Talk:Battle of Phase Line Bullet

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[edit] notice

i couldnt find real articles on google search about Battle of Phase Line Bullet , are you sure the tank's image belong to this battle ? Ammar 23:18, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi. I posted the image of the T-72 abandoned and captured by US 3rd Armored Division only to show an example of the Iraqi armored vehicles that faced the US Army in this battle, but there is certainly a chance that the tank actually belongs to this clash.

On the other hand, yes, any detail about this particular skirmish is hard to find online, the only source to mention the Battle of Phase Line Bullet is Atkinson's book (go to References). You also have the internal links inside the article showing official sketchs and their original web pages. DagosNavy 01:20, 28 February 2007

good work sir, :) i think its time to start an article about Wadi al Batin if your refrence books cover that also :) , i tried to start it but also couldn't find enough sources , have a nice day :) Ammar 02:12, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, Sir. You can find some references about Wadi Al Batin also as Ruqi Pocket or Battle of Ruqi Pocket. The only reason why I still not have started an article about this battle is (besides time :) that there is some confusion with another engagement between US Army and Republican Guard Forces around the Wadi during the coalition ground offensive, but I have some reference books too. If you will to start the article, here you have a link about Ruqi Pocket: www.hoskinson.net.

Good luck and Best regards. DagosNavy 02:44, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

thanx man , i'll see what i can do with that :) Ammar 03:18, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pyrrhic victory

I think the best description of the battle outcome is "Iraqi pyrrhic victory". It's true that the US armor was unable to break the Iraqi screen line in this area for more than 12 hours; however it cost almost an entire company to the Republican Guard. The American account suggest that several Iraqi vehicles (T-72s and APC) managed to retreat, and no POW were taken (I didn't post this to the article because the NPOV and NOR guidelines). Nevertheless, the bulk of the Iraqi dug-in armor in this battle was destroyed or captured. I removed the former statement about a "tactical success". The common reader of Wikipedia knows that the final result was a lopsided victory for the Coalition, so it's clear that any Iraqi success was tactical, despite the failure of USA to achieve some strategic goals (complete encircling and destruction of the Republican Guard, prevention of scorched-earth tactics by iraqi forces in Kuwait). DagosNavy 15:17, 6 February 2008 (UTC)