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| Iraq |
| F-15E vs AK-47 |
| 2006-12-18 |
| IRAQI ARMY COORDINATES FOR AIR SUPPORT TO KILL TERRORISTS NEAR BALAD TIKRIT, Iraq – Iraqi Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 5th Iraqi Army Division, with support from Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, called in an air strike on a house harboring eight terrorists after receiving small-arms fire from the house Thursday while they were on patrol east of Balad. Coalition Forces called for air support after small-arms fire from the house wounded three Iraqi soldiers. After receiving clearance, an F-15E dropped a guided bomb on the house, partially demolishing it. However, IA continued to receive small-arms fire. Terrorists were observed going into the house. An air weapons team was called to assist ground forces. Terrorists engaged the IA and CF Soldiers from a second house. Ground forces engaged the second house killing eight terrorists. The Iraqi soldiers secured the site after the house had been destroyed, discovering the bodies of the eight terrorists with AK47 semi-automatic machine guns. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #8 Even medical corps and quartermaster schools. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-12-18 20:13 |
| #7 There has been zero mention of any US effort to set up a field artillery or armor school in Iraq, and this has perplexed me for a long time. They have set up officers' schools, basic, advanced, command and staff and even a command and general staff school; an NCO academy; and Military Intelligence, Signal, Bomb Disposal, "Combat Arms", Engineer and Military Police schools. But no mention of particular combat arms. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-12-18 20:12 |
| #6 One other thing, there is a laser guided warhead for these 122mm gun-howitzers. Buying them from the Russians and Indians would be a political play as well. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2006-12-18 19:57 |
| #5 This is the modern version of calling in artillery. Would have been better to designate it and call in a battery of copperheads (or GPS arty) TOT. We have damn good artillery and should be using it - and teaching the Iraqis how to use it. They have a lot of old D-30's that can be highly accurate once emplaced, and if we supply them with good FO gear and guided rounds, they can provide their own support. Training and equipping the Iraqi AF will be a lot longer and harder - train and equip their arty will be quicker and cheaper (and more effective). |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2006-12-18 19:56 |
| #4 Terrorists were observed going into the house. Is this some muzzie variation on steering to the last splash? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-12-18 17:56 |
| #3 Lions: 0 Christians: 8 As for "stealing perfectly good oxygen", don't worry. They return it unused. :-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-12-18 17:44 |
| #2 Good. Kill more, please. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2006-12-18 14:40 |
| #1 Most excellent. Iraqi army showing some level of competence in the art of combined arms warfare (with assistance from the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division I am certain). In any case, 8 or more fewer islamo-cockroaches stealing perfectly good oxygen. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2006-12-18 14:35 |