ception ▁movements ▁As ▁American ▁forces ▁secret ly ▁re deploy ed ▁from ▁the ▁southern ▁K uw ait i ▁border ▁to ▁the ▁north west , ▁" de ception ▁cells " ▁were ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁These ▁units ▁built ▁a ▁computer - generated ▁electronic ▁network ▁which ▁sim ulated ▁an ▁inten se ▁V H F - U H F ▁wireless ▁traffic . ▁When ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁intelligence ▁caught ▁these ▁" radio ▁calls " -- some ▁of ▁them ▁only ▁static ▁his s -- they ▁immediately ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁American ▁forces ▁were ▁still ▁ent rench ed ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁border . ▁Another ▁military ▁de ception ▁was ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁fake ▁b unk ers ▁and ▁the ▁sh utt ling ▁of ▁bog us ▁vehicle ▁con vo ys , ▁only ▁intended ▁to ▁ch urn ▁up ▁great ▁clouds ▁of ▁dust . ▁Dec oy ▁t anks ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁de ception ▁of ▁the ▁uns us pect ing ▁Ira qi ▁army . ▁ ▁The ▁fe int ▁By ▁mid ▁February , ▁General ▁Fran ks ▁ordered ▁U . S . ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁Division ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁thrust ▁along ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁Ira q ▁and ▁K uw ait . ▁This ▁mis direction ▁would ▁allow ▁the ▁coal ition ▁forces ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁famous ▁" H ail ▁Mary " ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁as ▁the ▁Ira q is ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁W adi . ▁ ▁Operation ▁B erm ▁B uster ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁February , ▁T F ▁ 1 - 3 2 , ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁division ' s ▁ 8 th ▁Engine ers