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Firing artillery often is a war waged against grid points.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Mark Johnson
SAMAWAH, Iraq _ The radio squawked, and seven soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division sprang toward the howitzer parked in the Iraqi desert. They were among the troops leading the assault on pro-Saddam Hussein paramilitary fighters operating out of Samawah, a city along the Euphrates River.
"Shell H.E.," a crewman called out, requesting a high explosive, rocket-assisted round for the 105 mm cannon, followed by the most powerful propellant charge: "Zone 8!"
The patch of sandy turf behind the big gun turned into a bevy of soldiers passing shells and charges, calling out coordinates and checking settings.
The ...
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