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26 FEBRUARY 1991 - BATTLE OF 73 EASTING - #DesertStorm
In what some have called it the “Last great tank battle of the 20th century” the new U.S. M1A1 Abrams main battle tank received its baptism by fire at the Battle of 73 Easting.
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In what some have called it the “Last great tank battle of the 20th century” the new U.S. M1A1 Abrams main battle tank received its baptism by fire at the Battle of 73 Easting.
#Armyhistory #USArmy #TRADOC
Commanded by then-CPT H.R. McMaster, Eagle Troop was the lead element of the U.S. VII Corps' advance into Iraq. Eagle Troop ran into the Iraqi Republican Guard’s Tawakalna Division at 73 Easting (a north-south coordinate line) on the afternoon of 26 FEB.
#GulfWar #M1Abrams
#GulfWar #M1Abrams
Armed with just nine Abrams tanks and about a dozen Bradley Fighting Vehicles (BFV) against an entire enemy division, the impetuous Eagle Troop advanced while delivering a devastating barrage. In 23 minutes, McMaster’s force had obliterated over half of an Iraqi battalion.
