Mcmaster was awarded a silver star, the nations thirdhighest valor award, for his actions during that shortlived conflict. His troop destroyed approximately 50 t72 tanks and about 25 other armored vehicles in 23 minutes in what would become known as the battle of 73 easting of operation desert storm. It was this battle which the simulation project portrayed. Ida paper p2770 defense technical information center. By captain horo mcmaster eagle troop, second squadron.
Cavalry, and i observed firsthand his outstanding leadership qualities at the battle of 73 easting, in which mcmasters nine tanks and 12 bradley fighting vehicles utterly destroyed an iraqi republican guard armored brigade. From this, i identify a number of important discrepancies between the record of the ground fighting and the implications of the main. Fort benning maneuver center of excellence libraries. The first gulf war began on january 17, 1991, when coalition forces, led by. See chapter which describes the battle of 73 easting. The battle took place in featureless terrain around the iraqkuwait border. All members in good standing are free to post here.
Prepare for the human and psychological dimension of close combat. The battle of 73 easting was a decisive tank battle fought on 26 february 1991, during the gulf war, between americanbritish armored forces and those of the iraqi republican guard. The battle of 73 easting was fought on 26 february 1991, during the persian gulf war. Largest us tank battle lasted mere minutes it would go down as the largest battle of operation desert storm, yet it wasnt much of a fight. The great tank battle of 73 easting, retired colonel douglas a. Some sources list the battle of norfolk as the second largest tank battle in american history behind the battle of the bulge.
The 2nd armored cavalry regiment had an initial encounter with ten iraqi tanks which were destroyed near longitudinal line 60 easting 60. Battle of 73 easting by captain horo mcmaster eagle troop, second squadron, second armored cavalry regiment during the war with iraq on february 26,1991 donovan research llbw fort donovan bennjng research a 31905 ubrai. Individual and unit experiences in the same battle often vary widely. The battle of 73 easting the mother of all battles.
Beginning with the invasion and occupation of kuwait the episode. The battle of 73 easting was fought on 26 february 1991, during the persian gulf war, between the armoured forces of the united states vii corps as well as the 1st armoured division of the united kingdom and those of the iraqi republican guard and its tawakalna division. Battle of 73 easting wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. With no nearby town or river to lend its name to the battle, it was named after the. The tactics that army units use to fight future battles will vary considerably from those employed in desert storm. Eagle troop and the battle of 73 easting guardia, mike, fred franks foreword on. M1 abrams battle of 73 easting, gulf war 1991 video. Archived from the original pdf on 21 december 2016. Battle of 73 easting encyclopedia article citizendium.
The battle of 73 easting 73 easting was not a single isolated conflict in the style of pre20 th century pitched battles. He also bemoans the larger opportunity that was lost that day, blaming the army chain of command and timid, riskaverse generals. Expertly written, informative, and thoughtful, this analysis will be insightful and interesting for all high school, undergraduate, and general readers. This paper documents the authors work in creating a replication of the battle of 73 easting in the janusa combat simulation. Twentyfive years ago, the battle of 73 easting pit just part of the u. Colonel macgregors devastatingly hardhitting presentation made at the empire salon on his new book. Burns, 2cr public affairs journalists march 14, 2016. Battle generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. Maps battle of 73 easting the gulf war frontline pbs. During the operation the regiment covered the advance of three different u. In just 23 minutes e troop destroyed approximately 50 t72s, 25 armored personnel carriers, 40 trucks and numerous other vehicles, without suffering any casualties. A veteran of the battle of 73 easting offers mcmaster some. Twenty nine years ago today, on february 26, 1991, units of the american second armored cavalry regiment engaged the armor of the iraqi republican guard tawakalna division in the battle of 73 easting. Publication rights property rights reside with the repository.
The last great tank battle where the us destroyed 30 iraqi tanks. There are other sources that list it as the second or even the third largest tank battle of the gulf war behind the battle of medina ridge and the battle of 73 easting. The visibility was almost zero because of dust storms and nightfall. Mcmaster, he was the commander of an armored cavalry troop company during operation desert storm. Eagle troop at the battle of 73 easting the strategy bridge. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. Beauregard street, alexandria virginia 223 111772 92. The battle of the 73 easting by tiffani howard on prezi. The battle of 73 easting was one of many fights in desert storm. Zirkle dtic novi12,1992 september 1992 n 2 9 approved for public release. Last issue we high lighted ghost troops role, and now we pro vide you the story of the whole 2d squadron, 2d armored cavalry in its cam paign to liberate kuwait.
The battle of 73 easting battleswarm blog 26 feb 2020 lawrence person posted on 02272020 3. Krause, col michael, us army center of military history, 2 may 1991. The great tank battle of 73 eastingon march 10, 2010 describing the most significant battle of the 1991 gulf war and its geostrategic aftermath, explaining how a victory won decisively by soldiers on the battlefield, was then. Fought during the ground phase, operation desert sabre, of the gulf war, the battle of 73 easting named for a map reference in largely featureless desert was an engagement in which a small but technologically advanced u. With a view of the battle from the seat of his abrams tank, macgregor pays tribute to the soldiers, sergeants, lieutenants, and captains who fought and won at 73 easting, showing in detail how it was done. Mcmasters fire support officer in eagle troop, 2nd u. The great tank battle of 73 easting douglas macgregor on. Draft report the battle of 73 easting, 26 february 1991, a historical introduction to a simulation. The battle of 73 easting and the movement to contact south of the battle brought the regiments covering force mission for vii corps to its conclusion. Known as the battle of 73 easting, after the northtosouth running map line it occurred on in iraq, the persian gulf war clash on feb. The battle of 73 easting seems to be be coming one of the centerpieces of the armor vs. Video created in the early 1990s to show how simulation can be used to document operational events and then conduct what if analysis to revise training and. The battle of 73 easting a northsouth grid line on the map was one of many fights in desert storm.
Ltg mcmaster is the newly designated national security advisor under president trump. The battle took place several hours after the battle of al busayyah. It was named for a utm northsouth coordinate line an easting, measured in kilometers and readable on gps receivers in the featureless desert. It was part of a wider line of fighting spread across the iraqi desert. Armour tactics at the battle of 73 easting, 26 february. Army unit destroyed a larger iraqi armored brigade. The battle of 73 easting was fought during operation desert storm and is considered one of the great tank battles of the 20th century. What each troop brought to the war the battle of 73 easting lives lost u.
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