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division staff figured the Al Burqan Oil field to be, the counter-attack showed the
area to be trafficable, an excellent tactical position in its own right. The Al
Burqan Ojifield became an objective to be seized.
    The  smoke  affected all aspects of division operations. The  division
operational plan needed good visibility, 23 percent or better of moonlight, for


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       MISSIONS
   1/11: DS PAPA BEAR
   3/11: DS RIPPER
   1/12: REIN 1/11, 2D PRI TARO
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   6/11: OSR ~/11             EARLY P          25 FEB (G+:i.)
                      AL dABER SECURE~ BY FIR)E;
                      ARTY Mi{OVEMENT FORWARD;
               Hi:~3/14    DIRECT FIRE AGAINST MRL
Position of di vision units by the afternoon of 25 February. Map shows location ofBattery
H's engagement against iraqi rocket launchers and deployment of Task Force X-Ray.