, ▁bre ached ▁the ▁def ensive ▁b erm ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Ira q is ▁on ▁the ▁front ier . ▁The ▁ 1 5 5   mm ▁how itz ers ▁of ▁the ▁Division ' s ▁ 3 - 8 2 nd ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁Regiment ▁kept ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁positions ▁under ▁fire ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁this ▁operation , ▁p ounding ▁seven ▁pre - est ab lished ▁targets . ▁The ▁Ira q is ▁ret ali ated ▁with ▁sp or adic ▁mort ar ▁fire . ▁ ▁T F ▁ 1 - 3 2 ▁Arm or ▁Sc out ▁Pl ato on , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Mort ar ▁Pl ato on ▁and ▁elements ▁of ▁D ▁Company , ▁remained ▁in ▁position ▁over night . ▁ ▁They ▁destroyed ▁a ▁border ▁guard ▁post ▁and ▁amb ushed ▁an ▁Ira qi ▁reconna issance ▁pat rol , ▁causing ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 ▁Ira qi ▁cas ual ties . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Red ▁Storm ▁The ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁fe int ▁was ▁a ▁night ▁attack . ▁Fire ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁ 8 2 nd ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁Regiment ▁was ▁required ▁again . ▁ ▁The ▁art illery ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 5 0 % ▁percent ▁when ▁a ▁how itzer ▁was ▁stuck ▁in ▁an ▁ant it ank ▁d itch , ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁con voy ▁from ▁moving ▁ahead . ▁Two ▁soldiers ▁were ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁accident . ▁Und eter red , ▁the ▁Regiment ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁precision ▁shell ing ▁on ▁an ▁Ira qi ▁rad ar ▁facility ▁just ▁before ▁ 1 : 0