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Task Force âAll Americanâ Discovers Weapons
File under the category of "Holy Shit!"Task Force âAll Americanâ troops discovered a substantial weapons cache northwest of Hit last night. This cache consisted of 900 122mm high-explosive rounds, five 155mm rounds, five 152mm rounds, 416 100mm high-explosive anti-tank rounds, two 122mm rockets, one 90mm recoilless rifle round, 70 rocket-propelled grenades, 600 14.5mm rounds, 6 cases of 23mm ammunition, 800 TNT charges, 400 meters of electrical wire, passports, photo albums and various manuals written in both Arabic and Russian. Elements of the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment destroyed all munitions in place. The cache is the largest found in the Al Anbar province. At 10:15 a.m. this morning, elements of 3rd Squadron were conducting an area reconnaissance near Hit when they discovered an additional cache. Among old fighting positions, they discovered 314 RPGâs and 93 RPG rocket boosters. The material appeared to have been recently buried and was in good condition. The patrol also found 40 155mm rounds, 20 57mm high-explosive rounds and 1200 14.5mm rounds nearby. The patrol removed the rounds for destruction. This morning at 10:30 a.m. this morning, Task Force âAll Americanâ soldiers discovered two additional weapons caches in Ar Ramadi. These caches consisted of 98 122mm artillery rounds, which were also removed for destruction. Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2004-01-13 |
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