Good read on Fallujah

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

http://belmontclub.blogspot.com/

US is using GPS guided artillery shells to take out targets. Nice.

Among the other nuggets...


The enemy withdrawals have sometimes been explained by suggesting that the enemy is suckering in US forces into a trap. But this is impossible. Their backs are to the river and the Marines are across that.

Hadn't really thought about it, but this is a great point. If we push all the insurgents in Jolan back to the river, they are screwed. Completely and utterly screwed (not to mention dead).

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

"I got myself a real juicy target," shouted Sgt James Anyett, peering through the thermal sight of a Long Range Acquisition System (LRAS) mounted on one of Phantom's Humvees. "Prepare to copy that 89089226. Direction 202 degrees. Range 950 metres. I got five motherf****** in a building with weapons." A dozen loud booms rattle the sky and smoke rose as mortars rained down on the co-ordinates the sergeant had given. "Yeah," he yelled. "Battle Damage Assessment - nothing. Building's gone. I got my kills, I'm coming down. I just love my job."

... The insurgents, not understanding the capabilities of the LRAS, crept along rooftops and poked their heads out of windows. Even when they were more than a mile away, the soldiers of Phantom Troop had their eyes on them. Lt Jack Farley, a US Marines officer, sauntered over to compare notes with the Phantoms. "You guys get to do all the fun stuff," he said. "It's like a video game. We've taken small arms fire here all day. It just sounds like popcorn going off."

[Yonivore]

God Bless the United States Military! And, Happy Birthday Marines!

[Hook Dem]

Patton would have been proud and jealous of these guys!