Author Topic: Iraqi Armor Sorties from Baghdad. Moving South. (Read 946 times)

Animal · « **Reply #15 on:** March 26, 2003, 06:47:27 PM »

HUGE mistake.
They should have left all the armor they could muster back in Baghdad, where US airstrikes could not decimate them and they could have the home turf advantage, and encounters could be close up...

Maybe they truly dont want their city to be destroyed?

Raubvogel · « **Reply #16 on:** March 26, 2003, 06:58:19 PM »

Should make good target practice for our A-10s. We should thank them.

Animal · « **Reply #17 on:** March 26, 2003, 06:59:14 PM »

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Originally posted by Raubvogel
Should make good target practice for our A-10s. We should thank them.

Yeap, its gonna be one hell of a turkey shoot for the A-10's

Pongo · « **Reply #18 on:** March 26, 2003, 09:24:55 PM »

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Originally posted by Animal
HUGE mistake.
They should have left all the armor they could muster back in Baghdad, where US airstrikes could not decimate them and they could have the home turf advantage, and encounters could be close up...

Maybe they truly dont want their city to be destroyed?

I think if the sand storm is still on this is thier best bet. Why let the armour be destroyed one PGM at a time with no abiltiy to fight back. They have lots more armour to make the battle of bagdad tough.

Glasses · « **Reply #19 on:** March 27, 2003, 12:05:28 AM »

Well considering Italy and Spain are in this all we need is a guy named El Cid and we're done for.

Hangtime · « **Reply #20 on:** March 27, 2003, 12:36:13 AM »

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Originally posted by Sabre
Yeah, the situation reminds me of the Battle of the Bulge, where the Germans took advantage of a huge weather front to make an offensive thrust, without worrying about (grounded) air power. However, there, the Germans had a technological advantage in armor. The Iraqi's don't. Also, they're on the offensive, which they don't have a lot of recent experience with. Neither are they likely to have the capability to support an offensive drive logistically. Finally, I think they're going to be rudely surprised at the capability of Coalition air power to operate in inclement weather. Also, every hour the weather situation improves. I imagine this situation, if true, will allow a field test of the MOAB, once the strike aircraft take out the Iraqi mobile AAA. I see the "Highway of Death" scenario, writ large.

i don't disagree.. but fellas, you've all forgotten american artillery. we can hit with pinpoint accuracy and with a ferocity that is just plain awe inspiring... in the middle of a downpour.. in a sandstorm.. day or night.. 'just one call does it all'.

sling322 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 27, 2003, 02:01:35 AM »

Heard tonight that this was false info. Anyone else hear anything on this?

Erlkonig · « **Reply #22 on:** March 27, 2003, 02:08:47 AM »

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Meanwhile, in central Iraq, there were conflicting reports about whether large numbers of Iraqi Republican Guard troops were moving out of Baghdad toward the lead elements of the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division.

Top U.S. military officials in Washington and at Central Command headquarters in Qatar said field reports seemed to be based on inaccurate intelligence and that officials could find no evidence of such an operation.

CNN again

Mathman · « **Reply #23 on:** March 27, 2003, 03:08:16 AM »

I heard they were just repositioning themselves around Baghdad. Who knows? The only people that know for sure are the Iraqis, and I don't think they are going to be telling us their intentions anytime soon.

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #24 on:** March 27, 2003, 09:17:58 AM »

I hate this uncertainly about stuff. First there are reports of a large convoy, then it's just repositioning, then it's a convoy again.

Here's one latest report on the matter, which seems to indicate that there was, in fact, a convoy attempting to use the sandstorm as cover for attacking coalition forces.

CNN confirms this report with some differences:

"Waves of B-52 bombers pounded a convoy of Iraqi military vehicles overnight before they could reach the lead elements of the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division in Najaf, about 60 miles south of Baghdad, CNN's Walter Rodgers reported Thursday."

Of course, MSNBC reports that the "waves" of B-52s were just two B-52s dropping JDAMs on the Iraqi convoy.

No confirmation from Fox News, BBC, or Reuters on this report.

Confusion reigns. Weeeeee!

-- Todd/Leviathn

medicboy · « **Reply #25 on:** March 27, 2003, 09:30:55 AM »

KARBALA, Iraq (CNN) -- A column of up to 1,000 Iraqi military vehicles was reported moving south Wednesday night toward Najaf, the scene of an earlier battle with U.S. forces, U.S. Army officers told CNN.
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MMMMMMMMMM, I like Iraqi armor....................

OR

Target practice!!!!!

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