battle as a fully three-dimensional simulated reality which any future cadet could enter and relive.
		The alternative battles they wage are as real as the simulated 73 Easting battle is real, or perhaps even realer, because these battles have unknown endings, much as real life does.
		For a combatant of the Battle of 73 Easting, simulations came as a trinity.
	www.kk.org /outofcontrol/ch13-e.html (2842 words)

	Of 73 easting - Forever Twisted - Battlefield Division
		The 73 Easting Project is a collaborative study conducted jointly by the But the unique strength of the 73 Easting analysis is the power that computer
		On the contrary, at times--such as the Battle of 73 Easting (pp.
		One of the first implementations of the DSI was a minute by minute, foot by foot reconstruction of a Gulf War skirmish known as the Battle of 73 Easting.
	findoutwebsite.com /fows/of-73-easting.htm (494 words)

	World Affairs Board - 73 Easting
		I fought in the battle, my tank was Eagle Troop 4 platoon or Green2 and I was a driver at the time.
		I'm kind of lumping the whole action of VII Corps that day into 73 Easting because McMasters troop at 73 Easting kicked off the whole ensuing VII Corps action that followed.
		The reason I say this is because once we did stop at the 73 easting they tried several counterattacks.
	www.worldaffairsboard.com /land-forces/2350-73-easting-print.html (1903 words)

	Download a Campaign or Scenario - Historical
		It was also the precusor to the island hopping battles of the Pacific.
		The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler's last ditch gamble to split the Allied forces, and force them to sue for peace.
		This is the seventh battle in the Korean War series.
	www.scotskinner.com /tpg2/historic.htm (315 words)

	Warrior Ethos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Army has forged the warrior ethos on training grounds from Valley Forge to the Combined Training Centers and honed it in battle from Bunker Hill to San Juan Hill, from the Meuse-Argonne to Omaha Beach, from Pork Chop Hill to the Ia Drang Valley, from Salinas Airfield to the Battle of 73 Easting.
		Developed through discipline, commitment to Army values, and knowledge of the Army’s proud heritage, the warrior ethos makes clear that military service is much more than just another job: the purpose of winning the nation’s wars calls for total commitment.
		The ability to forge victory out of the chaos of battle includes overcoming fear, hunger, deprivation, and fatigue.
	www.oregonarmyguard.com /warrior_ethos.htm (348 words)

	Play Outdoor Laser Tag at Infrafred Combat Zone Adventure Parks in The Colony, TX - Corporate Team Building - Church ...
		The Battle of 73 Easting took place on the open desert plains of southern Iraq during the Persian Gulf War.
		Despite having to fight in almost zero visibility due to dust storms and nightfall, the regiments M2A2, M3A2 Bradleys, and M1A1 Abrams decimated the opposing elements.
		Just like at 73 Easting, this field is wide open with plenty of room to maneuver and excellent fields of fire.
	www.iczap.com /html/73_easting.html (162 words)

	Of 73 easting - BATTLE ANALYSIS 73 EASTING (DESERT STORM) "Ghost Troop, Battle at
		In what was later known as the Battle of 73 Easting,13 the 2nd Squadron "73 Easting" refers to the vertical line that indicates 7300 meters east from
		An Iron Troop battle veteran of the combat at 73 Easting pauses for a moment atop his Instead, Sartiano lined up the whole troop along the 73 Easting.
		As said 73 Easting, Al Nas and Bocage and Stalingrade structures are all on a par although I've
	onlinewebinfo.org /?q=of-73-easting (460 words)

	History for 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
		The Battle of 73 Easting was a decisive tank battle fought on 26 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between armored forces of the United States Army and those of the Iraqi Republican Guard.
		The battle took place about 50 miles east of, and several hours after the Battle of...
		When I read about the 73 Eastings I was so f...ing proud of you guys.I was the S-3 SGM for a tank battalion and forced long range gunnery into the training long befor Desert Storm.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageHistory/1,13506,100160,00.html?Page=1 (419 words)

	Battle of 73 Easting Part I - Xtreme-Gamer Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It centers around the first 23 minutes of the Battle of 73 Easting.
		McMasters did have access to all of 6-41 FA throughout the battle.
		Once reminded, he tried to call in fire missions, but his troop was moving too fast, and was forced to cancel them.
	www.strategyzoneonline.com /forums/showthread.php?t=2512 (403 words)

	BattleFieldHQ - Beyond the Frontline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		We have objective style maps like Killbox, where the goal is to destroy all the Scud launchers with a10s and f117s before the arty and mobile missile trucks can destroy your hangars (at night).
		We have large desert maps with epic armor battles like The Battle of 73 Easting and Medina.
		Sloppy Joe's 73 Easting tho really stands out to me. It is everything I hoped.
	www.battlefieldhq.com /interviews/USI.php (1783 words)

	The Battle of Larry, Curly and Moe (Signifying Nothing: Tell 'em about it, Joe-Joe!) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Trent Telenko of Winds of Change.NET has an interesting post on the battles on the 3rd Infantry Division’s “Thunder Run” through southern Baghdad last Monday.
		Not only was it a more ferocious battle than reported last week, it turns out to have been as lopsided as the armored Battle of 73 Easting in Gulf War I. Trent writes:
		Compare that to the performance of conscript Russian armored forces in the first battle for Grozney in Chechnya where a Russian Motorized Rifle Regiment was wiped out with 95% of its 150 armored vehicles destroyed.
	blog.lordsutch.com /?entryid=383 (324 words)

	Battle of 73 Easting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The corps's lead elements also included the American 3rd Armored Division (3rd AD) and 1st Infantry Division (1st ID), and the British 1st Armoured Division (1 AD).
		Initial Iraqi resistance was light and ineffective and the 2nd ACR did not see much fighting until 25 February.
		Fearing the loss of surprise, Eagle Troop's Captain H.R. McMaster decided not to wait for the heavier units to come forward and engage the Iraqis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_73_Easting (1813 words)

	Battle of 73 Easting Map....beautiful - SpeedGuide.net Broadband Community
		folks rolling up to 73 Easting one at a time will be blown into a million pieces a million times over.
		then, to defend 73 Easting, folks need to move the mobile howitzers into the trenches just outside the fences to set up a perimeter.
		if you have a dedicated and patient squad take and hold 73 Easting (the central flag) for the whole round, the game will probably be yours since the rest of the team will be fighting over the other flag (give and take).
	forums.speedguide.net /showthread.php?t=137044 (651 words)

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