ys ▁and ▁M 3 ▁AF V s . ▁During ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Med ina ▁R idge , ▁an ▁M 2 A 2 ▁Brad ley ▁commanded ▁by ▁Serge ant ▁Charles ▁Peters , ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁ 6 0 - second ▁fire f ight ▁with ▁Ira qi ▁Republican ▁Guard ▁AF V s ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁US ▁vehicle ▁destroyed ▁two ▁B MP s , ▁firing ▁about ▁nine ▁arm or - p ier cing ▁r ounds ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁Brad ley ' s ▁ 2 5   mm ▁aut oc annon ▁( three ▁of ▁which ▁destroyed ▁the ▁first ▁B MP ). ▁ ▁A ▁T - 7 2 M ▁MB T ▁was ▁also ▁destroyed ▁by ▁a ▁TO W ▁AT GM . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁third ▁day ▁of ▁fighting ▁on ▁land ▁( 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ) ▁the ▁American ▁VII ▁corps ▁engaged ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁Republican ▁Guard ▁divisions , ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Mechan ized ▁Division ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 2 th arm ored ▁division ▁in ▁north west ▁K uw ait ▁at ▁around ▁ 1 6 2 0 hr s . ▁It ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁Ira qi ▁T - 7 2 ▁MB T s ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁Ira qi ▁B MP s . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁area ▁at ▁around ▁ 1 8 3 0 hr s ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁M 1 ▁Abr ams ▁MB T s ▁destroyed ▁nine ▁T - 7 2 ▁s ▁and