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A. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF TACTICAL SITUATION: Movement to contact, into Iraq on 25 Feb 1991.

B. KNOWLEDGE OF ENEMY SITUATION AND CERTAINTY OF THE INFORMATION: Retrograde of the MEDINA and the 52 Iraqi Armor Division.

C. TERRAIN AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS-PRECIPITATION, DUST, SMOKE, LIGHT CONDITIONS, DATE, TIME, ETC: Desert, Flat Terrain about 82 F, 25 Feb 1991, 1130.

D. DYNAMICS OF INTERACTION: Ran over a mine during movement to contact.

E. RANGE OF ENGAGEMENT: NA

F. SENSOR INFORMATION-SYSTEM USED: NA

G. TYPE OF MUNITION FIRED, TYPE OF AMMUNITION CAUSING U.S. BATTLE DAMAGE: U.S. Cluster munitions.

H. RESULTS OF ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING HULL DAMAGE, COMPONENT DAMAGE, FIRE AND SPALL DAMAGE, WERE THERE MULTIPLE VEHICLES DAMAGED ON THE SAME ENGAGEMENT?: Small hole thru hull that penetrated fuel tank, fuel tank damage Class III leak.

I. CREW REACTION-SHUT OFF MAIN POWER, POSITION TURRET 90 DEGREES TO LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF VEHICLES, ETC.: Continued mission until the assembly area was reached and repaired damage.

J. CASUALTY DATA-WOUNDED, KILLED: NA

K. VEHICLE PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF VULNERABILITY REDUCTION FEATURES WORKING AS DESIGNED (FIRE SUPPRESSION, BLAST PANELS, AMMO COMPARTMENT DOORS, SPALL LINERS, ETC): Small blast penetration thru hull.

L. MATERIEL DEFICIENCIES: NA

M. SOLDIER PERFORMANCE FACTORS, E.G. HOW LONG HAS THE CREW OR UNIT BEEN IN CONTACT OR ENGAGED IN CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS, AND PARTICULAR STRESS CONDITIONS: NA

N. NAME OF POC WHO CAN ELABORATE ON COMPILES RESULTS: LT HINMANN, (RTS) 324-3257/3538.