Ghost and Iron Troops racked up similar totals, virtually vaporizing the 18th Mechanized Brigade in a matter of about an hour.
By the time it was over, Eagle Troop alone had destroyed over 30 tanks, several dozen armored personnel carriers and trucks, and several hundred Iraqi soldiers. All three troops went on a killing spree of 120mm and 25mm shells, as well as volleys of TOW-2 missiles. At the same time, two other 2nd ACR cavalry units, Ghost and Iron Troops (to the north and south respectively), had also plowed into the flank units of the 18th Mechanized Brigade, and were carving them up. His basic duty done, he led Eagle Troop several more kilometers east until they had gone clear through the Iraqi battalion’s laager. He also radioed the contact with the Tawakalna up the chain to Col.
McMaster quickly ordered Eagle Troop into the attack, essentially the 1990s equivalent of a cavalry charge.
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