#1: Bradley and an IED Author: Roy_A_Lingle, Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, TexasPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:10 am ---- Hi Folks!
Ran acrossed a Army News Service story by Staff Sgt. Mark Wojciechowski dated January 31, 2006.
Bradley with A Troop, 1st Bn, 32nd Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division hit by a 155mm artillery shell. Kill radius for that type of IED is 75 meters.
(my notes: the 101st has Bradleys? Article didn't say how far away the Brad was from the shell.)
Blast blew three skirts off and shattered one of the 2-inch thick protective glass panels on the turret.
One Soldier received a shrapnel wound to the hand.
This is a good example of how turret crewmen staying below the glass blast shields save lives.
Spot Report!
Sgt, Scouts Out!
#2: Re: Bradley and an IED Author: Geoff_walden, Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:53 am ---- Roy,
Yes, the 101st has some Bradleys here in Iraq.
The 101st now has 1-32 CAV, 1-33 CAV, 1-61 CAV, and 1-75 CAV (one in each BCT). It's interesting that 1-32 and 1-33 use the unit crests of the old 32nd and 33rd Armored regiments of 3rd Armored Div.
