Battle of Phase Line Bullet

Battle of Phase Line Bullet
Part of the Persian Gulf War
Iraqi T-72 Asad Babil tank abandoned to advancing 3AD forces
Date 26 February 1991 Location Southern Iraq Result Iraqi victory
Belligerents
United States	Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Norman Schwarzkopf Frederick M. Franks, Jr. Paul E. Funk	Saddam Hussein Iyad Futayyih
Strength
3rd Armored Division 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment 7th Cavalry Regiment	Tawakalna Republican Guard Division
Casualties and losses
2 killed 12 wounded 4 IFVs destroyed 10 IFVs damaged	6 tanks lost 18 IFVs and APCs lost
Iraqi losses include armored vehicles attacked by US air assets and artillery the night after the ground action.

The Battle of Phase Line Bullet was one of a series of engagements that led to the destruction of the Tawakalna Iraqi Republican Guard Division, on 26 February 1991, by a simultaneous attack of the 1st and 3rd armored divisions, the 1st Infantry Division, and the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (2ACR) during the Persian Gulf War.

The 3rd Armored Division advanced to the west through a corridor between the 1st Armored Division in the north and the 2ACR in the south. The Bradley squadron that spearheaded the assault was beaten back by a screen of Iraqi entrenched infantry, APCs, and Iraqi T-72 tanks. The incident also involved American friendly fire casualties caused by M1 Abrams tanks operating in the rearguard. The action forced to halt the offensive of the 3rd Armored Division until dawn. The Iraqi troops were eventually dislodged from their positions by close air support and artillery fire during the early hours of 27 February.