Battle of 73 Easting

About the Battle

One of the last great tank battles in history, fought in a blinding sandstorm. Eagle Troop of the 2nd ACR ran into a dug-in Iraqi Republican Guard division and destroyed it in minutes, killing dozens of tanks without loss. Thermal sights saw through the sand and smoke. The 100-hour ground war routed the Iraqi army while it lasted. The battle showed the full extent of the technology gap of the information age