27 FEBRUARY 1991 – BATTLE OF MEDINA RIDGE – OPERATION DESERT STORM
The final epic clash of armor during DESERT STORM occurred on the afternoon of 27 FEB, when the 1st AD (“Old Ironsides”) and the 3rd ID (“Rock of the Marne”) engaged the enemy on a rise dubbed “Medina Ridge”.
The final epic clash of armor during DESERT STORM occurred on the afternoon of 27 FEB, when the 1st AD (“Old Ironsides”) and the 3rd ID (“Rock of the Marne”) engaged the enemy on a rise dubbed “Medina Ridge”.
After losing a huge portion of their armor in the Battle of 73 Easting and the Battle of Norfolk, enemy forces entrenched themselves at Medina Ridge for a last stand against the overwhelming might of the American VII Corps.
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The Iraqi positions on the reverse slope of Medina Ridge allowed the bulk of the enemy to avoid the U.S. M1's devastating direct fire; when the battle was joined, the Iraqis stood and fought rather than quickly disintegrating as it had elsewhere.
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Despite the advantageous position of the elite Iraqi troops at Medina Ridge, the battle quickly became a turkey shoot.
U.S. tanks and fighting vehicles, supported by AH-64 Apache’s and U.S.A.F. A-10 Thunderbolt II’s, scythed through the enemy, destroying over 300 Iraqi tanks.
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