The Last Great Tank Battle in History

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It’s the final days of Operation Desert Storm. The Second Armored Cavalry Regiment is unknowingly moving into a village occupied by the Tawakalna Division of the Iraqi Republican Guard. The U.S. unit is smaller and carries less equipment than those of their enemies. They’re unfamiliar with the ground and unaware of the Iraqi forces that are positioned to attack them. Everything seems to be set against the Regiment during the Battle of 73 Easting.

But the Iraqi forces have taken the U.S. for granted. It takes the Regiment only 23 minutes to wipe them out in what is considered one of the greatest and last tank battles of the 20th century. The battle not only helped demonstrate the superiority of American military technology and strategy but also led leaders of the world to think that the U.S military is indestructible...

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