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2003-03-25 Iraq

Coalition airpower takes on Republican Guard

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Posted by Steve 2003-03-25 12:39 pm|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 There was a report on Fox earlier today that said that the RG tanks were widely dispursed, not in any sort of formation. I'd guess that's why no B-52 strike. During Rummy's Pentagon briefing just now they had video of a F-15 taking out a dug-in RG tank with a 500 pounder right down the hatch. Looks like we're going to have to hit them one by one.

Posted by Steve 2003-03-25 12:53:47|| 2003-03-25 12:53:47|| Front Page Top

#2 "Where's the part about pounding them to flinders with B52s? I thought that was supposed to come before the helis?"

Actually, I think the new strategy is to have the helis "freeze" the tanks in place, THEN blow them to smithereens with precision guided munitions from B-52's. Kinda hard to spot tanks from 45,000 feet.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-03-25 12:54:56|| 2003-03-25 12:54:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Let's not be forgetting that the Iraqis have learned lessons from GW1 as well. They know being bunched up in static positions in the open means death from above. Dispersal and using civilian structures (and civilians themselves) as shields are among their best options now.

Posted by Dar Steckelberg 2003-03-25 13:12:24|| 2003-03-25 13:12:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Saddam is employing a classic strategy, trying to set up strong defenses where he anticipates the main attacks will come. He is not in position to manuever.

This sets up some interesting possibilities, because he cannot defend every possible point of entry. He has neither the communications nor the mobility to do so. That can be exploited.

Gee, I wonder what the 101st has planned? Notice how they've sort of quietly disappeared from the radar?

Posted by R. McLeod 2003-03-26 01:13:54|| 2003-03-26 01:13:54|| Front Page Top

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