▁officer ▁Major ▁No el ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁reach ▁Brad ley ▁Gun ner ▁Serge ant ▁Rand azzo ▁but ▁Special ist ▁Phill ip ▁Ad kins ▁received ▁fire ▁which ▁dam aged ▁the ▁fuel ▁line ▁and ▁fuel ▁cell ▁and ▁front ▁t ires ▁to ▁his ▁ ▁Hum vee ▁which ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁withdraw ▁with ▁an ▁Abr ams ▁tank ▁shield ing . ▁The ▁battle ▁ra ged ▁for ▁about ▁an ▁hour ; ▁after ▁p ounding ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁positions ▁with ▁heavy ▁art illery ▁and ▁A - 1 0 ▁air ▁strik es , ▁ 1 - 5 ▁fell ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁b erm . ▁During ▁the ▁pull - out , ▁an ▁Abr ams ▁tank ▁hit ▁a ▁mine ▁and ▁was ▁heavily ▁dam aged . ▁Its ▁crew ▁was ▁un in j ured ▁except ▁for ▁some ▁bru ises . ▁The ▁Ira qi ▁def enders ▁lost ▁five ▁t anks ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁art illery ▁pieces . ▁American ▁cas ual ties ▁amount ed ▁to ▁three ▁dead ▁and ▁nine ▁wounded . ▁The ▁wisdom ▁of ▁a ▁full - day light ▁operation ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁some ▁criticism , ▁but ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁army ▁remained ▁convinced ▁that ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁invasion ▁would ▁take ▁place ▁from ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁At kin son , ▁Rick : ▁Cr us ade , ▁The ▁un t old ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁War . H ought on ▁M if fl in ▁Company , ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁▁ ▁Hal ber stadt , ▁Hans : ▁Des ert ▁Storm ▁Gr ound ▁War . ▁Os